‘Inclusive nation policy seeks to make Korea attractive immigrant destination’
Jung Dong-il, head of national policy for the Presidential Commission on Policy Planning, on Jan. 31 explains the initiative Future Vision 2040, a set...
Second NK-US summit set for Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam
U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 5 officially announces the schedule of the second North Korea-U.S. summit in his State of the Union address...
President Moon’s Lunar New Year message to the nation
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 2 sent a video message marking Lunar New Year (Seollal).
In the message posted on the homepage and SNS...
‘Push for inclusive policy is a global trend’
Jung Hae Gu, chairman of the Presidential Commission on Policy Planning, on Nov. 23 explains the Moon Administration's vision for inclusive growth at the...
Inclusive growth boosts quality of life: OECD’s top statistician
Martin Durand, director of statistics and chief statistician of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), says "Better Policies for Better Lives" is...
Gwangju, Hyundai Motor finalize deal on innovative job project
President Moon Jae-in (center) on Jan. 31 expresses his congratulations at Gwangju City Hall, where the municipal government and Hyundai Motor Company held a...
Korea, Qatar to expand economic cooperation to wider range of fields
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (left) and President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 28 shake hands before their summit at Cheong Wa...
Public libraries in Korea to feature cutting-edge innovation by 2023
The Presidential Committee on Library and Information Policy on Jan. 23 announced its third comprehensive plan for library development from 2019-23. The photo above...
Defense Ministry issues stern warning to Japan over flybys
Suh Wook, chief operations director at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Jan. 23 delivers the official stance of the Ministry of National Defense...
President Moon makes Foreign Policy’s 100 Global Thinkers list for 2nd straight year
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 hosts a New Year's news conference at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Gil-ja and Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in...
President Moon urges more job creation in meeting with CEOs
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 15 delivers an opening speech at his meeting with business leaders at the Yeongbingwan Guest House of Cheong Wa...
Korean gov’t to promote hydrogen economy through car, fuel cell sectors
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) on Jan. 17 looks at the booth of a hydrogen fuel car at Ulsan City Hall ahead of...
Economy minister announces plans to foster hydrogen, big data, AI sectors
Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on Jan. 16 chairs a meeting on innovative growth strategies at Yangjae Innovation Hub in Seoul. (MOEF)
By Xu...
Defense Ministry blasts Japan’s demand in radar row as ‘very rude’
Shown is a screen capture of the video released on Jan. 4 by the Korean Ministry of National Defense to refute Japan's claim that...
[New Year’s news conference on diplomacy, security] President Moon: Kim Jong Un’s China visit...
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 speaks in his New Year’s news conference at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Minji
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President...
Documentary video features Cheong Wa Dae’s wide variety of beautiful trees
By Lee Kyung Mi and Kim Minji
Video = Presidential Security Service
Cheong Wa Dae, located at the foot of Inwangsan Mountain in Seoul’s central district of Jongno-gu, is...
Foreign, defense ministries blast Japan’s forced laborer, radar claims
The statue located in Yongsan Station square honors Koreans who were forced to work during Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Korea.net DB)
By Min...
President Moon: peace to strengthen economy in 2019
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 2 delivers his New Year’s address at the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business in Seoul. (Cheong Wa...
President Moon’s nat’l cemetery visit begins new year’s official schedule
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 2 burns incense at the Seoul National Cemetery in the Dongjak-gu district of the capital. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon...
Kim Jong Un ‘strongly hoping to visit Seoul’ per personal letter to President Moon
This is the personal letter sent on Dec. 30 by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to President Moon Jae-in. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon...
