Thursday, March 19, 2026

Yoon Suk Yeol elected 20th president of Republic of Korea

Candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party on March 10 holds up two bouquets after his election as the nation's 20th president was confirmed at...

Export controls imposed on Belarus over its pro-Russia stance

First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Eog-weon on March 6 chairs the 12th meeting of an emergency government task force on the Ukraine crisis...

Free trade negotiations with Mexico resumed after 14 years

Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo on March 1 in Mexico City, Mexico, agreed with Mexican Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier to resume negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement that had...

Restaurants, cafes to suspend vaccine pass system from March 1

Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol on Feb. 28 chairs a virtual meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at Government...

FM tells UNESCO chief of Korea’s concern over Japan’s Sado mines

Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on Feb. 22 holds talks with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the organization's headquarters in Paris. (Ministry of...

President Moon held 141 summits over term, fostered new growth engines

President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 21 heads to the presidential plane Code One at Cairo International Airport in Egypt after completing his three-Arab nation...

Curfew extended, US magazine lauds Korea’s low COVID-19 death toll

The curfew on restaurants and cafes from Feb. 19 to March 13 will be extended an hour to 10 p.m. (Korea.net DB) Korea.net · Curfew extended, US magazine...

‘Our national goal is developing global vaccines with Korean tech’

President Moon Jae-in on Nov. 16 poses for a photo with Richard Hatchett, chief of the Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, in their meeting at...

Photo essay of President Moon’s visits to Italy, UK, Hungary

President Moon Jae-in from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 made official visits to three European nations. From Oct. 28-31, he went to the Roman Curia and...

Korea holds roundtable with US, 7 Central American states

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Oct. 28 hosted the Korea-Central America Special Roundtable, in which vice ministers of seven Central American countries and...

President leaves for Europe after taking part in regional summits

President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook on the morning of Oct. 28 wave before departing for a three-nation European trip at Seoul Air Base...

2 Colombian veterans of Korean War to make first visit in 69 years

Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Hwang Ki-Chul (second row, third from left) on May 25 poses for a commemorative photo with Korean War...

Photos of President Moon’s visits to New York, Hawaii

President Moon Jae-in returned home on the evening of Sept. 23 after wrapping up his three-night, five-day trip to New York and Hawaii. His...

President Moon awards medals to 2 patriots in Hawaii

President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 22 gives the Patriotic Medal of the Order of Merit for National Foundation to a descendant of the late...

Kazakh leader lauds Korean female volleyball captain, archer

President Moon Jae-in (right) and Kazak President Kassym-Jomart Tokayevon on Aug.17 take a walk in the gardens by Sangchunjae, a building for state guests...

Kazak leader to visit Korea next week, patriot’s remains to come home

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (right) from Aug. 16-17 will make a state visit to Korea. He is shown here in April 2019 attending a joint news...

Korea to be 1st in Asia to run e-travel authorization next month

Minister of Justice Park Beom-Kye (second from right) on Aug. 11 poses for a commemorative photo in front of the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization...

President Moon honors 2 foreign Korean War veterans

President Moon Jae-in on July 27 awards the Taegeuk Order of Military Merit to the family of the late U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil...

President requests resumption of US-NK dialogue to visiting diplomat

President Moon Jae-in on July 22 takes a photo with visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae's official...

‘Korea’s digital capacity will lead new tourism market after COVID-19’

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee on July 9 answers questions from foreign correspondents in Seoul at the Foreign Press Center in the...

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