National health insurance to cover non-citizens after 6 months
The minimum period of time required for non-citizens to live in Korea before being able to sign up for national health insurance increases from...
Gov’t emphasizes human-centered 4th industrial revolution
Participants in the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting discuss ‘A Digital Agenda for Development’ in Salta, Argentina, on Aug. 24. (G20 Argentina Organizing Committee)
By Jung...
Inter-Korean family reunions should be expanded: president
President Moon Jae-in, during his weekly meeting with senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 20, said that he, too, sympathizes with the...
Non-citizens to have easier access to public services
The ‘Guidebook with Universal Designs for Convenient Use of Public Facilities' is distributed by the Ministry of Interior on Aug. 16. (Ministry of Interior...
Korea, Qatar to expand cooperation
Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (left) and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon shake hands before...
Resolution passed to commemorate independence fighter
California State Assembly members and officials from the Korean consulate in Los Angeles pose for a photo in LA on Aug. 13. (Consulate general...
One economic community, through peace, liberation: president
President Moon Jae-in addresses the public during the official ceremony for the 73rd Liberation Day, at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on...
Two Koreas to make joint effort to find patriot Ahn’s body: president
President Moon Jae-in (top row, fourth from left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook (top row, fourth from right) pose for a group photo during...
Third inter-Korean summit to be held in Pyeongyang in September
South Korea's Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon (left) shake hands with his North Korean counterpart, Ri Son-gwon, after high-level talks on Aug. 13.
By Lee Kyoung...
Gov’t pushes innovation to boost economy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon speaks during a press conference at the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City...
Two Koreas to hold high-level talks on Aug. 13
North Korea proposes holding inter-Korean high-level talks at the Thongil House on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on Aug. 13....
First lady visits firefighters as heat wave hits nationwide
First lady Kim Jung-sook (right) listens to an explanation about the firefighting gear she has on, at a fire station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province,...
Give internet banks more room to maneuver: president
President Moon Jae-in (left) learns how to open a bank account on a smartphone at Seoul City Hall on Aug. 7. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim...
ASEAN forum urges NK to fulfill denuclearization commitments
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (back row, center) poses for a photo with other participants in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign minister’s meeting at...
Cheong Wa Dae to release presidential speeches
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in officially announce the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Peace House in...
Gov’t to invest in 8 innovative, growing industries
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon (second from left) gives a speech during the third Innovative Growth Ministerial Meeting...
Two Koreas discuss JSA disarmament, joint excavations of war remains
Lieutenant General An Ik San (left), the chief of the North Korean delegation, and Major General Kim Do-gyun, from the South Korean delegation, shake...
President Moon hopes for success at upcoming Asian Game
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (left), in Seoul as a special envoy from Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and President Moon Jae-in pose for a...
President stops by local pub after work
President Moon Jae-in raises his glass with a group of diners brought together to speak with the president about policy-related issues, at a restaurant...
‘Korea is a miraculous land made by UN veterans’
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon awards a national medal to U.K. author Brian Parritt who participated in the Korean War, during a commemorative ceremony on...
