Cultural Heritage Foundation shares management know-how with Congo
A group of trainees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo attends the orientation and training session for the Capacity Building Program for Systemic...
KOCIS corrects false information about Korea worldwide
The Facts Korea website, operated by the Korean Culture & Information Service (KOCIS), provides correct information about Korea. (Facts Korea)
By Hahm Hee-eun
The Korean Culture &...
President Moon meets World Bank president
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim (left) shakes hand with President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on May 25. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young...
President Moon deeply regrets US-North summit cancellation
U.S. President Donald Trump releases on May 24 a letter in which he claims he will cancel the planned summit with North Korean leader...
President Moon returns from Washington summit
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook deplane at the Seoul Base Airport in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, on May 24 after the president's...
President Moon visits Joseon legation in Washington
President Moon Jae-in tours the exhibition hall at the Joseon-era legation building of the Korean Empire in Washington, D.C., during its re-opening ceremony on...
Korea, US vow to make Washington-Pyeongyang summit a success
President Moon Jae-in (left) shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, prior to their one-on-one meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.,...
First lady meets U.S. second lady, hopes for peace on Korean Peninsula
First lady Kim Jung-sook (right) exchanges greetings with U.S. second lady Karen Pence at the Decatur House in Washington, D.C., on May 22.
By Lee Hana
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Korean, US leaders hold 15th phone call to cooperate on US-NK summit
President Moon Jae-in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the morning of May 20 to discuss recent announcements from Pyeongyang. (Cheong Wa Dae...
Korean, Thai foreign ministers talk in Seoul
Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai (left) and his Korean counterpart, Minister Kang Kyung-wha, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on May 17. (Ministry...
Cheong Wa Dae reaffirms commitment to Panmunjeom Declaration
Members of the National Security Council discuss ways to thoroughly carry out the Panmunjeom Declaration, as agreed upon at the Inter-Korean Summit, at Cheong...
US to continue prep for US-NK summit: Pompeo
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (left) speaks with her U.S. counterpart, Mike Pompeo, over the phone on May 16 to discuss North Korea’s...
Seoul expresses regret over NK suspension of talks
Ministry of Unification spokesperson Baik Tae-hyun briefs the press on the Korean government’s stance concerning North Korea’s abrupt cancellation of high-level talks that were...
Korea strongly condemns Japan’s claim to Dokdo Island
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Noh Kyu-duk releases a commentary condemning Japan’s 'Diplomatic Bluebook 2018' that claims Korea’s Dokdo Island (above) as its own...
South, North high-ranking officials to discuss Panmunjeom Declaration roadmap
The Peace House in Panmunjeom will host a meeting of high-ranking officials from the two Koreas on May 16. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Sohn JiAe
South...
Dismantling Pungye-ri nuclear test site in public is the beginning of denuclearization: president
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) presides over a meeting with top aides, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 14. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President...
‘Complete denuclearization is Korean, US common goal’
By Sohn JiAe
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed on May 11 that the complete, verifiable and irreversible...
Washington-Pyeongyang summit to be held in Singapore on June 12
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press during his visit to Korea. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
The first-ever historic summit between a sitting U.S....
Korean, Cuban foreign ministers hold meeting for first time
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (left) shakes hands with her Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, in Havana on May 10. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Young Shin
The...
President Moon hopes for peace in first-year message
May 10 marks the first anniversary of President Moon Jae-in’s inauguration. Pictured is President Moon with firefighters at the Yongsan Fire Station in Seoul...
