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Foreign Minister to visit US on May 11, hold first meeting with Pompeo

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (left) is to hold a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on May 11. (Ministry of...

Release of US citizens to have positive impact on U.S.-NK summit: Korea, US leaders

President Moon Jae-in (right) speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump at Cheong Wa Dae on May 9 to discuss plans for the upcoming U.S.-North...

US secretary of state returns home with 3 NK detainees

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returns to the U.S. after his May 9 visit to Pyeongyang with three U.S. citizens who had been...

Mt. Inwangsan to fully open to public

By Lee Hana Photo = Jeon Han Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Tae-soon Seoul | May 4, 2018 Inwangsan, with its large granite peaks, is a mountain to the west of Gyeongbokgung...

President Moon holds meeting with Chinese premier on May 9

President Moon Jae-in holds a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Tokyo on May 9. The photo shows the president and premier...

Min. of Unification asks activists to stop anti-North leaflets

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification announces the official government’s position on the spread of anti-North Korean leaflets by activists, and asks activists...

Moon administration publishes ‘Report to nation’

May 10 marks the first anniversary of the Moon Jae-in administration. The photo above shows Chairman of the State Affairs Committee Kim Jong Un...

Hyoja-dong Studio commemorates President Moon’s 1st anniversary

A work of woodcutting shows President Moon Jae-in. By Lee Yoonseo and Hahm Hee-eun Photos = Presidential Security Service Facebook Last month, the Presidential Security Service’s photo website Hyoja-dong Studio...

Korea, Turkey affirm cooperation on peninsular peace

President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prior to their summit, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 2. By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn...

President Moon to attend Korea-Japan-China summit on May 9

President Moon Jae-in holds a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Russia on Sept. 7 last year. By Sohn JiAe Photos = Cheong Wa Dae President...

Washington exempts Seoul from steel tariffs

The White House announced on April 30 that the U.S. administration had decided to exempt Korea from steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports....

First lady meets Northern leader’s spouse, hopes for prosperity

First lady Kim Jung-sook (fourth from left) talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife before attending the official dinner at...

President Moon calls declaration ‘historic start for new Korea’

President Moon Jae-in (third from left) presides over a meeting with his top aides, at Cheong Wa Dae on April 30. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Sohn...

Denuclearization discussed with Japan, Russia

President Moon Jae-in calls Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to explain the outcomes of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit and to discuss the denuclearization roadmap,...

‘I had extensive talks with Kim Jong Un’: US secretary of state

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) said in an interview with ABC News on April 29 that he had ‘a good conversation’ with...

NK to publicly close nuclear site in May

President Moon Jae-in (right) and North Korea’s Chairman of the State Affairs Committee Kim Jong Un shake hands after announcing the Panmunjeom Declaration, at...