Korea, China kick off FTA negotiations
The first round of the Korea-China FTA Subsequent Negotiations, to discuss ways to open markets in services and investments, takes place at Lotte Hotel...
Korea-Vietnam friendship blooms over 25 years
Vietnamese students studying in Korea pose for a commemorative photo in front of the Sangchunjae Hall at Cheong Wa Dae before a lunch with...
Seoul proposes high-level talks about Pyongyang summit
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) speaks during the second general meeting of the preparation committee that's handling the upcoming inter-Korean talks, at Cheong...
Korea, Canada agree on free trade, issues on peninsula
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold a phone call on March 20 to talk about working together on free...
Non-Korean spouses now on residency registrations
Starting on March 20, non-citizens who are married to a Korean citizen will now be indicated on the citizen's residence registration. Pictured are non-citizen...
First lady meets Vietnamese students
First lady Kim Jung-sook gives a tour of the presidential mansion to a group of 16 Vietnamese students, at Cheong Wa Dae on March...
Busan to become shipping capital of Asia: president
President Moon Jae-in inspects a replica of an automated container terminal, at Busan New Port on March 16.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Hyoja-dong Studio
President Moon...
President Moon calls US, Japan
President Moon Jae-in discusses the expected inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea summits with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on March...
Gov’t announces measures to create more youth jobs
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting to discuss government measures to fight high youth unemployment, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 15.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos...
Korea, ILO promote overseas employment
The Ministry of Employment and Labor is cooperating with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to support developing countries in providing employment and skills. From...
Korea, Vietnam push cooperation, development
Participants speak during the International Conference on Korea-Vietnam Public Diplomacy Dialogue, in Hanoi on March 15. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Tae Won and Hahm Hee-eun
A week...
Visa extension eased for small exporters
The Ministry of Justice reduced visa extension requirements for non-Korean small businesses in Korea starting in March 2018. The photo shows participants in a...
The journey toward peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung kyd1991@korea.kr
Graphics = Lee Hye Won and Kim Hyun Sook goghd36@korea.kr
Seoul pursues prosperity, peace through New Northern, Southern policies: president
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) and Asia Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao pose for a photo at Cheong Wa Dae on March 14....
Inter-Korean, US-NK talks to make dramatic changes in world history: president
President Moon Jae-in talks about inter-Korean ties that have recently improved, in a meeting with his top aides at Cheong Wa Dae on March...
Special delegation to visit China, Japan, Russia for Korean peace talks
President Moon Jae-in (third from left) is briefed about the results of the recent special delegation that was led by Chung Eui-yong of the...
PyeongChang Paralympics bring peace, prosperity
President Moon Jae-in highlights the ways in which the Paralympics could raise peace to a higher level on the Korean Peninsula, and asks for...
Korea responds forcefully to US steel tariffs
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Ungyu speaks in response to the U.S. government’s decision to slap steep tariffs on all steel and...
President Moon hails US-NK summit as ‘historic milestone for peace’
Chief of the National Security Office Chung Eui-yong briefs U.S. President Donald Trump on the outcome of his delegation’s recent visit to North Korea,...
President Moon honors IOC chief
President Moon Jae-in (right) poses with IOC President Thomas Bach for a commemorative photo after awarding him a Cheongryong Medal, at Cheong Wa Dae...
