2018 will change the lives of the people: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in is faced with many questions from journalists during his New Year's press conference, at the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa...
President Moon apologizes for flawed wartime sex slavery deal
President Moon Jae-in (right) welcomes Park Ok-Sun (seated), one of the victims of sexual slavery enforced by Imperial Japanese authorities during colonial times and...
Korea to become shipbuilding leader again: president
President Moon Jae-in sounds the klaxon onboard the icebreaker liquefied natural gas tanker 'Vladimir Rusanov' while visiting Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering's Okpo Shipyard...
Newest 2018 policies for non-Korean residents
In 2018, several policies directly related to non-Korean residents are undergoing reform. Pictured, a group of residents receive consultation at the Ansan Multicultural Support...
Seoul welcomes Pyongyang’s proposal: Unification ministry
Ministry of Unification spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun holds a press briefing in regard to North Korea’s proposal to normalize the Panmunjeom communications channel, at...
Ministry of Unification proposes high-level talks with N. Korea
Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-Gyon makes a formal proposal to hold high-level talks with North Korea, to discuss the possibility of Pyongyang sending a...
We welcome Kim Jong-un’s proposal for talks: Cheong Wa Dae
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun releases a government statement regarding North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's speech, at the Cheong Wa Dae...
President Moon Jae-in sends New Year’s message to the nation
President Moon Jae-in announces his plans for managing state affairs in 2018 in his message to the nation on Jan. 1. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
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President Moon looks forward to innovative, fair economy in 2018
President Moon Jae-in presides over the first National Economic Advisory Council and Economic Ministers’ Meeting, at Cheong Wa Dae on Dec. 27.
By Sohn JiAe
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National Assembly speaker meets Philippine’s Senator Pacquiao
Philippine Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao (left) and National Assembly Speaker Chung Syekyun shake hands at the National Assembly building in Yeouido, Seoul, on Dec. 22....
‘I support Vietnamese people in Korea’: president
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, at Cheong Wa Dae on Dec. 21....
[Peace in PyeongChang] ‘Counter-Terrorism and Safety Measures HQ’ is ready for PyeongChang
Chief of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Counter-Terrorism and Safety Measures Headquarters (CTSM HQ) Mun Yeong Gi explains the wide network of counter-terrorism and...
Foreign Minister Kang meets Japanese PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (left) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in...
President Moon requests diplomacy ‘at people’s eye-level’
President Moon Jae-in toasts with some makgeolli rice beer (막걸리) during a dinner with heads of diplomatic missions, in the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa...
President Moon meets Chongqing governor
President Moon Jae-in (left) holds a meeting with Chen Miner, the governor and Communist Party secretary of Chongqing, in Chongqing, China, on Dec. 16
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President speaks at Peking University
President Moon Jae-in gives the keynote address at Peking University, in Beijing on Dec. 15.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in visited Peking...
Korea, Cambodia share firefighting knowhow
A special delegation from Korea’s National Fire Agency demonstrates for local firefighters how to put out a fire, in Phnom Penh on Dec. 13.
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First lady Kim, Chinese first lady build friendship
First lady Kim Jung-sook (center, in red) and Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan attend an official welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the...
Gov’t creates fund for small ecofriendly companies
The Ministry of Environment and private investors jointly created a fund worth some KRW 42 billion to support small green-focused companies. The photo above...
President Moon attends Korea-China Business Forum
President Moon Jae-in delivers the keynote speech at the Korea-China Business Forum, at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on Dec. 13.
By Sohn JiAe
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