Korea, Greece cooperate on PyeongChang Games
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) and his Greek counterpart, Alexis Tsipras, hold a joint press conference following bilateral talks at the prime minister's offices...
Korea, Spain vow to continue bilateral partnership
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se (left) and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfonso Dastis hold talks in Madrid on March 1 to discuss...
Installation of hydrogen stations in Seoul announced under ‘regulatory sandbox’ initiative
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yunmo (center) on Feb. 11 attends the first meeting of a committee for reviewing regulatory exemptions for...
President Moon, Trump reaffirm ‘ironclad alliance’ in NY summit
President Moon Jae-in (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 shake hands during their bilateral summit at the InterContinental New York Barclay...
Korea, US leaders discuss Pyeongyang special envoys
President Moon Jae-in explains over the phone the special envoys’ Sept. 5 visit to Pyeongyang, at Cheong Wa Dae the night before. (Cheong Wa...
Children in Tanzania, Morocco read Korean folktales, learn Hangeul
A young Tanzanian student reads the traditional Korean folktale 'Heungbu and Nolbu' in Swahili.
"A long, long time ago, there were two brothers named Heungbu...
President Moon discusses NK, global issues with UN secretary general
President Moon Jae-in presents U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres with plush toys of Soohorang and Bandabi, the official mascots for next year’s PyeongChang 2018...
Address by Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on the 98th March First...
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn addresses to mark the 98th March 1st Independence Movement Day in a ceremony held at Sejong Center...
Korea, Russia push peace, prosperity across Northeast Asia
President Moon Jae-in (center, left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (center, right) hold a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 22.
By Sohn JiAe
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Cheong Wa Dae video shows President Moon’s human side
Cheong Wa Dae released an interview of President Moon Jae-in to mark the first 100 days since his inauguration, on Aug. 18. The photo...
Moon’s bold imagination brings peace to Korean Peninsula: Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in announces his administration's peace initiatives, at Berlin's Old City Hall in July 2017. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
Exactly one year ago,...
President Moon discusses climate change with UN leaders
President Moon Jae-in gives the keynote speech at the U.N. Leaders’ Dialogue on Climate Change, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 19....
President Moon’s nat’l cemetery visit begins new year’s official schedule
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 2 burns incense at the Seoul National Cemetery in the Dongjak-gu district of the capital. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon...
South Korea preps for liaison office in North’s Gaeseong
The preparation team dispatched from South Korea inspects a machine room at the General Support Center at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex on June 19....
President pledges more support for firefighters, first responders
President Moon Jae-in (center) examines pieces of burnt protective gear worn by firefighters at the scene of a fire. Choi Song-seop (left), head of...
Korea, Luxembourg to strengthen ties for future growth
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (right) and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel hold a joint press conference at the Government Complex-Seoul on July 2.
By Kim Min-Jeung
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South Korean journalists allowed to cover Summit from North’s side
South and North Korea hold their third working-level meeting on April 23 and finalized the main schedule for the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. The...
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...
New test of Korean-language proficiency to debut next year
Students take a mock version of the Sejong Korean Language Assessment at the King Sejong Institute in Hangzhou, China. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Kim Minji
The King Sejong...
Gov’t pledges more investment to revitalize economy
President Moon Jae-in (third from left) on Dec. 17 speaks during an extended meeting of economy-related ministers at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu...
