UN Special Rapporteur on NK human rights supports dialogue with Pyongyang
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the U.N.’s special rapporteur on North Korean human rights, gives a press statement following his official five-day mission to South Korea,...
Roman Catholic shrine built to honor first Korean saint
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter John Paul Vergonia
Photos = John Paul Vergonia
Who would have taught that a quiet place here in the Philippines was once occupied by...
Monument commemorates Korean diaspora in Uzbekistan
Tashkent Mayor Rakhmonbek Usmanov (left) and Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon shake hands at the unveiling of a monument to commemorate the 80th anniversary...
‘Owls,’ ‘chipmunks’ carry Seoulites late at night, early in the morning
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has been operating its late-night 'owl buses' (올빼미 버스) since 2013. Starting on June 26 this year, it has started...
President Moon completes US visit President Moon completes US visit
President Moon Jae-in (left) is given a U.S. Marine Corps badge from former Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Stephen Olmstead during Moon's visit to a...
Pres. office’s front road to become new Seoul attraction
First lady Kim Jung-sook (center) and a crowd on June 26 walk along the pedestrian road in front of Cheong Wa Dae.
By Yoon Sojung
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Korean War veteran revisits Korea after 65 years
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Eugene B. Mechling Jr. stands in the same posture as he did in an old photo, on a F15-K...
Prime minister thanks Korean War veteran with deep bow
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) bows to Korean War veteran Kim Mong-ik at Kim’s house in Seoul on June 6.
By Kim Young Shin
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We will remember you forever
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Lalien Guillen Park
Photos = Lalien Guillen Park
In war, there are no winners. After every battle, blood is shed, lives are...
Sacrifices made by patriotic martyrs to be honored in June
Korean War veterans visit the Seoul National Cemetery to pay tribute to their bereaved comrades on June 5, 2015, one day ahead of Memorial...
Military band, honor guard to resume Cheong Wa Dae shows
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces the resumption of performances by a military band and an honor guard at Fountain Square in front...
Seoullo 7017 invites you to take a pleasant stroll
Seoullo 7017, a raised city walkway built on an overpass from the 1970s that was closed to traffic in 2015, opens to the public...
First lady visits president’s hometown as first official act
First lady Kim Jung-sook smiles as she poses with a baby during a visit to Namjeong Village in Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, the hometown of...
Presidential election to come on May 9
Signs announcing the elections for Korea's 19th presidential term that will take place on May 9 hang at the Government Seoul Complex on May...
‘A life with Buddha’s mindset’
The Ven. Jaseung, president of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, delivers an address during the Dharma Ceremony for the Buddha's Birthday, at Seoul's...
PyeongChang Winter Olympics souvenirs now on sale
A collection of PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics souvenirs hit the shelves at gift stores at the National Museum of Korea and its affiliated Children's...
Year’s first rice planting in Hamyang
The process of rice transplantation begins in Jiok-myeon Village, Hamyang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on April 19. This is the first rice planting in Hamyang-gun...
Enjoy Gangwon-do delicacies in run up to PyeongChang Games
The special exhibition 'A Joy of Spring: Scenery, Blossoms and Delicacies,' holds an early launch ceremony at the National Folk Museum of Korea on...
Korea promotes Winter Olympics in Tokyo
Governor Choi Moon-Soon of Gangwon-do Province (center) poses with other dignitaries and the Games' two mascots, Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the Asiatic...
Korea promotes next year’s Olympics in Canada, US
Kang Ok Hee, executive vice president at the Korea Tourism Organization, gives the welcoming speech at the PyeongChang Olympic Night in Toronto, Canada, on...
