President Moon Jae-in attends the Busan International Film Festival on Oct. 15.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in attended the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on Oct. 15, the first time for a sitting president to visit the annual festival.
The president enjoyed the film "Missing" that day at a cinema in Haeundae District in eastern Busan. Excited by...
The Korean and Thai education ministries jointly publish a new Korean language textbook for Thai middle schools on Oct. 9. (Ministry of Education)
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
The first volume of a Korean language textbook for Thai middle schools was published on Oct. 9. It has been almost 10 years since 2008 when the Thai education ministry adopted Korean as one...
A reenactment of a Korean royal imperial banquet from the Korean Empire (1897-1910) takes place at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul on Oct. 11. The event commemorates the 120th anniversary of the proclamation of the Korean Empire.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cultural Heritage Administration
The imperial dinner of Emperor Gojong (고종, 高宗) (1852-1919) was reenacted at the Westin Chosun Hotel...
The peak of autumn foliage in Korea this year will begin Oct. 17. People can enjoy the colorful fall foliage at various spots, including some well-known mountain parks. Above is the Sanmagiyet-gil Road (산막이옛길) in Goesan County, Chungcheongbuk-do Province.
By Kim Young-shin and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Korea.net DB
Weather reports from the Korea Meteorological Administration say that cooler weather will continue through this weekend,...
Honorary Reporters Salwa Elzeny (left) and Esraa Elzeny travel across Korea wearing their hijab. (Korea.net DB)
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Esraa Elzeny and Salwa Elzeny
“My hijab is not only my religious identity. It’s part of my existence, my life.”
— from the movie "My Name Is Khan" (2010)
The veil or headscarf is referred to by many names, the most common being the word "hijab," which...
President Moon Jae-in speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the Presidential Fourth Industrial Revolution Committee, at the S-Plex Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul, on Oct. 11.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
The Presidential Fourth Industrial Revolution Committee was officially launched on Oct. 11.
The committee consists of 20 civilians and five government officials, under the leadership of its head, Chang Byung-gyu. The...
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left) holds an appointment ceremony for new chiefs of three presidential committees, at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 10. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in appointed new heads to three presidential committees on Oct. 10.
The newly appointed chiefs are Shin In-ryung of the National Education Council, Jung Hae-gu of the Presidential Commission on Policy...
A celebration to mark the 571st Hangeul Day takes place at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on Oct. 9. The theme this year is ‘Hangeul, the light that enlivens our souls’ (마음을 그려내는 빛, 한글).
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul l Oct. 9, 2017
“Hangeul is the greatest gift that has been given to us, as...
The winner of a Korean writing contest, Sakae Yumika (榮由海夏) from Japan, holds up her poem written in Korean, at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul on Oct. 8, one day before Hangeul Day. This year marks the 571st anniversary of the creation of the Korean alphabet.
By Kim Eun-young, Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Kim Eun-young and Kim Tae Won
Seoul l Oct. 8,...
President Moon Jae-in shares his thoughts on the legacy of the Hangeul alphabet on his personal Facebook profile in celebration of Hangeul Day, Oct. 9, saying that, ‘Hangeul’s greatness shines brighter in the age of social media.’ (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
“Hangeul’s greatest quality is that – at its core – there lies the wish to serve the people,” wrote...
President Moon Jae-in joins a group of performers on stage following a Hahoe byeolsingut talnori mask dance at the Andong Hahoe folk village in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province on Oct. 6.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook paid a visit to the Andong Hahoe folk village in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, on Oct. 6 during the Chuseok holidays.
The...
President Moon Jae-in (left) receives a map of the Korean Peninsula painted by children from a Korean language school in Germany from Choi Young-keun, president of the Korean Community of Wiesbaden, during the opening ceremony for the 11th Korean Day and the 2017 World Korean Community Leaders' Convention, at Lotte Hotel World in Songpa-gu District, Seoul, on Sept. 27....
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and other guests celebrate the 4,349th anniversary of National Foundation Day, at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on Oct. 3.
By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul l Oct. 3, 2017
A celebration to mark the 4,349th anniversary of National Foundation Day was held on Oct. 3 at the Sejong Center for the Performing...
President Moon Jae-in sends a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump to express his condolences to the victims and families of the recent Las Vegas shooting, announced Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun on Oct. 3. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 3 to express his condolences to the victims...
The annual Namhae German Village beer festival runs this year from Oct. 6 to 8 in Namhae-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. (Namhae-gun county)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
The annual Namhae German Village beer festival, modeled after Munich's own Oktoberfest, will run this year from Oct. 6 to 8 at the picturesque German Village in Namhae-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province.
The festival, launched for the first...
Construction on the stadium that will host the Opening and Closing ceremonies for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games finished on Sept. 30. The pentagon building represents the Olympic Games’ five goals: the economy, the environment, IT, the arts and peace. (PyeongChang Organizing Committee)
By Sohn JiAe
Construction has completed on the stadium that will host the Opening and...
The 2017 Korea Sale Festa, a nationwide retail sale, offers a variety of discounts on bus and train tickets, shopping, restaurants and accommodations. It runs from Sept. 28 to Oct. 31. (Jeon Han)
By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe
The Korea Sale Festa (코리아 세일 페스타), a nationwide shopping and tourism sale, offers a variety of discounts on travel packages, shopping items, at tourist...
The Olympic torch relay starts in Incheon on Nov. 1, exactly 100 days before the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Pictured are PyeongChang honorary ambassador Kim Yuna (left) and Organizing Committee Presdient Lee Hee-beom during a press conference to unveil the torch relay route, in Seoul on April 17. (Korea.net DB)
By Sohn JiAe
The Olympic torch for next year’s...
Both residents and visitors alike can look forward to many special deals this Chuseok holiday season. Pictured are a group of Korean.net honorary reporters wearing traditional Hanbok attire and trying their hand at tuho, a traditional arrow-throwing game, in December 2016. (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
The upcoming Chuseok Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival is one of Korea's most important holidays, along with Seollal...
President Moon Jae-in and leaders of four ruling and opposition parties are briefed on the state of security on the Korean Peninsula, at the National Crisis Management Center of the National Security Council at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 27.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and leaders of four ruling and opposition parties stressed with one voice...