Winners of the Talk Talk Korea 2016 competition learn how to cook bulgogi marinated beef slices in the Korean Food Hall, at the K-style Hub in Seoul on Oct. 19 last year. (Jeon Han)
By Lee Hana
Talk Talk Korea 2017, a global contest that invites non-Koreans living both in Korea and abroad to explore Korea through different forms of media, has attracted a...
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 memorial dedicated to the Jangjin Reservoir Battle (장진호 전투), also known as the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on June 28. President Moon introduced...
Tomas Bach (left), president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), listens to President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on July 3. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in exchanged ideas with President Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on how to make next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games as successful as possible.
During the meeting...
President Moon Jae-in (left) speaks to the press in the Rose Garden at the White House on June 30 following a summit with his U.S. counterpart.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
“Korea and the U.S. have agreed to achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula -- our common goal -- in a peaceful manner.”
President Moon Jae-in addressed the public when he...
President Moon Jae-in (right) on June 29 is greeted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the South Portico of the White House in Washington.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on June 29 attended a welcoming dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington.
A friendly mood pervaded the atmosphere of the event, which...
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) on June 29 holds a meeting with leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, including House Speaker Paul Ryan (second from left), at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in on June 29 said the dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear weapons is possible “only with the...
President Moon Jae-in on June 28 emphasizes the significance of the Korea-U.S. alliance and bilateral economic cooperation at the Korea-U.S. Business Summit in Washington. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in on June 28 in Washington emphasized the importance of both the Korean-U.S. alliance and their bilateral economic partnership.
In a business summit organized by the Korean and U.S. chambers of...
Children on June 23 pose for photos at a promotional booth in New York's Time Square with Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the Asiatic black bear, the two mascots of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Kim Ji Hoe and Kim Young Shin
Efforts to vigorously promote the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in the U.S. are...
Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Park Soo-hyun on June 27 announces in a news briefing that President Moon Jae-in early next month will pay an official visit to Germany and attend the G20 summit in Hamburg. (Jeon Han)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in will arrive in Germany on July 5 for an official visit at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
He...
President Moon Jae-in (right) and first lady Kim Jung-sook on June 28 wave from their Washington, D.C.-bound plane at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, before boarding.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Jeon Han
President Moon Jae-in on June 28 left for a four-day visit to the U.S.
Departing from Seoul Air Base in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, he will arrive in Washington, D.C.
The president's...
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
Photos = Presidential Security Service
The road in front of Cheong Wa Dae on June 26 was opened to the public 24 hours a day.
For nearly 50 years, the area had been off-limits to pedestrians and cars passing after...
Korea.net writer Son Gina, wearing virtual reality (VR) headgear, sings before a virtual group of cheering fans. The latest karaoke technology integrates VR software in allowing a user to sing favorites in another reality. (Lee Hana)
By Lee Hana and Son Gina
Seoul | June 23, 2017
With a band standing on a brightly lit stage, the singer holds a microphone as music starts to...
President Moon Jae-in on June 27 speaks during a Cheong Wa Dae luncheon with parliamentary speakers of Eurasian countries.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on June 27 hosted a luncheon meeting with parliamentary speakers of Eurasian countries at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae, asking for stronger cooperation in the region.
More than 70 representatives attended the...
Azerbaijani parliamentary speaker Ogtay Asadov (left) and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (right) on June 26 hold a meeting at the government complex in Seoul. (Prime Minister's Office)
By Kim Young-shin
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on June 26 held talks with Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov in Seoul on expanding bilateral collaboration.
“Let’s continue to foster the relationship between the two countries based on the...
President Moon Jae-in on June 26 (center) seeks advice from former Korean ambassadors to the U.S. in a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on June 26 invited former Korean ambassadors to the U.S. to the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae to seek their advice ahead of his first summit with the...
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (center) on June 25 receives a souvenir from Lt. Gen. Thomas Vandal, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, during her visit to the 2nd Infantry Division in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Young Shin
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on June 25 visited U.S. troops in a northern Seoul suburb to encourage them and stress...
Korean cosmetics are highly effective but affordable.
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Salwa Elzeny
Photos = Salwa Elzeny
Ancient Egypt, along with other ancient civilizations, was a complex society. One of the many similarities ancient Egyptians had with modern society was high interest in beauty. Egyptians went to great lengths to ensure that they were portrayed as flatteringly as possible and defy the ravages of...
Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Pi Woo-jin (left), Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (third from right) and a group of veterans pledge allegiance in a ceremony to mark the 67th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War at Seoul's Jamsil Indoor Stadium, on June 25.
By Lee Hana
Photos=Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on June 25 said, "We are forever indebted...
President Moon Jae-in on June 23 speaks in a reception at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul for Korean War veterans to mark the 67th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on June 23 said, "All the Korean War veterans are the pride of the Republic of Korea, and every single...
Richard Haass (left), president of the Council on Foreign Relations, is greeted by President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on June 21. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, at Cheong Wa Dae on June 21. Moon asked the foreign policy expert to "help spread...