President Moon Jae-in presides over his administration's first National Security Council meeting, at Cheong Wa Dae on June 8.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in presided over his new administration's first National Security Council meeting on June 8, the same day that North Korea carried out yet another test missile launch.
In attendance at the meeting were Prime...
Director Choi Won-ho of the International Cooperation Bureau at the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning makes his congratulatory remarks during a ceremony at the first Korea-Russia Science and Technology Day, in Moscow on June 5. (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) celebrated...
Seoul's beautiful Gyeongbokgung Palace will be open in the evening from June 14 to 29, giving visitors a chance to sample some court cuisine and to listen to some traditional gugak music. (Cultural Heritage Administration)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Evening tours of Gyeongbokgung Palace, with both court cuisine and traditional music, will be available in Seoul from...
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 the Yongsan Fire Station, explains how the emergency response unfolded. Actor Yoo Ji-tae (right) looks on.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
“You are the nation.”
This is the note that President Moon Jae-in left during a...
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 fighter jet during a visit to the Korean Air Force’s 11th Combat Squadron in Daegu on June 5. (Republic of Korea Air Force)
By Kim Young Shin
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Eugene B. Mechling Jr.,...
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon announces the government’s policy direction on the environment, during a ceremony to mark the 22nd Environment Day at the KINTEX convention center in Ilsan, Goyang-si City, Gyeonggi-do Province, on June 5. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
The government has stated its aim to take active measures to counter fine dust emissions, particulate matter...
The documentary 'Our President' tells the story of the life of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, and premiered on May 25. (Feel & Plan)
By Kang Gahui and Sohn JiAe
A documentary about the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, “Our President,” is setting documentary records across the country.
The film premiered on May 25 amid waves of expectation, just two days...
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
Photos = Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon commemorated Memorial Day on June 6 by expressing his gratefulness to a Korean War veteran with a deep bow.
The prime minister visited and thanked Kim Mong-ik, a 96-year-old...
Students enrolled in a Korean calligraphy course at the King Sejong Institute in Moscow pose for a photo in December 2016. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
The world will soon welcome six more King Sejong Institutes, the educational centers all around the globe that offer Korean language and traditional Korean arts classes.
The Ministry of...
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces the appointment of seven high-rankling administration officials, at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on June 6. The photo shows spokesperson Park during a briefing on June 5. (Jeon Han)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in has appointed six vice ministers and one presidential secretary for the economy.
Cheong Wa Dae Spokesperson Park...
President Moon Jae-in approaches the Hyeonchungtap Memorial Tower during a ceremony to mark Memorial Day, at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu District, Seoul, on June 6.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
“Patriotism." (애국, 愛國)
That word was mentioned 22 times in President Moon Jae-in’s tribute to the nation’s patriots and war veterans, and to their families, at the...
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 lost and both parties have fallen soldiers. War leaves nothing but pain and scars on the bodies and in the hearts of the survivors, whether they are soldiers or civilians.
It's no secret that the Korean...
The U.N. Security Council adopts a new resolution on North Korean sanctions, at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 2. (U.N. Security Council Homepage)
By Yoon Sojung
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted new resolution No. 2356 on June 2, placing additional sanctions on North Korean due to its continued provocative missile firings.
In the resolution, the U.N. Security Council said...
Korean War veterans visit the Seoul National Cemetery to pay tribute to their bereaved comrades on June 5, 2015, one day ahead of Memorial Day. Every June, a variety of events are held across the country to pay tribute to the patriotic martyrs of Korea. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Eun-young, Yoon Sojung
In Korea, June is the month where people pay...
President Moon Jae-in holds talks with former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon where they discussed diplomatic issues facing Korea, at Cheong Wa Dae on June 2. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
June 2, 2017 l Cheong Wa Dae
On June 2, President Moon Jae-in sought former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's advice on how to handle diplomatic issues.
“I ask for...
Director Chae Suhee of the Korean Cultural Center in Spain (standing, fourth from right) cuts the ribbon to officially open the 2017 Korean Culture Festival, in Madrid on May 30.
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Korean Cultural Center in Spain
The 2017 Korean Culture Festival, under the theme this year of “Korea Inside Spain,” kicked off in...
Shin Sung-yeol, director of the Public Participation Policy Division at the Creative Government & Organizing Management Office, part of the Ministry of the Interior, explains the Gwanghwamoon 1st Street center to a group of 17 international media outlets, in Seoul on June 1.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Jeon Han
June 1, 2017 l Seoul
The new Korean administration's Gwanghwamoon 1st Street,...
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) leads a meeting with senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on June 1.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in hosted a meeting with his senior secretaries on June 1 to discuss key issues concerning state affairs.
Beginning his speech with the appointment of Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, President Moon said, “I believe...
President Moon Jae-in (left) meets with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at Cheong Wa Dae on May 31.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in met with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin in Seoul on May 31 and discussed the Korea-U.S. alliance and other issues of common interest.
In regard to North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile development program, President Moon...
President Moon Jae-in (right) gives a certificate of appointment to Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 31.
By Sohn JiAe
“A Cabinet that will be competent, communicative and bring about integrity.”
Lee Nak-yon was officially sworn into office as the government's new prime minister on May 31, receiving a formal certificate of appointment from President Moon Jae-in.
At Lee's...