Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks during the 11th meeting of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Support Committee, at the Government Complex Seoul on April 21.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Prime Minister’s Office
“We must make an all-out effort in the days leading up to next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, so as...
Participants from 12 member countries of the Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative learn about how genetic resources are managed, at the Rural Development Administration's Genebank Information Center on April 20. (Rural Development Administration)
By Kim Young Deok and Sohn JiAe
Korea is sharing its skills and know-how about the management of genetic resources with 12 African countries.
On April 19, the...
Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato Sri Mustapa Mohamed (left) and Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan discuss ways to expand trade and investment between Korea and Malaysia, in Seoul on April 14. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Lee Hana and Sohn JiAe
Korea and Malaysia have discussed ways to expand bilateral trade and investment.
On...
Angolan Foreign Minister Georges Chikoti (left) and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se shake hands before a meeting where they discussed the state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula and economic cooperation between the two countries, in Seoul on April 18. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Young Shin
Korea and Angola have discussed the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and...
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 County this year, and some 2.2 ha of rice is being is planted using specialized rice planters.
By Son Gina
Photos = Kim Yong-man, Hamyang-gun County
The first rice planting has started in Hamyang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, this...
"Sharing both successes and failures is the basic direction of cooperation for both countries," says Minister of the Interior Hong Yun-sik at the Government Complex-Seoul on April 10.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
April 10, 2017 | Seoul
"Sharing, not handing down."
So said Minister of the Interior Hong Yun-sik on April 10.
He was talking about Korea’s overseas cooperation on public administrative...
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (right) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence hold a joint press conference following a summit in Seoul on April 17.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Prime Minister's Office
“Gatchi Gabsida." (같이 갑시다)
So said U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, speaking in Korean, saying, “We go together,” as he concluded a joint press conference with Acting President...
Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo Dong-hoon (second from left), President Lee Hee-beom of the PyeongChang organizing committee (third from left), KEB Hana Bank President Ham Young-joo (fourth from left) and other participants hope for the successful Olympic Games next year, as the organizing committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games signs an...
President Lee Hee-beom (right) of the organizing committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and honorary ambassador Kim Yuna pose for a photo in Seoul on April 17. The signboard features the official slogan for the Olympic torch relay: ‘Let Everyone Shine.’
By Sohn JiAe, Kim Young-ah and Kim Ji Hoe
Photos = Jeon Han
April 17, 2017 |...
British Ambassador to Korea Charles Hay (left) chats with Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho at a meeting to discuss the impact of Brexit on the relationship, in Seoul on April 12. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Lee Hana
"Brexit won't affect the trade relationship between Korea and the U.K.," said British Ambassador to Korea Charles Hay during the...
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn makes his congratulatory remarks during the Bio Korea 2017 trade fair that kicked off at the COEX convention center in southern Seoul on April 12.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Prime Minister’s Office
“We are going all out to foster the 'bio-health' industry -- that is biotech, medicine, cosmetics and medical appliances -- so that...
The special exhibition 'A Joy of Spring: Scenery, Blossoms and Delicacies,' holds an early launch ceremony at the National Folk Museum of Korea on April 12. The exhibition will officially open on April 15, exactly 300 days before the opening ceremony for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
By Kim Eun-young, Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
Photos =...
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 black bear, at an official promotional center for next year’s Winter Olympics in the lobby of the Korea Center in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on April 11.
By Kim Young-ah and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Gangwon-do Provincial Government
Korea...
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (second from left) browses prosthetics that were developed with the use of 3-D printing technologies, at the ASAN Institute for Life Sciences at the ASAN Medical Center, in Seoul on April 11.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Prime Minister’s Office
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn has stressed that, “High precision, customized medical treatment,...
The Korean government will issue special passports for the visually impaired starting April 20. The person's given name, surname, passport number, date of issue and date of expiration will all be printed in braille. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Jin Li and Kim Young Shin
Citizens of Korea who are visually impaired or who have low vision will be able...
Gangwon-do Province is known for its potatoes. The starchy staple is prepared in a myriad of ways around the world, but in Gangneung the best way to get the full flavor of the potato is by grabbing a bowl of potato dough soup, or gamja ongsimi.
By Xu Aiying, Kim Young Deok and Lee Hana
Photos = Jeon Han
April 7, 2017...
The G20 Digital Ministers Meeting brought together ministers and vice ministers from the G20 countries in Dusseldorf, Germany, on April 6. The theme this year was ‘Shaping Digitalization for an Interconnected World.’ (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)
By Kang Gahui and Sohn JiAe
“The driving force behind our digital revolution will be IT led by the fifth generation of...
Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Yeudachenka (left) and Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Jeong Marn-ki sign a joint statement outlining Belarus' unconditional support for a free trade agreement between Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), in Minsk on April 10. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Lee Hana
Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union...
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump on April 8. The two leaders discussed the latest U.S.-China summit and measures to strengthen cooperation, all to cope with North Korean issues. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Yoon Sojung
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and U.S. President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation where they shared...
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan (left) holds a meeting with Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy, Industry Khalid Al-Falih in Riyadh on April 4.
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea and Saudi Arabia will strengthen cooperation on seven new cutting edge and rapidly growing industries.
The seven sectors are shipbuilding, automobiles, petrochemicals, renewable...