President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 gives a speech at an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) at the United Nations Economic and Social Council Chamber. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
President Moon Jae-in, in New York to attend the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly, on Sept. 24 said the teachings of Indian pro-independence...
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 gives a keynote speech at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Cheong Wa Dae's Facebook page)
By Kim Minji
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 in New York proposed transforming the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas into an international peace zone at the 74th United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly.
In his keynote...
With the inaugural Korea-Mekong Summit between Korea and the five countries along the Mekong River – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- and the Korea-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) special summit coming up in November in Busan, Korea.net explores the results of President Moon Jae-in's visits to all 10 ASEAN member countries since his inauguration, Korea's exchanges...
President Moon Jae-in (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 shake hands during their bilateral summit at the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Hwaya
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 in New York reaffirmed the "ironclad alliance" of both countries and discussed the peace process on the Korean Peninsula.
Cheong Wa...
Minister of the Interior and Safety Chin Young (right) on Sept. 24 speaks to ambassadors of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Millennium Hilton Seoul on the importance of the ASEAN-Korea Ministerial Roundtable and Exhibition on Public Service Innovation slated for Busan this November.
By Jeon Han and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul | Sept. 24, 2019
Ambassadors from...
FITUR, or the International Tourism Festival to be hosted by Spain from Jan. 22-26 next year, will feature Korea as a partner country during its 2020 edition. The photo shows Korea's tourism booth at the 2017 FITUR. (Facebook page of Korean Cultural Center in Spain)
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Minji
FITUR, or the International Tourism Fair to be held in Spain from Jan....
Korean Culture and Information Service Director Kim Tae-hoon on Sept. 20 gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the international symposium 2019 Korea Research Fellow at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul.
By Jung Joori and Lee Hana
Photos = National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
The international symposium 2019 Korea Research Fellow, exploring the prospects for the next...
At an event in Seoul to mark the first anniversary of the inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang last year, Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul (left) looks at photos of the summit along with other visitors.
By Kim Minji and Lee Jihae
Photos = Ministry of Unification
An event to mark the first anniversary of the inter-Korea summit in Pyeongyang last year and assess the event's significance...
Vice Minister of Science and ICT Moon Mi-Ock on Sept. 16 gives a keynote speech at the International Atomic Energy Agency's 63rd general meeting in Vienna, Austria. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Jihae
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Sept. 16 warned of the dangers posed by the leak of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant in...
This is an exhibition at Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae, the quasi-museum of the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae. The Korea Tourism Organization announced that from Sept. 19 to Oct. 18, it will offer a walking tour course for foreign visitors called "Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae Road."
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae
Foreign visitors to Seoul from...
Globally renowned Chinese American cellist Yo-Yo Ma (center), samulnori pioneer Kim Duk-soo (fifth on stage from the right) and leading pansori vocalist Ahn Sook-sun on Sept. 9 perform in "Culture Connect: DMZ Peace Concert" held at Dorasan Station in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ministry of Sports, Culture and Tourism)
By Kim Minji
A concert featuring giants in traditional Korean music and globally renowned Chinese American cellist Yo-Yo...
Minister of Finance and Economy Minister Hong Nam-ki (right) on Sept. 9 shakes hands with Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman at a conference in Seoul on sharing the results of the government-run Knowledge Sharing Program of Korea. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Jihae
Japan's economic sanctions on Korea and the ensuing bilateral conflict are exacerbating uncertainty over the world...
At the opening ceremony of the Seoul Defense Dialogue 2019 on Sept. 5, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Robert B. Abrams and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh pose for a group photo along with other military officials at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Hwaya
The Seoul Defense Dialogue, an annual international...
A celebratory event to mark the 12th annual Taekwondo Day is held on Sept. 4 at Taekwondowon, a taekwondo venue and park in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Kim Hwaya
A celebratory event to mark the 12th annual Taekwondo Day on Sept. 4 was held at Taekwondowon, a venue and park dedicated to the Korean martial...
Youn Jae Wouk owns four Korean restaurants in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. He is pictured here standing in front of one his restaurants with a large sign on the wall reading "Dokdo is Korean territory."
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Youn Jae Wouk
Laos, the last leg of President Moon Jae-in's three-nation tour of Southeast Asia, has been recently featured...
First lady Kim Jung-sook (center in the second row) and Naraporn Chan-o-cha (left in the second row), the wife of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Sept. 2 attend a Korean-language speech contest for Thai students at the Bangkok Chatrium Hotel.
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
Thailand's interest in the Korean language has consistently grown over the years.
In...
By Kim Minji, Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Seoul, Cheonan | Aug 15, 2019
A celebratory ceremony marking the 74th National Liberation Day on Aug. 15 is held at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province, for the first time since 2004. The slogan for this year's event was "The light we found again, a road we must brighten together." Despite the rain,...
President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 15 gives a celebratory speech in a ceremony marking the 74th National Liberation Day at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Jihae
President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 15 gave a celebratory speech marking Korea's 74th National Liberation Day in which he expressed his goal of a reunified Korean...
President Moon Jae-in on Aug 15 gives a speech to commemorate the 74th National Liberation Day at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province.
By Kang Gahui and Lee Jihae
Photos = Hyoja-dong Studio
President Moon Jae-in, in a speech to mark the 74th National Liberation Day on Aug. 15, said Korea as an economic powerhouse must uphold the free trade order and...
Lee Yong-soo, a surviving comfort woman, strokes on Aug. 14 a comfort woman statue in the unveiling ceremony held near Joseon Shingung in Seoul's Jung-gu District.
By Kim Young Deok and Lee Jihae
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul | Aug 14, 2019
Life-size statues of comfort woman Kim Hak-soon and two fellow victims, one from China and the other from the Philippines, looked at each other sadly;...