Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon from March 25-30 will visit Mongolia and China. This photo from December last year shows him before leaving for a North African tour. (Office for Government Policy Coordination)
By Kim Minji
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon from March 25-30 will visit Mongolia and China in his first official trips of the year.
In Mongolia through March 27, Lee will pay...
Danish Tech Ambassador Casper Klynge on March 22 emphasizes the significance of expanding “techplomacy” between Korea and Denmark in a discussion at Seoul Square in the capital’s Jung-gu District.
By Yoon Sojung
Photo = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul | March 22, 2019
The world’s first ambassador of technology, Casper Klynge of Denmark, on March 22 emphasized bilateral cooperation between Korea and his country in sectors related...
The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships will start from July 12 in the southern city of Gwangju.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = The Organizing Committee of the 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019
Preparation in Gwangju is going well to host the 18th FINA World Championships slated for July 12-28.
The biennial competition hosted by FINA, the Switzerland-based global governing body...
To gauge the direction of cooperation between Korea and the world, Korea.net is running a series of interviews with ambassadors to Korea. The second installment of this series features Danish Ambassador to Korea Thomas Lehmann, who speaks on the past, present and future of ties as this year marks the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations.
Danish Ambassador to Korea Thomas...
President Moon Jae-in on March 21 chats with bankers at the Seoul headquarters of Industrial Bank of Korea ahead of his announcement on regulatory innovation for internet-only banks.
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on March 21 announced his vision for innovating the financial sector and fostering new industries at the Seoul headquarters of Industrial Bank of...
A common sight around Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace is foreign tourists walking around dressed in Hanbok (traditional Korean attire). The Korea Tourism Organization on March 19 said a survey showed that consideration by foreign tourists for visiting Korea saw continuous increase from 2014 to last year. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Hwaya
Interest from Southeast Asians in visiting Korea has increased over the...
Every March 21, 12 Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan celebrate Nowruz, the first day of the new year under the Iranian calendar. This photo shows women in Turkmenistan wearing traditional costumes and talking in a yurt, a traditional portable tent.
By Lee Kyung Mi and Kim Minji
Photos = Korea Foundation
The Korea Foundation (KF) from March 20 began hosting a five-week program...
“Landscape” by painter Park Se-jin shows three people -- a South Korean soldier, a North Korean soldier and the artist -- looking in different directions from the DMZ.
By Kang Gahui and Kim Hwaya
Photos = KOCIS
The Korean Peninsula is divided by a border, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), four kilometers in width and 248 kilometers in length. The DMZ has been off limits to...
South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jonghwan (sixth from left), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (seventh from left), North Korean Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Kim Il Guk (fifth from right) and other IOC members on Feb. 15 take a group photo after concluding a meeting at IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. (IOC)
By Park...
Vice Environment Minister Park Chun-kyoo on March 15 gives a presentation on Korean environmental policy at the fourth U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. (Ministry of Environment)
By Kim Hwaya
High-ranking Korean and Chinese environmental officials who attended the fourth United Nations (U.N.) Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 15 reconfirmed the implementation of their bilateral Blue Sky Project and exchanged...
"My Story" by Korean painter Hwang Yong-yop (Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Hwaya
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Hong Kong from March 27 to April 27 will hold the Korean Contemporary Artist Exhibition to mark the center's first anniversary.
Aiming to promote the excellence of contemporary Korean art and stimulate art exchange between Korea and Hong Kong,...
President Moon Jae-in (left) on March 13 holds a joint news conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad following their summit in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on March 13 pledged to reach a bilateral free trade agreement and conclude negotiations toward that goal by year’s end.
In a...
Graffiti artist Leodav on Feb. 18 explains what initially made him draw Korean independence fighters during an interview with Korea.net at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Song Baleun and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Leodav Art Crew (L.A.C.) Studio
Seoul | Feb. 18, 2019
Korean graffiti artist Leodav has been busy this year drawing famed independence fighters such...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Korea Kathleen Stephens (third from left) speaks on March 5 during a forum hosted by the Korea Foundation and the Atlantic Council in Washington. (Korea Foundation)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
Former American and South Korean diplomats on March 5 said the latest summit between North Korea and the U.S. in Hanoi, Vietnam, was not a failure and expressed...
First lady Kim Jung-sook on March 6 greets a group of international students from three Southeast Asian nations in a luncheon held at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
First lady Kim Jung-sook on March 6 hosted a luncheon at Cheong Wa Dae for 29 international students from Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia ahead of President Moon Jae-in's...
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) on June 4, 2018, shakes hands with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in their summit in Seoul. Both leaders agreed to designate 2019 as the "Year of Mutual Exchanges between Korea and the Philippines." (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Hwaya
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 6 announced the hosting of cultural events...
Maria Jose Reyes, a Costa Rican graduate student who developed a kimchi timer while earning her master's at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), on Feb. 26 describes her invention at Korea.net's Seoul office. (Jeon Han)
By Xu Aiying, Song Baleun and Lee Hana
Seoul | Feb. 26, 2019
Maria Jose Reyes, a 25-year-old Costa Rican who just finished graduate school in Korea,...
President Moon Jae-in (third from right) on March 4 chairs a National Security Council meeting at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Song Baleun and Kim Minji
The Moon administration seeks to expedite further dialogue and act as a mediator between North Korea and the U.S. in the wake of their disappointing summit in Hanoi, Vietnam.
President Moon Jae-in on March 4 chaired the...
President Moon Jae-in from March 10-16 will visit Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia. (Hyoja Studio)
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in from March 10-16 will make official visits to Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia, Cheong Wa Dae announced on March 4.
"The aim is to create a community that strives for peace and prosperity with our ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) partners. We...
Myeongjeongjeon Hall (National Treasure No. 266) at Changgyeonggung Palace in Seoul is the largest jeongjeon (main hall) in Korea. The interior of the one-story building will be opened to the public for the first time in spring and fall this year.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Changgyeonggung on Twitter.
The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced on March 4 that the interior of Myeongjeongjeon...