Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong Yeon (second from left) shakes hands with a delegation from global rating agency Fitch at the Government Complex Seoul on Nov. 1. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Global rating agency Fitch has affirmed Korea's sovereign ratings with a stable outlook.
According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, this outlook was announced during a...
President Moon Jae-in on Nov. 1 gives a speech to the National Assembly on the proposed government budget for 2019. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Min Yea-Ji and Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in on Nov. 1 emphasized peace on the Korean Peninsula and “an inclusive nation in which all people prosper together.”
In his speech to parliament, the president asked for the National Assembly’s cooperation in...
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Customs Service said on Oct 29 that the accumulated amount of Korea’s annual exports outstripped US$500 billion within the shortest period of time. (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Yoon Sojung
Thanks to vitalized exports of high-value added goods and exports in new industries, Korea is predicted to reach a record high amount of...
President Moon Jae-in delivers congratulatory remarks at a ceremony held to announce the vision to establish one of world’s biggest renewable energy production complexes in Saemangeum reclaimed land in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do Province on Oct. 30. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in announced that the government will transform Saemangeum reclaimed land area in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do Province, into...
Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Boo Kyum emphasizes the importance of digital transformation by actively applying new technologies to the public sector at the opening ceremony of the OECD E-Leaders 2018 Seoul Meeting at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, on Oct. 30.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | Oct. 30, 2018
Leaders of e-government digitalization sectors from the Organization for...
The 2018 World Peace Convention, held in Incheon, Seoul and Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, invited international peace activists to discuss public role for bringing peace to the region. The photo above is Imjingak Park in Paju, Gyoenggi-do Province, one of the nearest places to the North Korean border where public access is allowed. (Korea.net...
Ramsar Deputy Secretary General Jonathan Barzdo announces the Ramsar Wetland Cities at the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13) held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 25. (Ministry of Environment)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Four more cities in Korea are internationally certified as Ramsar Wetland Cities. The accredited cities of...
South Korean soldiers load defense equipment onto a truck in order to empty the guard post inside the joint security area (JSA) of Panmunjeom truce village on Oct. 25. Ministry of National Defense.
By Kim Hyelin and Yoon Sojung
As the two Koreas remove weapons and guard posts, the joint security area (JSA) of the Panmunjeom truce village, one of the places with the...
International students show off their K-pop dance moves on stage during the Hello Mr. K 2018 concert, held at the Chungnam National University in Daejeon on Oct. 25.
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Daejeon | Oct. 25, 2018
They were amateurs but their energetic dance moves were just as eye-catching as any K-pop idol group on a well-lit stage.
This year the annual...
The Korean Cultural Center holds the second ‘Korea Independent Film Festival’ in Berlin, Germany, from Nov. 1 to Nov. 10. Katti Jisuk Seo’s documentary film, How About Having a Fascination of Mind?’ will be premiered at the festival. (Korean Cultural Center in Germany)
By Hahm Hee-eun
Korean independent films are becoming easily approachable for the audiences of Berlin, Germany.
The Korean Cultural Center...
Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejcinovic Buric (left) and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon discuss ways to improve the relationship between the two countries at the Government Complex Seoul on Oct. 24. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Kim Young Shin
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon held a meeting with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and...
President Moon Jae-in makes an address at the Kim Koo Museum & Library during the 73rd anniversary of Police Day at the Kim Koo Museum & Library in Yonsan-gu District, Seoul, on Oct. 25.
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in praised the spirit of the police for protecting the value of democracy, human rights and the daily...
The landscape of Dokdo Island. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Hahm Hee-eun
The Korean government held a ceremony to commemorate Dokdo Day on Oct. 25. Through the ceremony, which took place in many different regions of Korea, the government expressed its determination to protect Dokdo Island.
The date of Dokdo Day comes from the fact that Emperor Gojong declared Dokdo Island as the...
We are at the Korea Electronics Show 2018 (KES 2018), an exhibition of products and services provided by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), that kicked off at the Coex Convention & Exhibition Center on Oct. 24.
Organized by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and Samsung Electronics, the purpose of the exhibition is to expand marketing and sales channels for...
President Moon Jae-in (third from left) participates in the 17th World Korean Business Convention, in Songdo Convensia, Incheon, on Oct. 23. Approximately 3,500 people, including Korean business people from overseas, attended the gathering.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in met Korean business people around the globe at the opening ceremony of the 17th World Korean Business Convention,...
Korea Focus is an interview series produced by Korea.net, in which we meet with professionals who have an area of expertise related to Korea. Learn about Korean arts & culture, history, medicine, policies and more by tuning in to this in-depth series.
In this episode, we meet with Director Bartomeu Marí of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art...
King Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Yi Dynasty of the Joseon Kindom (1392-1910), is known for creating the Hangeul writing system, which was easy for ordinary people to learn. The photo shows a display of archaic Hangeul letters at the National Museum of Korea.
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea.net DB
A day tour to commemorate the 600th anniversary...
It's Oct. 22, and we are at Chilgung (칠궁), a collection of seven shrines located behind Gyeongbokgung Palace and next to Cheong Wa Dae.
Chilgung, literally meaning seven palaces, houses the shrines of each of the seven royal concubines from Joseon times who gave birth to future kings.
Every fourth Monday in October an ancestral rite called the chilgungje (칠궁제), is held on...
President Moon Jae-in speaks during the weekly Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 23 (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in on Oct. 23 ratified the Pyeongyang Joint Declaration and the Agreement on the Implementation of the Historic Panmunjeom Declaration in the Military Domain.
“The development of inter-Korean relations and the easing of military tension will help accelerate...
The Eighth Army Band will perform on stage during the Peace Festival for the Transformation of the DMZ at Camp Greaves in Paju City, Gyeonggi-do Province, on Oct. 27.
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Various art and culture events are bringing peace to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which has been a symbol of war and conflict.
The...