Mayor of Montpellier, France, Philippe Saurel has been selected as a recipient of the Order of Cultural Merit, Hwagwan metal, for promoting Korean arts and culture in France.
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Mayor of Montpellier Philippe Saurel, who has been actively promoting Korea in his city through an annual festival Coree d'ici, will receive the...
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook arrive at Seoul Airbase on Oct. 21 after finishing their nine-day European trip. (Cheong Wa Dae Facebook)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in came back home after ending a nine-day trip to Europe on Oct. 21. During the trip, President Moon visited five European countries and attended the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit where he...
President Moon Jae-in and Danish Queen Margrethe Alexandrine Porhildur Ingrid II take a commemorative photograph at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 20.
By Jung Joo-ri and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in visited the Amalienborg Palace in Denmark, to meet the Danish Queen Margrethe Alexandrine Porhildur Ingrid II on Oct. 20. They talked about the cooperation potential for...
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha pose for photos prior to their summit on Oct. 19 on the sidelines of the 12th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels, Belgium. (Cheong Wa Dae)
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha hold summit talks on Oct. 19 on the sidelines of...
President Moon Jae-in (left) poses for photos with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Oct. 19 on the sidelines of the 12th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels, Belgium. (Cheong Wa Dae)
President Moon Jae-in holds summit talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Oct. 19 on the sideline of the 12th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in...
President Moon Jae-in (left) poses for photos with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May prior to their summit on Oct. 19 on the sidelines of the 12th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels, Belgium. (Cheong Wa Dae)
President Moon Jae-in and U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May hold summit talks on Oct. 19 on the sideline of the 12th summit...
Director-General Han Gwijeong from the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences explains the importance of the recipes from head families during the press briefing held at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul on Oct. 19.
By Park Hye-ri and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | Oct. 19, 2018
“The food from the jongga, the head families (종가, 宗家) of old, respected clans, is a resource that shows...
The new Chollian-2A geostationary weather satellite, to be launched from the Guiana Space Center at Kourou in French Guiana on Dec. 4 (local time), is being prepared for relocation by a researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in Daejeon on Oct. 16. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Jung Joo-ri and Kim Young Shin
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on...
President Moon Jae-in (left) shakes hands with Pope Francis, during his official visit to the Vatican on Oct. 18.
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
“If North Korea invites me, I will certainly respond to it, and I can possibly go.”
Pope Francis decided to join the path to peace on the Korean Peninsula by responding to the invitation of North...
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte shake hands after holding a summit in Rome on Oct. 17.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, in Italy on the second leg of his European tour, and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte held a summit in Rome on Oct. 17. In the summit, the two leaders agreed...
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Korea ranks 15th in global competitiveness among 140 countries. The photo shows the Sustainability Development Impact Summit 2018, which is hosted by the World Economic Forum. (World Economic Forum)
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm Hee-eun
Korea is ranked as the world’s best in ICT adoption and macroeconomic stability, and ranked 15th in the global competitiveness evaluation by...
The head of the North Korean delegation, Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country Ri Son Gwon (left) and the Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-Gyon shakes hands before the high-level meeting held at Peace House in Panmunjeom on Oct. 15. (Ministry of Unification)
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Young Shin
South and North Korea agreed on Oct. 15 to...
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (right) listens to an explanation about the winning work of Piper Bo, a 15-year-old from the United States who won the top prize in the category of Korean music and drama at the exhibition of the Global Talk Talk Korea Contest 2018 on Oct. 16. The exhibition opened on...
President Moon Jae-in (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands after arriving at Élysée Palace in Paris on Oct. 15.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
In the summit with French President Emmanuel Macron at Élysée Palace in Paris on Oct. 15, President Moon told the French leader, "We must encourage North Korea’s denuclearization by easing U.N. sanctions at least...
President Moon Jae-in, first lady Kim Jung-sook and performers wave to the audience at the Korea-France Friendship Concert held in Paris on Oct. 14.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
During their state visit to France, President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook attended a Korea-France Friendship Concert, held at the 13th Art Theater in Paris on Oct. 14.
The concert,...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (left) and Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong Yeon sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Oct. 13 for renewing the global partnership on capacity development between Korea and the IMF. The two met on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings 2018 Indonesia which took place at Westin...
View of the Local Government Officials Development Institute, where training courses are being arranged. (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Hahm Hee-eun
Korea’s successful examples of administrative innovations are being introduced to the additional northern and new southern countries.
The Local Government Officials Development Institute, which was established by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said on Oct. 15...
President Moon Jae-in (fifth from left), on a state visit to France, talks with CEO of French gas company Air Liquide Benoit Potier (third from left) at the hydrogen fuel-cell car event in Alma Square, Paris on Oct. 14.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in began the official schedule of his nine-day trip to Europe in Paris...
Models pose on the runway at a fashion show held during Hanbok Day at Gyeongbokgung Palace on Oct. 20, 2017. (Korea.net DB)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Hanbok, with its elegant lines and splendid displays of color, has been receiving worldwide attention in recent years. In Seoul, it's easy to spot fashion aficionados and tourists dressed in Hanbok garments, strolling the palace grounds.
This...
Song Seung-Whan, the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, delivers the keynote speech for the 19th Interpreting and Translation Research Institute (ITRI) International Conference at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul on Oct. 12.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | Oct. 12, 2018
Korean art experts and scholars from 10 countries...