Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, shares his thoughts about the Pyeongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018 during a special conference at the Seoul press center for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang on Sept. 19. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
The Pyeongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018 includes milestone agreements between the two...
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) and North Korea’s Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (second from left) hold high each other’s hands atop Janggun Peak of Baekdusan Mountain in North Korea on Sept. 20. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
“I believe it won’t take long before the general public from the South can come here to...
President Moon Jae-in delivers his words of greeting to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife and to 150,000 Pyeongyang citizens, thanking them all for their warm hospitality during his visit to Pyeongyang for the latest inter-Korean summit. He delivered the speech in the evening at the May Day Stadium after a mass gymnastics performance of “Brilliant...
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left), first lady Kim Jung-sook (left), Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (fourth from right) and his spouse, Ri Sol Ju (second from right), make a toast during the welcome banquet at the Mokrangwan state guesthouse in Pyeongyang on Sept. 18. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s...
First lady Kim Jung-sook enjoys a show at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren’s Palace in Pyeongyang on Sept. 19. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
First lady Kim Jung-sook visited the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren’s Palace, an educational facility for young students in North Korea’s capital on Sept. 19, the second day of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang. She watched a show prepared by the...
President Moon Jae-in (left) and North Korean Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un hold up signed copies of the Pyeongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018 that outlines the outcomes of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang, at the Baekhwawon state guesthouse in Pyeongyang on Sept. 19. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
President Moon Jae-in and North Korean Chairman...
First lady Kim Jung-sook and North Korean first lady Ri Sol Ju visit the Okryu Children's Hospital, the largest general hospital for children in North Korea in Pyeongyang on Sept. 18. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
First lady Kim Jung-sook, currently visiting the North Korean capital alongside President Moon Jae-in, and North Korean first lady Ri Sol Ju spent the...
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) says he will concentrate on establishing permanent peace between South and North Korea through the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang. He presided over a Cabinet meeting on the afternoon of Sept. 17, one day before the summit. (Cheong Wa Dae).
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
President Moon Jae-in expressed his commitment to remove the fear of war because...
A panel discussion is underway under the theme of ‘A forecast for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit: Process of implementing the Panmunjeom Declaration,’ in the main press center for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Sept. 17, just one day until the third inter-Korean summit begins.
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
On Sept. 17, just one day...
Major cultural figures from both Korea and China participate on panels at the Korea-China Cultural Exchange Forum held at the Taierzhuang Ancient Town, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China, on Sept. 13. From the left are Wang Luxiang, presenter on the Phoenix TV documentary 'Cultural Canvas,' Wang Shi, chairman of the Chinese Culture Promotion Society, Lee Kwangho, former professor...
Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok briefs the press about the schedule for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang to be held from Sept. 18 to 20, at the main press center for the event at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul on Sept. 17. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Chairman of State Affairs...
Foreign correspondents gather at the main press center for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, at the KINTEX convention center in Gyeonggi-do Province on April 27, 2018. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Hana
With the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang now just around the corner, resources for foreign correspondents covering the event will be made available both on- and offline.
Starting Sept. 14, Korea.net will become the...
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a luncheon with inter-Korean senior advisors, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 13. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in has announced that the objectives of the upcoming third inter-Korean summit, to be held from Sept. 18 to 20, are to develop and improve inter-Korean ties, and to accelerate and mediate U.S.-North Korea talks.
The remarks...
The Ministry of Justice will issue a Certificate of Permanent Residency to non-Korean residents who qualify for an F-5 visa starting Sept. 21. (Ministry of Justice)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Non-Korean residents who have permanent resident status in Korea will now be issued a Certificate of Permanent Residency instead of the former Certificate of Alien Registration.
The Ministry of Justice announced on Sept....
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) and President Moon Jae-in brief the press after their summit, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 10.
By Kim Young Shin and Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held a summit with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 10 to discuss ways to strengthen the special strategic partnership that exists between...
Visitors to a special exhibition about inter-Korean summits, titled 'Peace, a New Start,' pose for a commemorative photo at the official photo zone for the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Sarangchae exhibition space, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 9. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
A special exhibition titled “Peace, a New Start,” which displays photos, videos and documents from past...
Korea’s first homegrown space rocket engine, the Nuri, is to be test-launched in October. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Jung Joo-ri and Kim Young Shin
Korea’s first homegrown carrier rocket, the KSLV-2 Nuri, will be launched into space in 2021.
The Nuri is a three-stage rocket that can carry a 1.5-ton application satellite into a 600 to800 km low Earth orbit. It passed its...
Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong (left), head of President Moon Jae-in’s team of special envoys, exchanges greetings with North Korea's Chairman of State Affairs Kim Jong Un, in Pyeongyang on Sept. 5. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young-shin and Kim Min-Jeung
North Korean media are rapidly reporting news of the upcoming third inter-Korean summit now that the date is fixed for Sept. 18...
Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong, the head of President Moon Jae-in’s team of special envoys, delivers a letter from President Moon to North Korea's Chairman of State Affairs Kim Jong Un, in Pyeongyang on Sept. 5.
By Kim Young Shin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
The two Koreas have agreed to hold a third inter-Korean summit between President Moon Jae-in and...
Lee Jun-Sik, president of the Independence Hall of Korea (left), and Ji Geon-gil, chairman of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, hold up a written agreement at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan City, Chungcheongnam-do Province, on April 26. (Independence Hall of Korea)
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation announced on Sept. 4 that it is launching...