Foreign correspondents attend a press briefing at the main press center for the 2018 inter-Korean Summit, at the KINTEX convention center in Goyang-si, Gyoenggi-do Province, on April 27.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps
The number of foreign correspondents stationed in Korea to cover the region have now exceeded 300 journalists.
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), part...
President Moon Jae-in speaks at the Gusan-dong Library Village in Seoul. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in said on Sept. 4 that investing in social overhead capital (SOC) related to people's everyday lives is an investment in the people for the region. He stressed that development of the country’s SOC is the road toward becoming an inclusive society.
President Moon...
President Moon Jae-in explains over the phone the special envoys’ Sept. 5 visit to Pyeongyang, at Cheong Wa Dae the night before. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in’s special envoys to North Korea arrived in Pyeongyang at 9 a.m. on Sept. 5.
The special envoys are Chief of the National Security Office Chung Eui-yong, National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief...
The Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour features the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion that looks even more gracious when seen under the moonlight at night.
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kang Gahui
Seoul | Sept. 4, 2018
“Welcome to those who have been invited by the king to visit Joseon.”
A tour guide, dressed in the traditional robes of a Joseon court lady, came out of the Heungnyemun Gate...
There are numerous mobile applications that offer 'online-to-offline' (O2O) services related to transportation, food delivery, accommodations and real estate. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Hyun-Bin
Lee Jeong-ah, an office worker, starts and ends her day by turning on mobile applications.
- 7 a.m. Lee opens her front door and picks up a salad box that was delivered overnight, which she ordered the night...
President Moon Jae-in (left) holds a press conference with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, following the Korea-Indonesia summit at the Bogor Palace in West Java on Nov. 9, 2017. The two heads of state agreed to elevate their bilateral relationship to a 'special strategic partnership' that day. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Hana
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will make a state visit to...
President Moon Jae-in is sending a five-member delegation to Pyeongyang on Sept. 5, the same officials who went to the North last March. Above, the special envoys heading across the South-North border in March. From left: National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Suh Hoon, Senior NIS official Kim Sang-gyun, Chief of the National Security Office Chung Eui-yong, Presidential Secretary for...
An illustration by Viktoria Moroz from Ukraine wins in the 'Etc.' category in the global Talk Talk Korea 2018 contest.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Korean Culture and Information Service
The 125 winners of the international Talk Talk Korea 2018 contest, co-hosted by the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, and the...
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left) hosts a Cabinet meeting and proposes the government's new budget for 2019, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 28. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
The government held a Cabinet meeting with President Moon Jae-in presiding at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 28 and finalized their proposal for the 2019 budget.
The proposed budget covers KRW...
The minimum period of time required for non-citizens to live in Korea before being able to sign up for national health insurance increases from three months to six months. Refugees are also now allowed to sign up for the national health care plan. The photo shows the Severance Hospital center for non-citizens. (Koreanet DB)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Min-Jeung
Non-citizens must now...
The renewed Facts About Korea website will serve as an archive of the errors that were found about Korea, and link to the corrections, of course, as well as the reporting channel. (KOCIS)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) will present a renewed version of its Facts About Korea website (www.factsaboutkorea.go.kr/mwelcome.do?ln=en) on Sept. 3 to mark the...
Participants in the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting discuss ‘A Digital Agenda for Development’ in Salta, Argentina, on Aug. 24. (G20 Argentina Organizing Committee)
By Jung Joo-ri and Kim Min-Jeung
Korea participated in the Group of 20 (G20) Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting in Salta, Argentina, from Aug. 23 to 24, and stressed the importance of preparing for a human-centered fourth industrial revolution.
The G20 Digital...
Kang Sung-chun, deputy mister for trade at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, gives a speech during the first Korea-Indonesia Automotive Dialogue, at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Aug. 24. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Lee Yoonseo and Hahm Hee-eun
The first Korea-Indonesia Automotive Dialogue was held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Aug. 24, to open ways for...
President Moon Jae-in, during his weekly meeting with senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 20, said that he, too, sympathizes with the separated families, being from one himself, and called for efforts to hold regular exchanges between the families separated by the Korean War (1950-1953). (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
During his weekly meeting with senior secretaries at Cheong...
The ‘Guidebook with Universal Designs for Convenient Use of Public Facilities' is distributed by the Ministry of Interior on Aug. 16. (Ministry of Interior and Safety)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Min-Jeung
A young Philippine woman in her 20s married a Korean citizen last year. Because her Korean is not yet fluent, she has difficulties using the community center when looking for certain...
Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (left) and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon shake hands before their meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on Aug. 16. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Kim Young Shin
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon held a meeting with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman...
Frank William Schofield is one of the non-Korean supporters of Korea’s independence. (Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Young Shin
Korea’s Gwangbokjeol Liberation Day (광복절) on Aug. 15 can be literally translated as "the day we won back the light." It is a very meaningful day for Koreans everywhere, as it's the day that the country had its sovereign power...
South Korea's Natural Monument No. 304, the Ganghwado ginkgo tree (left), and Natural Monument No. 165 in North Korea, the Yeonan ginkgo tree (right), both stand tall today. (Cultural Heritage Administration)
By Kang Gahui and Kim Min-Jeung
With the inter-Korean family reunions coming up, an event to sooth the pain of two ginkgo trees that have been separated for 800 years took place on...
The World Bank released data showing the gross domestic product and gross national income per capita in each country in 2017 on Aug. 16. The photo above shows a bird’s eye view of Seoul and Namsan Mountain. (Jeon Han)
By Lee Yoonseo and Kim Young Shin
Korea’s global ranking for gross national income (GNI) per capita rose 14 spots to 31st, and gross domestic...
California State Assembly members and officials from the Korean consulate in Los Angeles pose for a photo in LA on Aug. 13. (Consulate general of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles)
By Kim Min-Jeung
The assembly of the California state legislature passed a resolution to designate a day to commemorate Korean independence activist Ahn Chang Ho.
Jointly introduced by Korean-American assembly member...