President Moon Jae-in addresses the public during the official ceremony for the 73rd Liberation Day, at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on Aug. 15.
By Min Yea-Ji, Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | Aug. 15, 2018
The official government ceremony to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of Liberation Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean...
KOREA, a monthly promotional magazine published by the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), receives three International Business Awards (IBA) in the Publications and Web Site categories in 2018. The photo shows a Gold Stevie trophy and the August 2018 issue of KOREA. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Young Shin and Hahm Hee-eun
KOREA, a monthly promotional magazine published by the Korean Culture and Information...
President Moon Jae-in (top row, fourth from left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook (top row, fourth from right) pose for a group photo during a luncheon at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 14 with descendants of Korean independence fighters. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in held a special luncheon in Seoul on Aug. 14 with descendants of Korean independence...
South Korea's Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon (left) shake hands with his North Korean counterpart, Ri Son-gwon, after high-level talks on Aug. 13.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Min-Jeung
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have agreed to hold a third inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang in September. This will mark the third meeting of its kind this year,...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon speaks during a press conference at the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City on Aug. 9. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The government has pledged to do all it can to promote innovative growth in order to help the country take off as an economic power.
Deputy Prime...
Busts of women who were incarcerated by the colonial government and the Imperial Japanese military into sexual slavery as ‘comfort women’ are set up in Gwangju, east of Seoul. (House of Sharing)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Min-Jeung
The Korean government will commemorate the first International Memorial Day for Comfort Women on Aug. 14.
Prior to the designation, victims of sexual slavery from colonial times...
North Korea proposes holding inter-Korean high-level talks at the Thongil House on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on Aug. 13. The photo shows Panmunjeom in April where the last inter-Korean summit took place. (Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Min-Jeung
South and North Korea will hold a high-level meeting at the Thongil House located on the...
As the national weather administration issues excessive heat warnings for most regions across the country, families visit the Banpo Hangang River Park in the evening on Aug. 4 to cool off from the steaming weather. (Kim Eun-young)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Seoul l Aug. 4, 2018
The continuing heat wave across the Korean Peninsula, with temperatures breaking 111-year-old records, has changed people's...
The band SsingSsing performs rock fused with Korean folk music at the National Theater of Korea on July 14. (National Theater of Korea)
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
A group of Korean artists will host a series of “Traveling Korean Arts” concerts and exhibitions in 23 cities in 18 countries this year, including Hungary, the U.K., Egypt, South Africa and Brazil.
The Ministry...
The video ‘Dokdo, Beautiful Island of Korea’ is produced in 12 languages. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Min-Jeung
A video clip about Dokdo Island produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has surpassed 10 million views. It’s been four years since it was first released in December 2013.
According to the MOFA, the video clip was produced in 12 languages:...
First lady Kim Jung-sook (right) listens to an explanation about the firefighting gear she has on, at a fire station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Aug. 8.
By Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
First lady Kim Jung-sook visited a fire station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Aug. 8 to encourage the firefighters there and to listen to their difficulties as...
Athletes representing Korea at the upcoming Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang pose for a group photo during the team's launch ceremony at the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul on Aug. 7.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photos = Prime Minister's Secretariat
Team Korea, competing in the Asian Games 2018 to be held in Jakarta and Palembang, has pledged to bring home at least 65 gold...
Two pebbles and a hand-written letter arrive at the Hallyeohaesang Marine National Park Eastern Office on July 10.
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Hallyeohaesang Marine National Park Eastern Office
“I decided to return the pebbles to their rightful place.”
A young teenager from the U.S. who visited a beach in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, with her family has sent back the pebbles she took...
President Moon Jae-in (left) learns how to open a bank account on a smartphone at Seoul City Hall on Aug. 7. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in has called for steps to remove excessive regulations and give online-only banks more room in which to maneuver.
“One of the basic principles of our finance industry is the separation of banking and...
Vietnamese participants learn how to play traditional Korean musical instruments at the Korean Culture Center in Vietnam. (Korean Culture Center in Vietnam)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation announced on Aug. 6 that the Global Traditional Culture and Arts Troupe 2018 will be sent to three countries -- Brazil, Spain...
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (back row, center) poses for a photo with other participants in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign minister’s meeting at the Singapore Expo Convention Centre on Aug. 4.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha attended the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Singapore on Aug. 4 and held bilateral...
Korea Post is issuing a series of independence movement stamps to commemorate Korean Independence Day on Aug. 15. (Korea Post)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Four representative historic sites that were locations for Korea's overseas independence movement will be commemorated on postage stamps to mark Korean Independence Day on Aug. 15.
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Aug. 6 that 688,000 postage...
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in officially announce the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Peace House in the Panmunjeom Truce Village where they held the historic Inter-Korean Summit on April 27.
By Kim Young Shin and Kim Min-Jeung
A compilation of President Moon Jae-in’s presidential speeches was published on Aug. 6 under the title "Moon Jae-in President...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon (second from left) gives a speech during the third Innovative Growth Ministerial Meeting at Seoul Square in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 2. (Ministry of Strategy and Finance)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The government has announced its plans to use public institutions to invest more than KRW 30 trillion into eight leading...
Some of Jeju's famous female haenyeo divers and a group of Taiwanese visitors pose for a photograph at the Jeju Hansupul Hanyeo School on Aug. 2. (Jeju Tourism Organization)
By Hahm Hee-eun
The government of the Jeju Special Self-governing Province and the Jeju Tourism Organization announced on Aug. 2 that they hosted a promotional tour about the island province's famous female haenyeo divers for major Taiwanese...