Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon delivers the keynote speech at the Jeju Forum for Peace & Prosperity 2018 that took place at the International Convention Center Jeju on June 27.
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeju Island Self-Governing Province
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said, “The process of establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula is a road not yet taken.”
At the Jeju Forum...
First Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance Ko Hyoung-kwon (left) shakes hands with the president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Jin Liqun, during the third annual meeting of the AIIB in Mumbai, India, on June 25. (Ministry of Strategy and Finance)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
“The peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula will help the Asian Infrastructure Investment...
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Seoul | June 27, 2018
Photos and Video = Cultural Heritage Administration
When a baby is newly born, everyone feels the same about the baby, all across ages and countries. They are delighted by the birth of a new life, and they wish for the baby’s health.
The museum exhibit “The Birth of a Royal Baby of the Joseon Dynasty”,...
Kim Jeong-ryeol (second from left), the chief delegate from South Korea and second vice chairman of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Kim Yun Hyok (second from right), the chief delegate from North Korea and the vice railway minister, exchange joint press releases during the high-level talks about inter-Korean railway cooperation, held at the Peace House in Panmunjeom...
President Moon Jae-in says, 'Establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula is the way to return the courage of the war veterans,' in a speech he uploaded on June 26. The photo shows him in June last year in downtown Seoul where he addressed a reception for Korean War veterans to mark the 67th anniversary of the outbreak of the...
In Seoul, there's a place called the Euljiro Nogari Alley, tucked away behind exit 4 of Eulji-ro 3-ga Station, where people can enjoy draft beer with a side of nogari dried pollack. (Junggu District)
By Kang Gahui and Lee Hana
During the day, the streets surrounding Euljiro 3-ga Station on Seoul's subway lines No. 2 and No. 3 are littered with tools and parts laid out...
Japanese tourists are coming back to Korea, as tensions on the Korean Peninsula alleviate. The photo shows Japanese tourists waiting in a line to enter the Line Friends Store in Hongdae in June. (Jeon Han)
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm Hee-eun
The number of Japanese tourist visiting Korea, which had been lagging throughout last year, is rapidly recovering this year.
According to the Korean Tourism...
Vice Minister for Transport Kim Jeong Ryeol (center), head of the South Korean delegation to an inter-Korean working meeting on railway cooperation, answers the press as they head to Panmunjeom for the meeting on June 26. (Ministry of Unification)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Sohn JiAe
South Korea and North Korea are now accelerating inter-Korean cooperation as part of efforts to carry out the...
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (third from right) and other participants pledge their allegiance to the nation during the 68th anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Ceremony, at Jamsil Arena in Seoul on June 25.
By Park Hye Ri and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Ministry of Veterans Affairs
“The devotion of the veterans enabled the Republic of Korea to achieve its incredible development. The Republic of...
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook return home at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, on June 24, wrapping up their state visit to Russia.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in’s state visit to Russia was the first move in his planned program of summits following the recent inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea talks.
It’s safe...
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook cheer for the Korean national team at Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don on June 23 where Korea faced off in Group F against Mexico.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook visited the Rostov Arena in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on June 23 to...
President Moon Jae-in (center, left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (center, right) hold a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 22.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, currently on a state visit to Russia, held talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on June 22. The two rounds of talks, the first being smaller in scale...
South Korean Red Cross President Park Kyung-seo (second from left) and Pak Yong Il (second from right), vice chairman of North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country, shake hands during Red Cross talks at a hotel near Geumgangsan Mountain in North Korea on June 22.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Ministry of Unification
The two Koreas have...
A yellow-throated marten, categorized as an Endangered Wildlife Class II animal, is photographed by a surveillance camera in the Demilitarized Zone. (National Institute Of Ecology)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is home to 5,929 species of wildlife, including 101 endangered species.
The National Institute of Ecology recently reported that it has confirmed a list of wildlife species by studying three...
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) holds a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (second from right), in Moscow on June 21.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, currently on a state visit to Russia, stressed the importance of trilateral economic cooperation among South Korea, North Korea and Russia, in a meeting on June 21 with Russian...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jonghwan unveils a bronze statue of Korean author Park Kyong-ni, alongside Russian officials, at Saint Petersburg State University in Russia on June 20. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Sohn JiAe
A bronze statue of famous Korean author Park Kyong-ni (1926-2008) has been set up on the campus of Saint Petersburg State University in...
President Moon Jae-in (left) joins in the celebrations on International Day of Yoga on June 21, as requested by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by leaving a message on Twitter. Pictured are the two leaders at the G20 Summit in Germany in July 2017. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in shared some words of celebration with the people of...
Jeju Island's Woljeongri Beach serves up some serenely sumptuous scenery. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Hana
If you're planning a trip to Jeju Island this July during peak summertime, here are a few useful tips.
On June 20, the Jeju Tourism Organization (JTO) announced its list of 10 must-do activities for travelers visiting the island province.
For those wishing to experience Jeju along...
Visitors to the 2018 Seoul International Book Fair look around the books on display at the COEX convention center in Seoul on June 20.
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Seoul | June 20, 2018
"We want to publish more top-notch literary works, like those written by Han Kang.”
So said Anne Meadows, an editor at the U.K....
The preparation team dispatched from South Korea inspects a machine room at the General Support Center at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex on June 19. (Ministry of Unification)
By Kim Young Shin
A South Korean team visited the Gaeseong Industrial Complex just over the border in North Korea for the second consecutive day on June 20 to prepare opening a joint liaison office...