Short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-Gy gives his support to the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit in a video released on April 26. (Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee)
By Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps
Video messages from short track speed skaters in support of the upcoming Inter-Korean Summit were released on April 26.
Kwak Yoon-gy, Shim Suk-hee, Lim Hyo-jun and Choi Min-jeong, the four Olympians who...
Former President Roh Moo-hyun (center) inspects a North Korean honor guard during his visit to North Korea in October 2007. (Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee)
By Sohn JiAe and Kim Young Shin
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un, the first ever North Korean leader to visit Korean territory, will be invited to inspect an official Korean military honor guard.
“At the 2000 and...
Artists wave to the audience during the Korea Performance Festival in Bangkok in June 2017. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Kim Young Shin
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will host a showcase event of Korean performances at The Star Theater in Singapore on April 26 and 27.
The event will be attended by some 3,500 local audience members, including groups from travel agencies.
“This event...
Pope Francis greets the crowds with a big smile during his visit to Seoul in August 2014. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Young Shin
Pope Francis made supportive remarks about the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit and offered a special prayer with the thousands of people on-site during the Wednesday General Audience at St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on April 25. In particular, he...
Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom briefs the press on the final rehearsal for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, at the Main Press Center at the KINTEX convention center in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, on April 26.
By Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps
The final rehearsal for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit was done on April 26, just one day to go until the historic talks.
Cheong...
Chairman Im Jong-seok of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee briefs the press on the detailed schedule for the upcoming Inter-Korean Summit, at the KINTEX convention center in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, on April 26.
By Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps
Details about the schedule for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit were released on April 26, just one day ahead of the historic meeting.
Chairman Im...
With the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit just two days away, the two Koreas held a joint rehearsal on April 25 at the Peace House in Panmunjeom. The photo shows the Peace House, the summit venue. (Jeon Han)
By Yoon Sojung
Ahead of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, South and North Korea held a joint rehearsal on April 25 at the Peace House in Panmunjeom,...
Presidential Senior Secretary for Public Relations Yoon Young-chan on April 25 briefs the press at the Chunchugwan Press Center at Cheong Wa Dae on the results of the meeting between Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong and U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
Korean and U.S. leaders will hold a phone call immediately after the 2018 Inter-Korean...
Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo (left) and his Vietnamese counterpart, Ngo Xuan Lich, shake hands after signing a joint vision statement covering cooperation on national defense, at the ministry’s offices in Seoul on April 23. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Lee Hana and Kim Young Shin
Korea and Vietnam’s ministries of defense officially announced a joint cooperative vision on April 23.
Minister of National...
Cedric Alviani, head of the RSF’s East Asia Bureau, explains the map of the world's press freedom index in a press conference to announce the 2018 World Press Freedom index, at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu District, Seoul, on April 25. (Journalists Association of Korea)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Jihye
On the press freedom index recently announced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF),...
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is hosting a range of events to celebrate the 2018 Spring Welcome Week for World Tourists, which falls between April 25 and May 5 this year. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Seoul is hosting several events this season to welcome tourists from overseas.
Celebrating the spring travel season that comes along with Japan’s Golden Week...
PyeongChang Olympic fans have been satisfied with their time in the country. Pictured is a non-Korean family who came to Gangneung in Gangwon-do Province on Feb. 15, to watch the Games. (Korea.net DB)
By Sohn JiAe
Non-Korean visitors to Korea during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games earlier this year were highly satisfied with their time in the nation. In...
Non-Korean journalists and broadcasters will be allowed to directly cover the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, a first in history. Pictured are both Korean and non-Korean media taking pictures at the Panmunjeom Join Security Area (JSA) on April 18. (Korea.net DB)
By Sohn JiAe
The "Korea Pool," a group of media that will directly cover the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit from the Peace...
The meeting room for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit has an oval table and a painting of Geumgangsan Mountain as a backdrop.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos=Cheong Wa Dae
Details of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit meeting room, such as the table, chairs, artwork and interior touches, were revealed on April 25, just two days to go until the historic event.
Vice presidential spokesperson Ko Minjung said...
President Moon Jae-in holds a 40-minute phone call starting at 4 p.m. on April 24 with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss issues involving the Korean Peninsula, including the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed that the success of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit and the summit between...
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon salutes the national flag during a closing ceremony held for PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games volunteers, at the COEX convention center in Seoul on April 23.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photo=Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon's facebook
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have now finally come to a close with one last ceremony in honor of the many Games...
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on April 23 that it has been operating a task force that is focusing on inter-Korean exchanges in the arts and sports that will take place after the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. The photo shows the South Korean art troupe performing with North Korean musicians in Pyeongyang on April 3. (Ministry of...
A mango mousse, which will be served as dessert at the welcome banquet for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, will be decorated with the unification flag and spring flowers. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
The menu for the welcome banquet where the leaders of South and North Korea will sit down across from each other during the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit was unveiled...
Ambassador of Cote d'Ivoire to the Republic of Korea Sylvestre Kouassi Bile. Jeon Han.
The embassy of Cote d'Ivoire to the Republic of Korea sends a congratulatory message on the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit.
In the April 18 message, Ambassador Sylvestre Kouassi Bile says that, “Cote d'Ivoire is following with interest and steady attention the reconciliation process initiated between South and...