Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea Dulat Bakishev. (Kim Sunjoo)
Ahead of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, the Embassy of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea sent a congratulatory message in both English and Russian.
In the message in English and in Russian, dated April 13, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea Dulat Bakishev said, “Astana welcomes the...
A video clip released on the official website for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit features U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres wishing for the success of the inter-Korean talks.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos=Inter-Korean Summit website
Video clips featuring world leaders and celebrities sending their words of support for the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit have been pouring in.
Video messages have come from Pope Francis, U.N. Secretary...
South and North Korea hold their third working-level meeting on April 23 and finalized the main schedule for the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. The photo shows Peace House in Panmunjeom, the venue for the upcoming summit. (Jeon Han)
By Yoon Sojung
The two Koreas held their third working-level meeting on April 23 ahead of the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit.
In the meeting, the...
The organizing committee for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit will host three talks shows on inter-Korean issues at the Main Press Center at the KINTEX convention center in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, on April 26, one day before the summit. Pictured is President Moon Jae-in greeting a group of advisors on the summit, at Cheong Wa Dae on April 12. (Cheong...
The world has been showing great interest in the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. Media outlets from around the globe are covering stories related to the Korean Peninsula, visiting the Demilitarized Zone and the Peace House in the Panmunjeom Truce Village, the summit venue, and holding interviews with people who have had to leave their homes in the North.
In line...
Ambassador of Nigeria to the Republic of Korea Amin M. Dalhatu. (Kim Sunjoo)
The embassy of Nigeria to the Republic of Korea sends a congratulatory message ahead of the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit.
In the April 11 message, Ambassador Amin M. Dalhatu says that, “The Embassy of Nigeria is pleased to congratulate President Moon Jae-in on the forthcoming third South-North Korea...
Presidential Senior Secretary for Public Relations Yoon Young-chan issues a statement on April 21 saying that Cheong Wa Dae welcomes North Korea’s decision to stop its missile tests and to close its nuclear facilities. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
Cheong Wa Dae has expressed its welcome of Pyeongyang’s decision to stop its missile tests and to close its nuclear facilities.
In a statement...
The world has been showing great interest in the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. Media outlets from around the globe are covering stories related to the Korean Peninsula, visiting the Demilitarized Zone and the summit venue of the Peace House in Panmunjeom, and interviewing displaced people who have had to flee their original homes in the North.
In line with this,...
A direct phone line between Cheong Wa Dae and Pyeongyang has been opened on April 20. The test phone call was made between senior secretary for personnel affairs Song In-bae of Cheong Wa Dae (right) and a staff member at the State Affairs Committee in Pyeongyang. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
A direct phone line between Cheong Wa Dae and Pyeongyang...
The mayor of Hadong-gun County, Youn Sang-ki (right), receives a certificate that designates the Traditional Hadong Tea Agrosystem as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS), at the GIAHS international forum in Rome on April 19. (Hadong-gun County)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
The traditional tea agrosystem of Hadong-gun County has been designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS).
The Ministry...
The ministry also said that the addition of new occupations to the E-7 visa category is expected to help Korea develop new emerging industries and to boost Korea’s international competitiveness in those sectors. (Ministry of Justice)
by Lee Yoonseo and Yoon Sojung
The government will open a new visa category for overseas workers who are specialized in new emerging industries, such as robotics, industrial...
President Moon Jae-in has been selected as one of the most influential leaders around the world by both Fortune and Time magazines. The photo above shows U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and President Moon attending a joint press conference after their summit in November 2017. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
The U.S. magazines Fortune and Time have selected President Moon...
President Moon Jae-in (center) and other dignitaries walk toward the memorial monument at the April 19 National Cemetery to pay their respects to some of the earliest Korean democracy martyrs, in Seoul on April 19. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
The Moon Jae-in administration has commemorated the 58th anniversary of the April 19 Revolution.
President Moon Jae-in visited the April 19...
The IMF forecasts on April 17 that Korea’s GDP growth rate for 2018 and 2019 will be 3.0 and 2.9 percent, respectively. (Korea.net DB)
By Park Gil-ja and Hahm Hee-eun
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that the Korean economy will grow by 3 percent this year and by 2.9 percent next year.
The IMF released its World Economic Outlook Report on April 17...
The world has been showing great interest in the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. Media outlets from around the globe are covering stories related to the Korean Peninsula, visiting the Peace House summit venue in Panmunjeom, the Demilitarized Zone, and interviewing displaced people who have had to flee their original homes in the North. In line with this, Korea.net is...
A Panmunjeom press tour is held for more than 300 journalists in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province, on April 18, the venue for the scheduled April 27 Inter-Korean Summit.
By Min Yea-ji and Hahm Hee-eun
Photo = Jeon Han
As global interest in the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit grows, the number of journalists heading to Seoul has reached a new high.
According to the Preparatory Committee for the 2018...
Korean citizens celebrate with former President Kim Dae-jung as he leaves for North Korea for the first Inter-Korean Summit on June 13, 2000.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee
Cheong Wa Dae announced on April 18 that it will release to the public a trove of photos and videos of past exchanges between South and North Korea...
Members of the foreign press take pictures at the Panmunjeom Joint Security Area (JSA) during a tour on April 18, just nine days before the launch of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit.
By Lee Hana and Kim Hyelin
Photos = Jeon Han
Panmunjeom | April 18, 2018
In the days leading up to the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, members of the foreign press have been zooming in on Panmunjeom,...
Do Jongwhan (right), minister of culture, sports and tourism, and Andres Sanchez Braun (left), a reporter from Agencia EFE, shake hands at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club (SFCC) Press Conference, in Seoul on April 17.
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photo = Heo Man-jin, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Seoul | April 18, 2018
Just 10 days before the historic 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, foreign press...
President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during a Buddhist ceremony to pray for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula, at COEX in Seoul on April 17.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in has called on Buddhists to show their support for peace on the Korean Peninsula. “The Hwajaeng theory (화쟁, 和爭) espoused by Wonhyo (원효, 元曉) (617-686), one of...