First lady Kim Jung-sook visits the 'Arrival of New Women' exhibit along with a group of female entrepreneurs at the Deoksugung branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, in Seoul on Jan. 9. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
Photos: Cheong Wa Dae
First lady Kim Jung-sook visited the “Arrival of New Women” exhibit accompanied by a group of female...
The International Olympic Committee issued a statement that welcomes the participation of North Korea in the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, on Jan. 9. Pictured is IOC President Thomas Bach (right) in a meeting with President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 20 last year. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcomed the proposals agreed upon...
President Moon Jae-in (right) meets Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak Abu Dhabi, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 9. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in shared his opinions on how to further develop bilateral ties between Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as he met the chairman of the...
President Moon Jae-in is faced with many questions from journalists during his New Year's press conference, at the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 10.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 stressed his will to make the year 2018 a new start for peace on the Korean Peninsula
In his New Year's...
Torch bearer Lee Sun-nam, the Korean citizen who volunteered for the most hours in 2016, anywhere in the country, poses in front of Yeonmudae Post, a traditional military observation post at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hwaseon Fortress in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do Province, on Jan. 5.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = PyeongChang Organizing Committee
The torch for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and...
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook (center) cry as they watch '1987: When the Day Comes,' based on the torture and subsequent death of university student and democracy fighter Park Jong-chul, at a theater in Yongsan-gu District, Seoul, on Jan. 7.
By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook watched...
President Moon Jae-in (right) welcomes Park Ok-Sun (seated), one of the victims of sexual slavery enforced by Imperial Japanese authorities during colonial times and World War II, at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 4.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in invited eight former victims of sexual slavery, who had been incarcerated by Imperial Japan during colonial...
President Moon Jae-in sounds the klaxon onboard the icebreaker liquefied natural gas tanker 'Vladimir Rusanov' while visiting Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering's Okpo Shipyard in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on Jan. 3.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Hyoja-dong Studio
President Moon Jae-in on Jan.3 emphasized the technological prowess and competitiveness of Korean shipbuilders, assuring them that, “Korea can become a global shipbuilding leader once...
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Ungyu (eighth from right) poses for a group photo with staff at Korean Air’s cargo terminal at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 1. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Ungyu visited the air cargo terminal at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 1...
In 2018, several policies directly related to non-Korean residents are undergoing reform. Pictured, a group of residents receive consultation at the Ansan Multicultural Support Headquarters in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ansan City Hall)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Hana
Starting in 2018, a number of policies related to employment, welfare and civil complaint services will undergo reform.
Among these new policies are several that cater...
El Sistema Korea Gangwon, a youth orchestra with members from across Gangwon-do Province, is to perform at the Gangneung Arts Center in Gangneung on Jan. 6 to support the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The photo above shows the orchestra at the Seoul Arts Center in October 2017. (Korea Arts & Culture Education Service)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
El...
Ministry of Unification spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun holds a press briefing in regard to North Korea’s proposal to normalize the Panmunjeom communications channel, at the Government Complex Seoul on Jan. 3. (Ministry of Unification)
By Yoon Sojung
The Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea welcomed North Korea’s proposal to open the Panmunjeom communications channel, it announced on Jan. 3.
In a...
Director Jeong Eun-kyeong of the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention stresses that her center is going all out to free next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games from any type of infectious disease, in a sit-down interview with Korea.net at her offices in Osong-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, on Dec. 5. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Kim Ji Hoe and Sohn JiAe
“We’re...
The limits on an immediate tax refund for tourists visiting Korea is raised to KRW 300,000, from the former KRW 200,000. The photo above shows Seoul’s famous shopping district of Myeongdong in 2015. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Tourists will now get a larger tax refund after shopping in Korea.
The limit on the immediate tax refund eligible to tourists at...
Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-Gyon makes a formal proposal to hold high-level talks with North Korea, to discuss the possibility of Pyongyang sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month, during a press conference at the Government Complex Seoul on Jan. 2. (Ministry of Unification)
By Lee Hana
The Ministry of Unification held an urgent press conference to make...
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun releases a government statement regarding North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's speech, at the Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 1. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Hana
Cheong Wa Dae released a statement on Jan. 1 welcoming North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's proposal to bring the two Koreas together for talks ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic...
President Moon Jae-in announces his plans for managing state affairs in 2018 in his message to the nation on Jan. 1. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in sent a New Year’s greeting to the nation on Jan. 1 and outlined his plans for managing state affairs in the new year.
President Moon said, “In the new year, I will continue to...
Moon Miyoung, director of the video ‘The Last A.I.’ that promotes Korea, shares behind-the-scenes stories about making the short film, at 231Production in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, on Dec. 26. She said, 'I hope that this video promotes Korea as a friend of the world.'
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul l Dec. 26, 2017
“Korea with the world, and the world with...
Korea.net picks its top 10 PyeongChang news stories from 2017
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
In the year 2017, Korea was busy preparing for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: hosting test events, opening ticket sales for the Games, bringing the Olympic flame to Korea and launching the KTX Gyeonggang high-speed train to whisk sports-fans from the greater capital region...
Colonel Jee Joon Yi, head of the PyeongChang 2018 Task Force that is overseen by the Ministry of National Defense, explains the duties his team will undertake during the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, at the Ministry of National Defense, on Nov. 17.
By Cho A-la, Sohn JiAe and Lee Hana
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | Nov. 17, 2017
"During the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic...