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President Moon emphasizes safety, security for coast guard
President Moon Jae-in delivers the congratulatory address on the 64th anniversary of Korea Coast Guard Day, at the Port of Incheon Coast Guard Station...
Korean tourism keywords: much more than just kimchi
On Sept. 5, the Korea Tourism Organization released a report about Korean tourism keywords from 2016 in major search engines like Google, Baidu and...
Former German chancellor visits sex slavery victims
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visits survivors of sexual slavery in colonial times and World War II and delivers a photograph of a statue...
President Moon meets former German chancellor
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder presents the Korean edition of his autobiography, 'Entsheidungen – Mein Leben in der Politik,' to President Moon Jae-in at...
Korea affirms solidarity against N. Korea with France, Australia
President Moon Jae-in holds a phone call on Sept. 11 with French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, to discuss countermeasures...
Seoul 1988 Paralympic torch returns for PyeongChang 2018
The torch for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, unveiled to the public on Sept. 8, has a braille inscription of the Olympic...
PM meets Omani parliament speaker
Oman's Speaker of the Parliament Sheikh Khalid Al-Maawali (left) and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon shake hands at the Government Complex Seoul on Sept. 11....
President Moon meets IMF chief
Christine Lagarde (left), managing director of the IMF, visits President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 11.
By Jeon Han and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong...
Tickets for PyeongChang Winter Games now available online
Online sales for next February’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games began on Sept. 5. Pictured is the front page of the official...
President Moon meets Ban Ki-moon ahead of UN General Assembly
President Moon Jae-in meets with former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 11. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in met...
Korea, Japan reaffirm ‘solid cooperation’
President Moon Jae-in holds summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 7.
By Sohn...
First lady honors Korean independence in Russia
First lady Kim Jung-sook takes a look around a historical exhibit at the cultural center for ethnic Koreans, in Ussuriysk, Russia, on Sept. 6.
By Lee...
‘Korea is best partner for developing Russian Far East’
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a summit at the Far Eastern University in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 6.
By Yoon Sojung
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ASEAN Culture House opens in Busan
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (fifth from left) poses with foreign ministers and vice ministers from ASEAN countries, including Philippine Foreign Minister Peter Cayetano (third...
PM meets Philippine Foreign Minister
Philippine Foreign Minister Alan Peter Cayetano (left) and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon meet at the Government Complex Seoul on Sept. 4. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Kim...
President Moon purchases PyeongChang tickets online
President Moon Jae-in purchases tickets to the PyeongChang Winter Games online, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 5, as online sales for the Winter...
The Grump’s big trip to Pyeongchang
Tuomas Kyrö (right), author of the novel 'Happy Days of the Grump,' stands beside his fictional character, the Grump, an 80-year-old stubbornly traditional Finnish...
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha in Seoul
The devout join hands in prayer at the Seoul Central Masjid, the first mosque in Korea, on Sept. 1 to celebrate Eid al-Adha.
By Kim Young Deok and Kim...
President Moon declares Oct. 2 holiday, nation gets 10 days off
President Moon Jae-in presides over a cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 5. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
Oct. 2 has become a one-time...
President Moon reaches out internationally over NK
President Moon Jae-in holds a series of phone calls with Germany, the U.S. and Russia, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 4, to talk...