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Korea-U.S. leaders reaffirm cooperation on NK issues
President Moon Jae-in holds a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 17 to talk about...
Seoul to host 2019 Int’l Renewable Energy Conference
The next International Renewable Energy Conference will take place in Seoul in 2019. Pictured is President Moon Jae-in speaking at a ceremony to mark...
PM meets Finnish parliamentary speaker
Maria Lohela (left), speaker of the parliament in Finland, visits Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon at the Government Complex Seoul on Sept. 13. (Prime Minister’s...
Disabled artist festival removes barriers for Paralympics
Korea Disabled Artist Association President Bang Gui-hee (left) poses for a commemorative photo with singer DinDin who has been appointed as an honorary ambassador...
Kimchi making officially becomes national heritage item
The Cultural Heritage Administration formally designates kimchi making, or kimchi damgeugi, as an official National Intangible Cultural Heritage Item on Sept. 8. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Young...
Statue goes up to honor colonial forced labor
A statue of a forced laborer from colonial times is erected at Yongsan Station in Seoul on Aug. 12 to publicize the issue of...
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...