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Korea, Senegal to cooperate on NK issues, expanding partnership
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) presents Senegalese President Macky Sall (left) with plush toys of Soohorang and Bandabi, the official mascots of the...
Korea, Czechia discuss bilateral ties, NK issues
President Moon Jae-in (right) presents Czech President Miloš Zeman with plush toys of Soohorang and Bandabi, the official mascots for next year’s PyeongChang 2018...
PyeongChang Olympics will bring peace to Northeast Asia: president
President Moon Jae-in (left) meets with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 19.
By Lee...
President Moon discusses climate change with UN leaders
President Moon Jae-in gives the keynote speech at the U.N. Leaders’ Dialogue on Climate Change, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 19....
President Moon asks Koreans in NY to promote PyeongChang
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook promote the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games during a meeting with Koreans and Korean-Americans...
President Moon discusses NK, global issues with UN secretary general
President Moon Jae-in presents U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres with plush toys of Soohorang and Bandabi, the official mascots for next year’s PyeongChang 2018...
Baroque 18th C. German treasures come to Seoul
A special exhibition, ‘The Dream of a King: Masterpieces From the Dresden State Art Collections,’ opens at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul...
Halal Restaurant Week in Korea
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Roufida Abouelwafa Ahmed
Photos = Korea Tourism OrganizationStarting Sept. 1 and through to Oct. 31, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will be hosting...
Int’l typography biennale connects body with letters
Czech graphic designer Tereza Ruller showcases her participative performance 'Inhabit a Planet' during the opening ceremony for the fifth International Typography Biennale, at Culture...
Different languages, different personalities
Different personalities come along with each different language. (Korea.net DB)
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Tanya Mokrina
Have you ever felt your personality change as you switch between languages?
Studies...
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...