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Emblem, slogan unveiled for PyeongChang Cultural Olympiad
Organizers of the Cultural Olympiad for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games pose for a commemorative photo, holding up cubes that spell...
Cross-cultural project bridges Korea, world
Twelve taekwondo practitioners from 12 countries, among them Nepal, Laos, Nicaragua, Mexico, Myanmar and Kenya, are taking part in the 2017 Cultural Partnership Initiative....
President Moon unveils five-year policy agenda
President Moon Jae-in announces the five-year policy agenda for his new administration, at Cheong Wa Dae on July 19.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
July...
Jeju’s summer nights bring in the tourists
Jeju’s Hyeobjae, Hamdeok, Iho Tewoo and Samyang beaches now allow swimmers to stay two more hours after dark, until 9 p.m., for a limited...
World’s best airport
Incheon International Airport is one of the best airports in the world.
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Salwa Elzeny
Photos = Salwa Elzeny
As someone unknown once said, “Travel is...
President Moon welcomes five new foreign envoys
Mexico's new ambassador to Korea, Bruno Figueroa Fischer (left), President Moon Jae-in (center) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha pose for a picture...
President Moon appoints new officials
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces President Moon Jae-in’s choice of new vice-minister level officials, at the Chungchugwan press center at Cheong Wa...
President briefs top aides on overseas visits
President Moon Jae-in (third from left) briefs five key figures in his government on the outcome of his recent visits to the U.S. and...
Is Germany the mecca for reunification dialogue?
President Moon Jae-in enters Berlin's Old City Hall to speak at the Körber Foundation on July 6. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in's...
President Moon praises outcome of G20 Summit
President Moon Jae-in presides over a cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on July 11. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in gave a positive...
See you again in Pyeongchang: first lady
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook pose for a photo with hotel staff in Berlin on July 6, as they hold up...
President Moon holds series of summits with G20 leaders
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and President Moon Jae-in meet at Hamburg Messe on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on...
Korean, Russian leaders emphasize expanded cooperation
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet for talks on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July...
President supports free trade, firm response to climate change at G20 summit
President Moon Jae-in (front row, far right) poses for a group photo with other world leaders at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on...
President meets heads of int’l organizations
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) discusses ways to boost cooperation with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (left), on the sidelines of the G20...
G20 leaders express concern over North Korea
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (front row, fifth from left), the host of the G20 Summit this year, says in a press briefing following the...
Roman Catholic shrine built to honor first Korean saint
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter John Paul Vergonia
Photos = John Paul Vergonia
Who would have taught that a quiet place here in the Philippines was once occupied by...
President Moon outlines peace initiative for Korean Peninsula
President Moon Jae-in is invited to speak at the Körber Foundation where he outlines his administration's peace initiatives, at Berlin's Old City Hall on...
Korea, US, Japan emphasize firm cooperation on N. Korean nukes
President Moon Jae-in (left) poses for a photo with Donald Trump (center) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ahead of a trilateral dinner in...
Leaders of Korea, China stress ‘strategic cooperative relationship’
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) holds talks with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping where they discussed issues of mutual interest, in Berlin...