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Culture ministers of Korea, Japan, China pledge to increase cooperation
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jong-hwan (right) poses for a commemorative photo with his Japanese and Chinese counterparts, Yoshimasa Hayashi (center) and...
Prime Minister Lee holds talks with Bulgarian parliamentary leader
President Dimitar Glavchev (left) of the Bulgarian parliament and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon shake hands at the Seoul Government Office on Aug. 23. (Prime...
Explore Korea by subway
The Korea Tourism Organization’s mobile-only guidebook ‘Explore Korea by Subway’ provides a list of tourist sites in the vicinity of subway stations across Korea.
By Kim...
Art connects Korea, Japan, China
The Trilateral Arts Festival 2016 is held in Jeju on Aug. 27, 2016. The photo shows artists from Korea, Japan and China playing traditional...
President Moon calls for active role in addressing North Korean issues
President Moon Jae-in speaks in a briefing with officials from the ministries of foreign affairs and of unification, at the Government Complex Seoul on...
Korea, China mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relationship
President Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping exchange congratulatory messages on Aug. 24 to mark 25 years of diplomatic ties between Seoul...
President Moon meets with U.S. Senate subcommittee
President Moon Jae-in holds talks with a delegation from the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, at Cheong Wa Dae on...
President Moon meets with Korean, Japanese lawmakers
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left) meets with Korean and Japanese members of the Japan–Korea Parliamentarians' Union, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 21.
By Yoon...
In memoriam: Hinzpeter’s Gwangju exhibit
An exhibit to commemorate Jürgen Hinzpeter (1937-2016), the late German reporter who told the world about the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju in...
President Moon addresses major public concerns
President Moon Jae-in speaks to the nation about his government’s new policies, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 20. He is speaking alongside ministers,...
No war without Seoul’s consent: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in holds a press conference in the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 17, 100 days after taking office.
By Yoon...
Cheong Wa Dae video shows President Moon’s human side
Cheong Wa Dae released an interview of President Moon Jae-in to mark the first 100 days since his inauguration, on Aug. 18. The photo...
President Moon collects books recommended by public
Cheong Wa Dae makes public President Moon Jae-in’s study, with more than 580 books on the shelves that were recommended by the public, on...
Korea, US to maintain tight defense alliance
Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo talks on the phone with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Aug. 16. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Hur...
Is there a proper way to wear Hanbok?
Tourists stroll through Gyeongbokgung Palace wearing modernized Hanbok rented from a local Hanbok shop on Aug. 11.
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Kang Gahui
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Presidential speeches to be released in Korean, English
Cheong Wa Dae released a collection of five speeches made by President Moon Jae-in in both Korean and English on Aug. 17, marking 100...
Pre-PyeongChang experiences open in Seoul, Gangneung
A visitor tries the VR biathlon at a hands-on experience zone for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games set up at...
2023 World Scout Jamboree to be held in Jeollabuk-do
Representatives from the Jeollabuk-do Provincial Government Office, including head of the province Song Ha-jin, rejoice as Korea was named the host nation for the...
Korean Roman Catholic history goes on display at Vatican
Relics from 230 years of Roman Catholicism in Korea are going on display for the first time at the Vatican Museum on Sept. 9,...
Statue of Peace boards Seoul bus
The Statue of Peace, symbolizing the women who suffered as sex slaves during colonial times and World War II, rides bus No. 151 around...