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‘Combined Forces Command is the core of the Korea-U.S. alliance’: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks during his visit to the Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command on June 13.
By Sohn JiAe and Kim Young Shin...
President meets Japanese special envoy
President Moon Jae-in (right) talks with Nikai Toshihiro, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party who was dispatched as a special envoy to Korea...
President delivers 1st address to National Assembly
President Moon Jae-in delivers his first address to the National Assembly on June 12, asking the assembly to pass his supplementary budget bill on...
President meets FIFA head
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (left) is greeted by President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on June 12.
By Sohn JiAe and Kim Young Shin...
President stresses need for ‘broader, deeper, stronger democracy’
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the June Democracy Movement of 1987, at Seoul Plaza on June...
President nominates 5 ministers, appoints 4 vice ministers
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces the nomination of five ministers and the official appointment of four vice ministers, at the Chunchugwan press...
President presides over first NSC meeting
President Moon Jae-in presides over his administration's first National Security Council meeting, at Cheong Wa Dae on June 8.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa...
Korea, Russia cooperate on science, technology
Director Choi Won-ho of the International Cooperation Bureau at the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning makes his congratulatory remarks during a ceremony...
Enjoy summer evenings at Gyeongbokgung Palace
Seoul's beautiful Gyeongbokgung Palace will be open in the evening from June 14 to 29, giving visitors a chance to sample some court cuisine...
President pledges more support for firefighters, first responders
President Moon Jae-in (center) examines pieces of burnt protective gear worn by firefighters at the scene of a fire. Choi Song-seop (left), head of...
Korean War veteran revisits Korea after 65 years
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Eugene B. Mechling Jr. stands in the same posture as he did in an old photo, on a F15-K...
Gov’t to actively respond to air pollution
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon announces the government’s policy direction on the environment, during a ceremony to mark the 22nd Environment Day at the KINTEX...
Late former president’s story hits the big screen
The documentary 'Our President' tells the story of the life of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, and premiered on May 25. (Feel &...
Prime minister thanks Korean War veteran with deep bow
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) bows to Korean War veteran Kim Mong-ik at Kim’s house in Seoul on June 6.
By Kim Young Shin
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Korean language courses now available in 6 more cities
Students enrolled in a Korean calligraphy course at the King Sejong Institute in Moscow pose for a photo in December 2016. (King Sejong Institute...
President appoints 7 high-ranking administration officials
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces the appointment of seven high-rankling administration officials, at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on...
Patriotism defines Korea as it is now: president
President Moon Jae-in approaches the Hyeonchungtap Memorial Tower during a ceremony to mark Memorial Day, at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu District, Seoul,...
We will remember you forever
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Lalien Guillen Park
Photos = Lalien Guillen Park
In war, there are no winners. After every battle, blood is shed, lives are...
UN Security Council adopts new North Korean resolution
The U.N. Security Council adopts a new resolution on North Korean sanctions, at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 2. (U.N. Security Council...
Sacrifices made by patriotic martyrs to be honored in June
Korean War veterans visit the Seoul National Cemetery to pay tribute to their bereaved comrades on June 5, 2015, one day ahead of Memorial...