KOCIS
Events nationwide mark 20th annual Dokdo Day
Dokdo Island, also known as the Liancourt Rocks, is a group of small islets in the East Sea. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Hana
A series of events nationwide on...
Event offers coffee made from ASEAN-originated beans
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Oct. 25 makes coffee with beans from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on a vending truck at Cheonggye...
Korean, ASEAN culture ministers pledge more cultural cooperation
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (center) on Oct. 24 poses for a photo with his counterparts from member nations of the Association of Southeast...
‘Talk Talk Korea 2019’ contest honors 7 grand prize winners
Korea Culture and Information Service Director (KOCIS) Kim Tae-hoon (fourth from left) on Oct. 24 takes photos with the seven grand prize winners of...
3 city-run programs raising public safety in Seoul
Though Seoul ranks eighth in the Safe Cities Index 2019 by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the city government is continually seeking to raise public...
Award-winning seasoning to spread kimchi’s appeal worldwide
Kimchi Seasoning Mix eliminates the smell of kimchi and its salty taste, allowing non-Koreans to enjoy the spicy condiment more easily. This powder can...
Finance minister tells foreign investors ‘economy has strong resilience’
Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on Oct. 16 speaks at an investor relations session in New York under the theme "Korean Economy,...
Korea ratifies free trade deal with Indonesia
Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee (middle) on Oct. 16 announces with her Indonesian counterpart Enggartiasto Lukita the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the...
ASEAN-Korea Train departs to raise mutual understanding
Lee Kyu-young, station master of Seoul Station, on Oct. 16 gives a salute to the departing train at the launching ceremony for the ASEAN-Korea Train.
By Jeon Han and Lee Jihae
Photos = Kim...
Fall foliage comes 1-4 days later this year
The weather service Weatheri says the first fall foliage in Korea started on Sept. 27 at Seoraksan Mountain in Gangwon-do Province. The peak of...
Tokyo hosts Korea-Japan Festival despite high bilateral tension
A samulnori (traditional Korean percussion quartet) troupe performs on Sept. 28 at the 2019 Korea-Japan Festival at Hibiya Park in Tokyo.
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Jihae
Photos = Korean Cultural...
President Moon agrees to boost practical cooperation with Bulgaria
President Moon Jae-in (right) on Sept. 27 hosts a bilateral summit with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov (third from bottom left) at Cheong Wa...
‘Gandhi’s teachings serve as compass for peace on Korean Peninsula’
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 gives a speech at an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) at...
President Moon proposes turning DMZ into int’l peace zone
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 gives a keynote speech at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Cheong Wa Dae's Facebook...
[ASEAN now ①] Laos powering SE Asia with region’s fastest growth
With the inaugural Korea-Mekong Summit between Korea and the five countries along the Mekong River – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- and...
President Moon, Trump reaffirm ‘ironclad alliance’ in NY summit
President Moon Jae-in (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 shake hands during their bilateral summit at the InterContinental New York Barclay...
Briefing held for ASEAN roundtable, exhibition slated for November
Minister of the Interior and Safety Chin Young (right) on Sept. 24 speaks to ambassadors of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian...
Korea named ‘partner country’ by global tourism event in Spain
FITUR, or the International Tourism Festival to be hosted by Spain from Jan. 22-26 next year, will feature Korea as a partner country during...
Int’l symposium in Seoul explores modern art’s future
Korean Culture and Information Service Director Kim Tae-hoon on Sept. 20 gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the international symposium 2019 Korea...
Seoul event marks 1st anniversary of inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang
At an event in Seoul to mark the first anniversary of the inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang last year, Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul (left)...