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‘Tech advances should benefit all people’
Chang Byung Gyu, chairperson of the Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, says technological advances should benefit all people, not just the privileged...
President Moon vows to prepare for ‘new regime on Korean Peninsula’
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) on Feb. 25 speaks in a meeting of senior presidential aides at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park...
Upcoming NK-US summit fuels souvenir sales, themed burgers in Hanoi
A Japanese tourist on Feb. 24 holds a printed T-shirt with the portraits of U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...
Final preparation under way in Hanoi for second NK-US summit
Staff on Feb. 24 inspect preparation work at the international media center for the upcoming North Korea-U.S. summit slated for Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi,...
Korea, India to raise bilateral trade to USD 50 billion by 2030
President Moon Jae-in (right) on Feb. 22 applauds Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their joint news conference at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Park Gil-ja and Kim Minji
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Memorabilia of freedom fighters from 1919 on display at former prison
Seodaemun Prison History Hall in Seoul is holding through April 21 an exhibition featuring Korean independence fighters who lived a hundred years ago under...
Preparation going smoothly for FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju
The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships will start from July 12 in the southern city of Gwangju.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = The Organizing...
Global events to mark centennial anniversary of March First Independence Movement
Numerous events in 179 countries are scheduled to mark the centennial anniversary of both the March First Independence Movement of 1919 and the establishment...
Presidents Moon, Trump hold phone talks on 2nd US-NK summit
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 19 holds a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the second U.S.-North Korea summit. (Cheong Wa...
Abu Dhabi crown prince to visit Korea Feb. 26-27
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in March 2018 hold talks during President Moon's official visit...
Media watchdog defends SNI blocking, denies internet censorship
The Korea Communications Commission on Feb. 13 announces in a news briefing the adoption of Server Name Indication (SNI) blocking technology to crack down...
Koreas to field 4 unified teams in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jonghwan (sixth from left), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (seventh from left), North...
‘Korea is a part of us now, wherever we go’
Foreign exchange students who received their degrees in Korea through the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) on Feb. 15 attend a farewell ceremony at the...
Gwangju job project spurring other cities to pursue similar ventures
President Moon Jae-in (center) on Jan. 31 delivers a congratulatory speech at the signing ceremony for the Gwangju job project, a revolutionary joint venture...
US House Speaker Pelosi backs Korea’s stance on sex slave issue
Visiting National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang on Feb. 12 takes a picture with his American counterpart Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill in Washington.
By Park Hye...
Smart city era draws closer in Korea
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 13 visited the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) to see a presentation on the Busan Smart City Innovative...
Installation of hydrogen stations in Seoul announced under ‘regulatory sandbox’ initiative
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yunmo (center) on Feb. 11 attends the first meeting of a committee for reviewing regulatory exemptions for...
Prime minster hails PyeongChang Olympics for bringing peace to Korean Peninsula
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and other VIPs on Feb. 9 release dove-shaped balloons in a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the PyeongChang 2018...
Korean Cultural Center directors discuss better promotional strategies in Seoul
Kim Tae-hoon, director of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), on Feb. 11 stresses the importance of Korean Cultural Centers (KCCs) on their...
Gangwon-do governor seeks to earn his province special self-governing status
Interviewing leaders | #1. Gangwon-do Province
Balanced national development is the government's key challenge in the government's drive to solving issues Korea faces such as...