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President Moon asks France to play an active role in easing sanctions on N.K.
President Moon Jae-in (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands after arriving at Élysée Palace in Paris on Oct. 15.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong...
Korean music captivates crowds in Paris
President Moon Jae-in, first lady Kim Jung-sook and performers wave to the audience at the Korea-France Friendship Concert held in Paris on Oct. 14.
By Lee...
DPM Kim urges IMF to play active role in helping the opening of N.K.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (left) and Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong Yeon sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Oct....
Korea’s administrative innovation spreads abroad
View of the Local Government Officials Development Institute, where training courses are being arranged. (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Hahm Hee-eun
Korea’s successful...
President Moon meets local Koreans, test rides Korean fuel cell car in Paris
President Moon Jae-in (fifth from left), on a state visit to France, talks with CEO of French gas company Air Liquide Benoit Potier (third...
Enjoy Hanbok Culture Week from Oct 15 to 21
Models pose on the runway at a fashion show held during Hanbok Day at Gyeongbokgung Palace on Oct. 20, 2017. (Korea.net DB)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Hanbok,...
“Translation, interpretation spreads Korean culture abroad”
Song Seung-Whan, the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, delivers the keynote speech for the 19th Interpreting...
Korea Focus: Hanok
Korea Focus is an interview series produced by Korea.net, in which we meet with professionals who have an area of expertise related to Korea....
Korean speech contestants talk about peace on Korean Peninsula
Winners of King Sejong Institute (KSI)’s “Korean Speech Contest” pose for a group photograph after the Award Ceremony at the COEX Convention Center, in...
New order about to take shape on Korean Peninsula: president
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) and President Moon Jae-in shake hands before their meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 7. (Cheong...
Korea, US agree denuclearization should advance in virtuous circle
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo exchange views on ways to achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula over the...
PyeongChang Olympics named as ‘best multi-sport event’
The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games became the winner of the best multi-sport event of the year at the SportsTravel Awards which...
Busan celebrates international film festival
The opening ceremony of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) beingheld at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae, Busan, on Oct. 4
By Hahm Hee-eun
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Hangeul meets creativity
‘Chaban,’ Grand Prize of the 4th Hangeul Idea Award
By Xu Aiying and Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)
The winners of the Hangeul Idea Award, which...
Former Japanese prime minister kneels in front of survivors of atomic bombing
Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, on his knees, offers words of consolation to the surviving victims of atomic bombings at Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do province.
By Kim...
Mine-clearing at DMZ heralds beginning of peace
By Park Hye Ri and Yoon Sojung
Photos = The Korea Defense Daily Jo Yong-hak
Peace is coming to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the symbol of the division of...
Korea celebrates National Foundation Day on Oct. 2
The participants in the National Foundation Day parade pose for a group photo after the ceremony on Oct. 3, 2017.
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Young Shin
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President Moon calls soldiers protagonists of peace on Armed Forces Day
President Moon Jae-in (second from the right) and first lady Kim Jung-sook pledge loyalty to the national flag on the 70th anniversary of Armed...
Fallen heroes return home on Armed Forces Day
President Moon Jae-in and other authorities offer a silent tribute to the 64 fallen heroes that returned home at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do...
Two Koreas begin clearing mines along DMZ
North and South Korea begin their work to remove landmines in the Panmunjeom Joint Security Area (JSA) and in other parts of the Demilitarized...