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Korea, Indonesia to expand economic cooperation, boost investment
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) and President Moon Jae-in brief the press after their summit, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 10.
By Kim Young Shin and Kim...
Special exhibition opens on inter-Korean summits
Visitors to a special exhibition about inter-Korean summits, titled 'Peace, a New Start,' pose for a commemorative photo at the official photo zone for...
Korea to test-launch first homegrown space rocket
Korea’s first homegrown space rocket engine, the Nuri, is to be test-launched in October. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Jung Joo-ri and Kim Young Shin
Korea’s first homegrown...
North Korean media reports third inter-Korean summit
Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong (left), head of President Moon Jae-in’s team of special envoys, exchanges greetings with North Korea's Chairman of State...
North Korea determined to denuclearize: president
Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong, the head of President Moon Jae-in’s team of special envoys, delivers a letter from President Moon to North...
LA to discover independence movement relics
Lee Jun-Sik, president of the Independence Hall of Korea (left), and Ji Geon-gil, chairman of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, hold up a...
Correspondents center on Seoul as interest grows in denuclearization, peace
Foreign correspondents attend a press briefing at the main press center for the 2018 inter-Korean Summit, at the KINTEX convention center in Goyang-si, Gyoenggi-do...
Invest in people, for the region: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks at the Gusan-dong Library Village in Seoul. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in said on Sept. 4 that investing in...
Korea, US leaders discuss Pyeongyang special envoys
President Moon Jae-in explains over the phone the special envoys’ Sept. 5 visit to Pyeongyang, at Cheong Wa Dae the night before. (Cheong Wa...
Slip back in time at Gyeongbokgung at night
The Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour features the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion that looks even more gracious when seen under the moonlight at night.
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kang...
O2O apps become part of daily life
There are numerous mobile applications that offer 'online-to-offline' (O2O) services related to transportation, food delivery, accommodations and real estate. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Hyun-Bin
Lee Jeong-ah,...
Korea, Indonesia to hold summit on Sept. 10
President Moon Jae-in (left) holds a press conference with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, following the Korea-Indonesia summit at the Bogor Palace in West...
Special envoys to be sent in critical moment for peace on Korean Peninsula: president
President Moon Jae-in is sending a five-member delegation to Pyeongyang on Sept. 5, the same officials who went to the North last March. Above,...
Winners of Talk Talk Korea 2018 show Korea in their country
An illustration by Viktoria Moroz from Ukraine wins in the 'Etc.' category in the global Talk Talk Korea 2018 contest.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Photos =...
Gov’t budget to create jobs, alleviate polarization, raise births
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left) hosts a Cabinet meeting and proposes the government's new budget for 2019, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug....
National health insurance to cover non-citizens after 6 months
The minimum period of time required for non-citizens to live in Korea before being able to sign up for national health insurance increases from...
Facts About Korea website gets new look
The renewed Facts About Korea website will serve as an archive of the errors that were found about Korea, and link to the corrections,...
Gov’t emphasizes human-centered 4th industrial revolution
Participants in the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting discuss ‘A Digital Agenda for Development’ in Salta, Argentina, on Aug. 24. (G20 Argentina Organizing Committee)
By Jung...
Korea, Indonesia to cooperate on car industry
Kang Sung-chun, deputy mister for trade at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, gives a speech during the first Korea-Indonesia Automotive Dialogue, at...
Inter-Korean family reunions should be expanded: president
President Moon Jae-in, during his weekly meeting with senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 20, said that he, too, sympathizes with the...