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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...
Automated immigration service opens for non-Koreans residents
The Smart Entry Service, automated immigration inspection gates, has become available to non-Korean residents entering any airport or port across the country starting Oct....
Major breakthrough likely for war-free Korea: US journalist
U.S. journalist Tim Shorrock talks about the historic Pyeongyang summit as he sits down with Korea.net on Sept. 19 outside the Seoul-based main press...
Denuclearization is prerequisite for peace: president
President Moon Jae-in grants an interview to Fox News at the Parker New York Hotel on Sept. 25.
By Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon...
President Moon holds summit with Egypt, Chile
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hold bilateral talks at the U.N. in New York on Sept. 26.
By Kim Young Shin
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President Moon holds summit with US, Japan
President Moon Jae-in (left) and U.S. president Donald Trump shake hands before their meeting at the Lotte New York Palace hotel in New York...
#HANAGo Chuseok Special – Songpyeon (송편) rice cakes
Hi, it's Hana of HANAGo.
In this episode made especially for the Chuseok Mid-Autumn Festival, I will explore a very chewy kind of Korean food...
Korean Peninsula experts discuss Pyeongyang Joint Declaration
Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, shares his thoughts about the Pyeongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018...
Korean leaders hold hands high atop Baekdusan
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) and North Korea’s Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (second from left) hold high each...
A historic first: President Moon delivers live speech to North Korean public
President Moon Jae-in delivers his words of greeting to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife and to 150,000 Pyeongyang citizens, thanking...
Korean leaders toast to “become one”
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left), first lady Kim Jung-sook (left), Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (fourth from right) and...
First lady visits after-school facility in Pyeongyang
First lady Kim Jung-sook enjoys a show at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren’s Palace in Pyeongyang on Sept. 19. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
First lady Kim...
Pyeongyang Joint Declaration presents new future
President Moon Jae-in (left) and North Korean Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un hold up signed copies of the Pyeongyang Joint...
First ladies bond over shared love of music
First lady Kim Jung-sook and North Korean first lady Ri Sol Ju visit the Okryu Children's Hospital, the largest general hospital for children in...
President Moon vows to forge permanent peace between Koreas
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) says he will concentrate on establishing permanent peace between South and North Korea through the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit...