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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...
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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