KOCIS
Artists showcase Korean art overseas
The band SsingSsing performs rock fused with Korean folk music at the National Theater of Korea on July 14. (National Theater of Korea)
By Kang Gahui and Kim...
Dokdo video tops 10 million views
The video ‘Dokdo, Beautiful Island of Korea’ is produced in 12 languages. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Min-Jeung
A video clip about Dokdo Island produced...
First lady visits firefighters as heat wave hits nationwide
First lady Kim Jung-sook (right) listens to an explanation about the firefighting gear she has on, at a fire station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province,...
Team Korea targets second place at Asian Games
Athletes representing Korea at the upcoming Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang pose for a group photo during the team's launch ceremony at the Olympic Handball...
Teen tourist returns pearl pebbles to Geoje beach
Two pebbles and a hand-written letter arrive at the Hallyeohaesang Marine National Park Eastern Office on July 10.
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Hallyeohaesang Marine National...
Give internet banks more room to maneuver: president
President Moon Jae-in (left) learns how to open a bank account on a smartphone at Seoul City Hall on Aug. 7. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim...
Art troupe shows charms, joys of Korea
Vietnamese participants learn how to play traditional Korean musical instruments at the Korean Culture Center in Vietnam. (Korean Culture Center in Vietnam)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The...
ASEAN forum urges NK to fulfill denuclearization commitments
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (back row, center) poses for a photo with other participants in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign minister’s meeting at...
Postage stamps show footsteps of independence activists
Korea Post is issuing a series of independence movement stamps to commemorate Korean Independence Day on Aug. 15. (Korea Post)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Four representative historic...
Cheong Wa Dae to release presidential speeches
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in officially announce the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Peace House in...
Gov’t to invest in 8 innovative, growing industries
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon (second from left) gives a speech during the third Innovative Growth Ministerial Meeting...
Taiwan media highlights Jeju haenyeo
Some of Jeju's famous female haenyeo divers and a group of Taiwanese visitors pose for a photograph at the Jeju Hansupul Hanyeo School on Aug. 2....
Two Koreas discuss JSA disarmament, joint excavations of war remains
Lieutenant General An Ik San (left), the chief of the North Korean delegation, and Major General Kim Do-gyun, from the South Korean delegation, shake...
Two Koreas on the same boat for Asian Games
South and North Korean athletes, who compete together as one team at the upcoming Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang, train at the Cheongju Tangeum Lake...
Devour Busan’s historic delicacies
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea Tourism Organization
Busan | July 31, 2018
Food from different regions can tell us a lot about those places.
This is certainly the...
President Moon hopes for success at upcoming Asian Game
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (left), in Seoul as a special envoy from Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and President Moon Jae-in pose for a...
#HANAGo Episode 2: Custom-made Hanbok
Hi, it's Hana of #HanaGo. I'm here to answer your questions and to enjoy all that Korea has to offer along the way. Just...
President stops by local pub after work
President Moon Jae-in raises his glass with a group of diners brought together to speak with the president about policy-related issues, at a restaurant...
‘Korea is a miraculous land made by UN veterans’
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon awards a national medal to U.K. author Brian Parritt who participated in the Korean War, during a commemorative ceremony on...
Gov’t to boost inclusive economic growth
Senior Secretary for Economic Affairs Yoon Jong-won talks live about the meaning of ‘inclusive growth’ and the current state of the Korean economy on...