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KOCIS corrects false information about Korea worldwide
The Facts Korea website, operated by the Korean Culture & Information Service (KOCIS), provides correct information about Korea. (Facts Korea)
By Hahm Hee-eun
The Korean Culture &...
Goethe-Institut Korea celebrates 50th anniversary in Seoul
Goethe-Institut Korea is located in Huam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. (Goethe-Institut Korea)
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
The Goethe-Institut Korea, which has led cultural exchanges between Korea and Germany, will...
President Moon meets World Bank president
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim (left) shakes hand with President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on May 25. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young...
President Moon deeply regrets US-North summit cancellation
U.S. President Donald Trump releases on May 24 a letter in which he claims he will cancel the planned summit with North Korean leader...
President Moon returns from Washington summit
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook deplane at the Seoul Base Airport in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, on May 24 after the president's...
Korea celebrates Buddha’s birth
The Dharma Ceremony for Buddha’s 2,562nd birthday is held this year at Seoul's Jogyesa Temple on May 22.
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photo = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul...
President Moon visits Joseon legation in Washington
President Moon Jae-in tours the exhibition hall at the Joseon-era legation building of the Korean Empire in Washington, D.C., during its re-opening ceremony on...
Korean musicals delight Japanese audiences
The Korea Tourism Organization promotes Korean performances to crowds in Kobe in March. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Popular Korean musicals and shows will...
Korea, US vow to make Washington-Pyeongyang summit a success
President Moon Jae-in (left) shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, prior to their one-on-one meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.,...
First lady meets U.S. second lady, hopes for peace on Korean Peninsula
First lady Kim Jung-sook (right) exchanges greetings with U.S. second lady Karen Pence at the Decatur House in Washington, D.C., on May 22.
By Lee Hana
Photos...
Team Korea gets set for World Cup
The send-off ceremony for the national soccer team as it heads to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is held at Seoul Plaza...
First lady meets support group to mark Coming-of-Age Day
First lady Kim Jung-sook invites to Cheong Wa Dae on May 17 members of a support group that helps institutionalized youth become self-supporting. In...
Team Korea Hosts Ceremony for 2018 World Cup
By Lee Hana
Photo = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Tae-soon
We are at the Seoul Plaza on May 21, where an official ceremony is taking place for the...
Korean, US leaders hold 15th phone call to cooperate on US-NK summit
President Moon Jae-in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the morning of May 20 to discuss recent announcements from Pyeongyang. (Cheong Wa Dae...
Moon administration strives for cultural cooperation between two Koreas
Minister of Culture Do Jonghwan delivers the keynote speech during the ‘Culture Vision 2030 -- Culture with People’ event, held at the National Museum...
Gwangju marks 38th anniversary of democracy movement
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon attends a commemorative ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, and pays his respects...
Korean, Thai foreign ministers talk in Seoul
Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai (left) and his Korean counterpart, Minister Kang Kyung-wha, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on May 17. (Ministry...
‘Third Korean Wave’ becomes part of everyday Japanese life
Fujita Saki (left) poses like the pop group Twice while shopping with her mother in Myeongdong, in Seoul on May 4.
By Kim Eun-young, Lee Kyoung Mi and Hahm...
Cheong Wa Dae reaffirms commitment to Panmunjeom Declaration
Members of the National Security Council discuss ways to thoroughly carry out the Panmunjeom Declaration, as agreed upon at the Inter-Korean Summit, at Cheong...
Hallyu exports hit USD 8.2 billion
Tourists visit the Alpensia Ski Jump Center before the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in January 2018. (Korea.net DB)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The Korean...