KOCIS
Gov’t designates Aug. 14 as International Memorial Day for Comfort Women
President Moon Jae-in walks with ‘comfort women’ survivors at Cheong Wa Dae in January. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Hye Ri and Sohn JiAe
The day of Aug. 14...
World No Tobacco Day, ‘smoking is murder’
This year’s poster for World No Tobacco Day 2018 says, ‘Smoking isn’t just suicide, it’s murder.’ (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
By Kim Tae Won and Hahm Hee-eun
On...
Cooling mist to chill Gwanghwamun Square this summer
Misting pipes that create a chilling spray are installed along Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to cool the streets during the summer months. (Seoul...
25 Korean cultural centers provide K-pop singing, dancing lessons
Students take part in a K-pop dance class at the Korean Cultural Center in London. (KCC London)
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
More Korean cultural centers around the...
President Moon’s intermediacy reignites US-NK dialogue
President Moon Jae-in (right) embraces North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their second summit, at the Tongilgak on the northern side of Panmunjeom...
President Moon outlines ‘casual meeting’ with NK leader
President Moon Jae-in presides over a meeting with his top aides at Cheong Wa Dae on May 28. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in...
Honorary Reporters select most memorable moments of Moon administration
By Kim Young Shin
The Korean Culture & Information Service (KOCIS), part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has just released a video collage...
Gov’t opens 16 new King Sejong Institutes overseas
Students at the Korean Cultural Center in Berlin study Korean to prepare for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK). (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
The...
Korea, Mercosur begin trade negotiations
Authorities from Korea and South America pose for a photo during trade negotiations. From left are Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Paraguayan Foreign...
Cultural Heritage Foundation shares management know-how with Congo
A group of trainees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo attends the orientation and training session for the Capacity Building Program for Systemic...
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
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