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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...
Online video broadens Korean broadcasting
The Korea International Broadcast, Audio & Lighting Equipment Show (KOBA 2018) is held at the COEX convention center in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu District, Seoul, from...
Joseon legation in Washington to reopen with national flag for first time in 113...
The building that used to be the Korean legation in the U.S. during Joseon times is of significant value as a cultural property. It's...
Two Koreas to cooperate on movie industry
Korea Film Council chair Oh Seok Geun speaks during the Korean Film Night at Cannes, held on the sidelines of the 71st Cannes Film...
Culture minister says we are all united for peace
Do Jonghwan, minister of culture, sports and tourism, gives an interview to the Hong Kong-based channel Phoenix Satellite Television at the Foreign Press Center...
Non-natives express love for Korean language
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Lee Hana, Choi Tae-soon
Seoul l May 12, 2018
Non-native Korean speakers from around the world gathered at Kyung Hee University...
US to continue prep for US-NK summit: Pompeo
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (left) speaks with her U.S. counterpart, Mike Pompeo, over the phone on May 16 to discuss North Korea’s...
Jeju beauty, history on display at photo exhibit
The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Jeju April 3 Incident with a special photo exhibition, World Natural...
Seoul expresses regret over NK suspension of talks
Ministry of Unification spokesperson Baik Tae-hyun briefs the press on the Korean government’s stance concerning North Korea’s abrupt cancellation of high-level talks that were...
Lantern parade in rain celebrates Buddha’s birth, Korean peace
A lantern parade takes place on May 12, 10 days before Buddha’s birthday, through the heart of Seoul.
By Kim Hyelin, Park Hye Ri and Sohn JiAe
Photos =...
More visitors welcomed at shrine for royal mothers
The Daebingung Shrine (대빈궁, 大嬪宮), one of the seven shrines commemorating seven Joseon royal mothers located inside the Cheong Wa Dae complex, houses the...