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Mt. Inwangsan to fully open to public
By Lee Hana
Photo = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 4, 2018
Inwangsan, with its large granite peaks, is a mountain to the west of Gyeongbokgung...
Korea’s first US travel essay now published in modern Korean
The 'Misokseubyu' (미속습유, 美俗拾遺) is part of the 'Jukcheongo' (죽천고, 竹泉稿), a collection of literary works put together by Korea’s first minister plenipotentiary to...
President Moon holds meeting with Chinese premier on May 9
President Moon Jae-in holds a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Tokyo on May 9. The photo shows the president and premier...
Seoul offers free e-sports tour to international fans
The city of Seoul launches test operations of a free e-sports tour for international tourists. The photo above shows the S-Plex Center, an e-sports...
Expectations rise for high-speed train across Korean Peninsula
The 2018 Inter-Korean Summit has led to growing interest in a high-speed railway connecting South and North Korea. Moon Jong-mook, director of the Pan-Citizen...
Min. of Unification asks activists to stop anti-North leaflets
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification announces the official government’s position on the spread of anti-North Korean leaflets by activists, and asks activists...
Korea attracts UK tourists with tradition, technology
British guards march down Sejong-daero in central Seoul as part of the Hi Seoul Festival hosted by Seoul Metropolitan City. (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
For...
Moon administration publishes ‘Report to nation’
May 10 marks the first anniversary of the Moon Jae-in administration. The photo above shows Chairman of the State Affairs Committee Kim Jong Un...
Hyoja-dong Studio commemorates President Moon’s 1st anniversary
A work of woodcutting shows President Moon Jae-in.
By Lee Yoonseo and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Presidential Security Service Facebook
Last month, the Presidential Security Service’s photo website Hyoja-dong Studio...
Cheong Wa Dae hosts photo exhibit to mark Moon administration’s 1st anniversary
A photo exhibition is held at Cheong Wa Dae to celebrate the first anniversary of President Moon Jae-in’s inauguration. The photo above shows a...
Pop group Winner talks about Korea
By Hahm Hee-eun
Seoul | May 4, 2018
Winner is a four-member pop group at YG Entertainment that has made a comeback recently with its newest chill...
Talk Talk Korea’ goes behind the scenes with the pop group Winner
The four-member pop group Winner, the official campaign model for the fifth Talk Talk Korea 2018 contest, poses for a promotional shoot at the...
KOCIS invites non-Korean residents to tour UNESCO sites
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) invites non-Korean residents of Korea on a tour around some of the Korean UNESCO sites between May...
Korea, Turkey affirm cooperation on peninsular peace
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prior to their summit, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 2.
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn...
President Moon to attend Korea-Japan-China summit on May 9
President Moon Jae-in holds a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Russia on Sept. 7 last year.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President...
Seoul marks 600th anniversary of King Sejong’s enthronement
The opening ceremony of the fourth Royal Culture Festival starts with a performance of the Hwangryong ceremony, which symbolizes the birth of King Sejong...
[Messages for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit] From EU Ambassador to Korea
By Ambassador of the EU to Korea Michael Reiterer (second from left) poses for photos with Lee Do-hoon, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace...
Washington exempts Seoul from steel tariffs
The White House announced on April 30 that the U.S. administration had decided to exempt Korea from steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports....
First lady meets Northern leader’s spouse, hopes for prosperity
First lady Kim Jung-sook (fourth from left) talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife before attending the official dinner at...
President Moon calls declaration ‘historic start for new Korea’
President Moon Jae-in (third from left) presides over a meeting with his top aides, at Cheong Wa Dae on April 30. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn...