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Seoul, Pyeongyang set up direct phone line
A direct phone line between Cheong Wa Dae and Pyeongyang has been opened on April 20. The test phone call was made between senior...
Hadong traditional tea recognized at global forum
The mayor of Hadong-gun County, Youn Sang-ki (right), receives a certificate that designates the Traditional Hadong Tea Agrosystem as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage...
Gov’t to bring in more workers for chosen industries
The ministry also said that the addition of new occupations to the E-7 visa category is expected to help Korea develop new emerging industries...
President Moon Jae-in honored by Fortune, Time
President Moon Jae-in has been selected as one of the most influential leaders around the world by both Fortune and Time magazines. The photo...
‘April 19 Revolution, great milestone to Korean democracy’
President Moon Jae-in (center) and other dignitaries walk toward the memorial monument at the April 19 National Cemetery to pay their respects to some...
IMF predicts 3 percent growth for Korea
The IMF forecasts on April 17 that Korea’s GDP growth rate for 2018 and 2019 will be 3.0 and 2.9 percent, respectively. (Korea.net DB)
By Park...
Dialogue matters most for 2018 Inter-Korean Summit: Australian ambassador
The world has been showing great interest in the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. Media outlets from around the globe are covering stories related to...
Seoul prepped for record number of press at Inter-Korean Summit
A Panmunjeom press tour is held for more than 300 journalists in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province, on April 18, the venue for the scheduled April...
Photos, videos depict history of inter-Korean relationship
Korean citizens celebrate with former President Kim Dae-jung as he leaves for North Korea for the first Inter-Korean Summit on June 13, 2000.
By Lee Kyoung...
A glimpse of Panmunjeom, site of historic summit
Members of the foreign press take pictures at the Panmunjeom Joint Security Area (JSA) during a tour on April 18, just nine days before...
Inter-Korean summit catches attention of foreign press
Do Jongwhan (right), minister of culture, sports and tourism, and Andres Sanchez Braun (left), a reporter from Agencia EFE, shake hands at the Seoul...
President Moon asks Buddhists to join peacemaking on peninsula
President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during a Buddhist ceremony to pray for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula, at COEX in Seoul...
Take a family trip to must-visit spots near Panmunjeom
Some 3,000 pinwheels representing peace stand atop Pinwheel Hill at the Imjingak Pyeonghwa-Nuri Park in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province.
By Jung Joo-ri and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Korea Tourism...
Enjoy your spring break with ancient family clan recipes
Joseon scholar Jeong Yeo-chang’s (정여창, 鄭汝昌) (1450-1504), head of the main clan in Gaepyeong Village in Hamyang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, would offer up to guests...
Separated families wish for permanent reunion center
Seo Kyu Hoe, who has been separated from most of his family members since 1951, says that people like him are placing a lot...
Korean gov’t to share farming knowhow across Africa
Agricultural experts from 18 African economies take part in a workshop on the mechanization of farming, at the Rural Development Administration on April 16....
Inter-Korean Summit leads to peace, denuclearization, trust: Danish ambassador
The world has been showing great interest in the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. Media outlets from around the globe are covering stories related to...
Seoul to set up ‘soundproof, energy-generating tunnel’
The city of Seoul is to install a soundproof and solar-energy generating tunnel along the Dongbu Expressway. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Kim Eun-young and Sohn JiAe
A tunnel the...
Inter-Korean Summit website goes live
The online platform for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, to be held on April 27, opens on April 17 (www.koreasummit.kr). (Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee)
By Kim Young...
Cultural center to be built for South, North Koreans
A 'unified cultural center,' targeting both South Korean residents and North Korean defectors, will be built in the neighborhood of Magok in Gangseo-gu District,...