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Gwanghwamun Square to be expanded
Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul will expand to 69,300 square meters with the establishment of a 'citizens’ square' and a 'history square.' Pictured is...
When South and North meet: turning points in a divided history
Kim Yo Jong (left), first vice director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), shakes hands with President Moon Jae-in...
Museums attract spring visitors
Paintings and calligraphy works related to butterflies and spring flowers are on display at the National Museum of Korea starting April 10. The photo...
Korea invests USD 2.2 billion in overseas aid in 2017
A volunteer for the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) teaches elementary students about sanitation and hygiene, in Cambodia in December 2017. (KOICA)
By Kim Eun-young and Sohn JiAe
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President Moon meets World Economic Forum leader
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with the executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, at Cheong Wa Dae on April 11....
Flowers of peace bloom at Seoul Plaza
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will plant flowers in the shape of the Korean Peninsula on the grass at Seoul Plaza starting on April 13...
Korea helps Vietnam develop call centers
Yang Gwon Mo, a general manager from the Gwangju Call Center, and a representative from the Vietnamese Social Security (VSS) bureau gather during a...
Korea to host climate change expo
Chang Hoon (second from right), head of the Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change at the Korea Environment Institute (KEI), and Patricia Espinosa (center),...
Free cultural events light up April weekends
Seoul will be host to many free weekend concerts this April. The photo above shows people enjoying a ‘Concert to be Watched Lying Down’...
Halal food wins over SNU
As the 200 servings of halal food -- today, it's chiken tikka masala -- are sold out within an hour, Seoul National University (SNU)...
Korea, Slovakia to enhance economic cooperation
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with his Slovak counterpart, President Andrej Kiska, prior to a summit at Cheong Wa Dae on April 10....
Animal protections further strengthened
The government of Korea has taken steps toward improving animal welfare, as the pet population and awareness of animal protection has increased across the...
President Moon replies to letter from Korean War veteran
Director General of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kim Kwang-woo (left) gives the Ambassador of Peace Medal, a medal awarded to Korean...
Traditional rite prays for family
A performance of ‘Seongjuya Seongjuroguna’ (성주야 성주로구나), a collection of musical pieces from different shamanistic rituals, seongjugut (성주굿), from all across Korea, takes place at the...
Seoul’s public bikes become popular with smart tech
Seoul’s public bike system, Ttareungyi, or 'Ding-a-ling,' is getting attention for its smart technology that it offers. In March this year, the registered number of...
Constitutional revision guarantees stronger basic rights
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a luncheon with members of a special advisory committee on constitutional reform, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 13....
‘Through theater, I became Korean’
Stage director Cathy Rapin poses for a photo in front of the Dongyang Arts Center where 'Nine Little Girls' (Neuf petites filles), a play...
Arbor Day falls on April 5
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook plant a pine tree at a garden near the Yeomingwan office building at Cheong Wa...
First non-Korean appointed as Gyeongbokgung gatekeeper
Mark Tetto, the first non-Korean honorary gatekeeper at Gyeongbokgung Palace, stands beside his fellow guards at an appointment ceremony at the palace's Heungnyemun Gate...
‘Jeju Uprising’s desire for peace, human rights burns bright’: president
President Moon Jae-in and the first lady assist a surviving victim of the Jeju Uprising down the stairs during the 70th commemoration for the...