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PM invites Facebook friends to watch movie ‘1987: When the Day Comes’
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (center) poses with some of his Facebook acquaintances at the Piccadilly 1958 CGV theater in Jongno-gu District, Seoul, on Jan....
10 countries qualify for PyeongChang figure skating team event
The list of 10 teams, including Korea, that will participate in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games figure skating team event is finalized on...
Researchers explore Korean dog DNA
Recent research conducted by the Rural Development Administration reveals that dog breeds that originate in Korea, such as the Jindo (진돗개), the Pungsan (풍산개)...
‘See you in PyeongChang, hand-in-hand’
Henna Puumala, a Finnish volunteer that will serve as an interpreter at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, holds up plush toys of the...
Take responsibility for national security: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in (right) awards a samjeonggeom sword to Kwon Myoung Ok, one of Korea's newly-appointed brigadier generals, at the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa...
Korea, US affirm ‘no military activity’ during N. Korea talks
President Moon Jae-in speaks to his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on Jan. 10. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in gave U.S. President Donald Trump...
First lady attends exhibit on ‘new women’ with female entrepreneurs
First lady Kim Jung-sook visits the 'Arrival of New Women' exhibit along with a group of female entrepreneurs at the Deoksugung branch of the...
IOC calls NK participation in PyeongChang ‘a great step in Olympic spirit’
The International Olympic Committee issued a statement that welcomes the participation of North Korea in the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,...
President Moon hopes Korea, UAE can develop ‘true brotherhood’
President Moon Jae-in (right) meets Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak Abu Dhabi, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, at Cheong Wa Dae...
2018 will change the lives of the people: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in is faced with many questions from journalists during his New Year's press conference, at the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa...
lympic torch relay enters Gyeonggi-do
Torch bearer Lee Sun-nam, the Korean citizen who volunteered for the most hours in 2016, anywhere in the country, poses in front of Yeonmudae...
President Moon watches film about 1987 pro-democracy movement
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook (center) cry as they watch '1987: When the Day Comes,' based on the torture and...
President Moon apologizes for flawed wartime sex slavery deal
President Moon Jae-in (right) welcomes Park Ok-Sun (seated), one of the victims of sexual slavery enforced by Imperial Japanese authorities during colonial times and...
Korea to become shipbuilding leader again: president
President Moon Jae-in sounds the klaxon onboard the icebreaker liquefied natural gas tanker 'Vladimir Rusanov' while visiting Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering's Okpo Shipyard...
Gov’t predicts over 4% growth in exports in 2018
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Ungyu (eighth from right) poses for a group photo with staff at Korean Air’s cargo terminal at...
Newest 2018 policies for non-Korean residents
In 2018, several policies directly related to non-Korean residents are undergoing reform. Pictured, a group of residents receive consultation at the Ansan Multicultural Support...
Gangwon-do Province youth orchestra supports PyeongChang Olympics
El Sistema Korea Gangwon, a youth orchestra with members from across Gangwon-do Province, is to perform at the Gangneung Arts Center in Gangneung on...
Seoul welcomes Pyongyang’s proposal: Unification ministry
Ministry of Unification spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun holds a press briefing in regard to North Korea’s proposal to normalize the Panmunjeom communications channel, at...
[Peace in PyeongChang] Health ministry pulls out all stops to prevent infections
Director Jeong Eun-kyeong of the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention stresses that her center is going all out to free next year’s...
Tourists to get more tax back for shopping in Korea
The limits on an immediate tax refund for tourists visiting Korea is raised to KRW 300,000, from the former KRW 200,000. The photo above...