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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...
Ministry of Unification proposes high-level talks with N. Korea
Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-Gyon makes a formal proposal to hold high-level talks with North Korea, to discuss the possibility of Pyongyang sending a...
We welcome Kim Jong-un’s proposal for talks: Cheong Wa Dae
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun releases a government statement regarding North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's speech, at the Cheong Wa Dae...
President Moon Jae-in sends New Year’s message to the nation
President Moon Jae-in announces his plans for managing state affairs in 2018 in his message to the nation on Jan. 1. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
President...
‘Last A.I.’ invites world to Korea
Moon Miyoung, director of the video ‘The Last A.I.’ that promotes Korea, shares behind-the-scenes stories about making the short film, at 231Production in Nonhyeon-dong,...
Korea.net’s top 10 PyeongChang news stories of 2017
Korea.net picks its top 10 PyeongChang news stories from 2017
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
In the year 2017, Korea was busy preparing for the PyeongChang 2018...
[Peace in PyeongChang] Ministry of National Defense gives all-clear for PyeongChang Games
Colonel Jee Joon Yi, head of the PyeongChang 2018 Task Force that is overseen by the Ministry of National Defense, explains the duties his...
President Moon looks forward to innovative, fair economy in 2018
President Moon Jae-in presides over the first National Economic Advisory Council and Economic Ministers’ Meeting, at Cheong Wa Dae on Dec. 27.
By Sohn JiAe
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Olympic flame lights Chungcheongbuk-do
Swimmer Ahn Se-hyeon swims beside her teammates bearing aloft the Olympic flame at the Jincheon National Training Center in Chungcheongbuk-do Province on Dec. 20....
National Assembly speaker meets Philippine’s Senator Pacquiao
Philippine Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao (left) and National Assembly Speaker Chung Syekyun shake hands at the National Assembly building in Yeouido, Seoul, on Dec. 22....
[Peace in PyeongChang] Police agency prepares for public security, terrorism
Director General Kim Gyo-tae of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Police Task Force says that all police forces in Korea guarantee visitor safety...
How to save your money during PyeongChang Games
The ‘Korea Tour Card’ offers a variety of discounts on accommodations and entrance fees to tourist sites to non-Korean visitors.
By Kim Tae Won and Sohn JiAe
A series...
Seoul to reward people promoting Korea overseas
Walter-Wolfgang Sparrer from Germany is honored for having played a key role in getting the late composer Yun Isang’s buried in a grave of...
‘I support Vietnamese people in Korea’: president
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, at Cheong Wa Dae on Dec. 21....
Enjoy the winter in Seoul
The Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink, located at Seoul City Hall, opens this year on Dec. 22. (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Winter has come with...