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Prime Minister meets former French President Hollande
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon meets with former French President François Hollande at the Government Complex Seoul on Oct. 16. (Prime Minister's Secretariat)
By Cho A-la and Lee Hana
Prime...
Olympic hiking trail traces 2018 PyeongChang Games
The Olympic Aribaugil hiking trail that connects the three host cities of next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games -- Gangneung, Pyeongchang and Jeongseon,...
Korea, US leaders to hold Seoul summit in early November
President Moon Jae-in (left) will hold a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 7. Pictured are the two...
Credit agencies see no N. Korean effects on S. Korean economy
Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon (right) holds a meeting with Moritz Kraemer, chief ratings officer at S&P Global, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 13....
Korea, Australia affirm highest level of bilateral partnership
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (third from left) announces the results of the Korea-Australia Foreign Affairs and National Defense ministerial meeting, in Seoul...
Korea, Denmark reaffirm cooperation on NK issues, strategic relationship
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (right) and her Danish counterpart Anders Samuelsen pose for a picture holding Soohorang and Bandabi, mascots for the...
I’m very proud of the Busan Int’l Film Festival: president
President Moon Jae-in attends the Busan International Film Festival on Oct. 15.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in attended the Busan International Film...
New Korean language textbook for Thai middle schools
The Korean and Thai education ministries jointly publish a new Korean language textbook for Thai middle schools on Oct. 9. (Ministry of Education)
By Hur SomEe and Kim...
Korean imperial banquet reenacted after 110 years
A reenactment of a Korean royal imperial banquet from the Korean Empire (1897-1910) takes place at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul on Oct....
Fall into autumn at these special sites
The peak of autumn foliage in Korea this year will begin Oct. 17. People can enjoy the colorful fall foliage at various spots, including...
Travelling Korea in a hijab
Honorary Reporters Salwa Elzeny (left) and Esraa Elzeny travel across Korea wearing their hijab. (Korea.net DB)
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Esraa Elzeny and Salwa Elzeny
“My hijab is not only...
President emphasizes ‘people-centered fourth industrial revolution’
President Moon Jae-in speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the Presidential Fourth Industrial Revolution Committee, at the S-Plex Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul, on Oct....
President Moon appoints heads of 3 presidential committees
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left) holds an appointment ceremony for new chiefs of three presidential committees, at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 10....
Hangeul is the greatest gift: PM
A celebration to mark the 571st Hangeul Day takes place at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on Oct. 9. The...
World citizens celebrate Hangeul
The winner of a Korean writing contest, Sakae Yumika (榮由海夏) from Japan, holds up her poem written in Korean, at the National Hangeul Museum...
Hangeul is our great, shared legacy: president
President Moon Jae-in shares his thoughts on the legacy of the Hangeul alphabet on his personal Facebook profile in celebration of Hangeul Day, Oct....
President Moon, first lady visit Andong Hahoe folk village
President Moon Jae-in joins a group of performers on stage following a Hahoe byeolsingut talnori mask dance at the Andong Hahoe folk village in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province...
President Moon sends message of thanks, peace to overseas Koreans
President Moon Jae-in (left) receives a map of the Korean Peninsula painted by children from a Korean language school in Germany from Choi Young-keun,...
Korea to benefit all of mankind: PM
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and other guests celebrate the 4,349th anniversary of National Foundation Day, at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in...
President Moon expresses condolences to Las Vegas victims, families
President Moon Jae-in sends a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump to express his condolences to the victims and families of the recent Las...