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Korea, Saudi Arabia tighten economic bonds

Saudi Economy and Planning Minister Adel Fakeih (left) and Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn shake hands at the Government Complex Seoul on March 7. Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn held a meeting with Adel Fakeih, Saudi Arabia’s minister of economy and...

Korea, US vow firm response to NK provocations

Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump on March 7. The leaders denounced North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and stressed that both nations will work closely together to strongly respond to the Pyongyang regime’s provocations. “North Korea’s launch of ballistic missiles...

Bahrain to adopt Korean healthcare system

Korea’s Health Insurance Review & Assessment system (HIRA) will soon be rolled out in Bahrain. This is the first time for the HIRA system to be exported in its four-decade history. Chairman of the Bahraini Supreme Council for Health Sheikh Mohammaed Bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa (left), Minister...

‘We’ve got tickets to Pyeongchang in 2018’

Jaerg Himmler (second from left) poses for a photo with two friends at the Alpensia Biathlon Center, during the 2018 IBU Biathlon World Cup on March 5. “We’ve bought tickets,” said Jaerg Himmler from Heidelberg, Germany, with a bright smile. He said that he and his...

Plowing the field for the spring crop

Kim Young-ryeol prepares for the spring crop, using his cow to plough the field, in the high altitude, cool region of Dangheung Village in Macheon-myeon Village, Hamyang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on March 6. By Son Gina Korea.net Staff Writer Photos: Kim Yong-man, Hamyang-gun County ginason@korea.kr  

Tombs reveal ancient construction techniques

Ancient tombs in Yeonsan-dong, Busan, consist of a line of 18 graves located along the top ridge of Baesan Mountain. There are some 1,000 burial sites in total spread across the adjoining hills. The ancient burial sites in Yeonsan-dong, Busan, built between the late 400s...

A veteran of the Great Patriotic War

Korea.net has launched a new collaborative project with its honorary reporters around the world. Each honorary reporter will write a story on the same topic, but from each of their own home cities. The stories will then be shared with our community of Korea.net...

Team play shines at Pyeongchang snowfields

The German team smiles with joy after winning the women’s relay in the BMW IBU Biathlon World Cup, at the Alpensia Biathlon Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on March 5. Some hugged each other with joy, while others lay exhausted on the ground. This was the...

Biathlon men’s teams race for PyeongChang Olympics

Simon Desthieux (right), France’s third skier, taps his team’s anchor, Martin Fourcade, during the IBU Biathlon World Cup men’s 7.5 km relay competition, at the Alpensia Biathlon Center in Pyeongchang, on March 5. “We wanted to set a good record on these tracks, and tried...

Iron men heat up Pyeongchang snowfields

French biathlete Martin Fourcade shoots in the standing position during a men’s 12.5 km pursuit event in the IBU Biathlon World Cup at the Alpensia Biathlon Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on March 4. Athletes ski powerfully, while taking V-shaped steps across the snowfield. At...

Biathlon women’s pursuit kicks off in Pyeongchang

As the crowds cheer at the finish line for German biathlon skier Laura Dahlmeier, she skis to victory for the gold in the women’s 10 km pursuit event at the IBU Biathlon World Cup, at the Alpensia Biathlon Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on...

Hongdae: Shopping, music, dancing, busking and more

Hongdae, famous for its youthful ambience, unique cafes, dance clubs, fashion outlets and busking, attracts people in their 20s and 30s. As the sun goes down it comes alive. Exit No. 9 of Hongik University Station, on line No. 2, leads one directly to paradise....

Korea shares weather tech with developing countries

Program participants listen to an explanation about meteorological theories. The Meteorological Administration hosted a training course for meteorologists from 21 countries from Feb. 6 to 24. Korea has shared its weather forecast technology with a range of countries from around the world. The Meteorological Administration hosted...

A life with hope

Korea.net has launched a new collaborative project with its honorary reporters around the world. Each honorary reporter will write a story on the same topic, but from each of their own home cities. The stories will then be shared with our community of Korea.net...

Korea, Finland enhance military cooperation

Defense ministers from Korea and Finland have discussed ways to strengthen mutual ties across the defense environments of both countries. Minister of National Defense Han Minkoo and Finnish Minister of Defense Jussi Niinisto held talks in Seoul on March 2, where the two sides agreed...

Korea, Spain vow to continue bilateral partnership

Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se (left) and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfonso Dastis hold talks in Madrid on March 1 to discuss ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation. Korea and Spain have vowed to solidify bilateral cooperation across a range of areas, such...

Korea, US cooperate on military alliance

The Ministry of National Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense held talks over the phone on Mar. 1 and agreed to further strengthen their military alliance in response to North Korean nuclear and missile weapons threats. During the talks, which lasted some 30 minutes,...

Otter eating dinner

On the evening of March 1, a regular otter, Lutra lutra, Korea's Natural Monument No. 330 and a level-one endangered species on the peninsula, poses for the camera with a fish in its mouth in the Eomcheongang River, near Jirisan Mountain in Hyucheon-myeon Village,...

N. Korean human rights violations threaten peace, security: foreign minister

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se delivers a speech at the 34th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Feb. 27, on the topic of human rights violations in North Korea. "There can be no peace without human rights, and no human rights without...

Gwangmyeong Cave serves as hub for Korean wine

At the Wine Cave, a wine bar inside the Gwangmyeong Cave in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do Province, visitors can purchase some 170 different wines from 50 wineries across Korea. Not a drop of wine is produced in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do Province, just southwest of Seoul, but it's certainly...

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