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...
Afghanistan models Korean e-gov’t
A group of Afghan government officials has visited Korea to learn about how online government services work in the country.
The 13-member delegation talked with representatives from the Ministry of the Interior on Feb. 28 to seek ways to put in place an e-government system...
Address by Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on the 98th March First Independence Movement Day
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn addresses to mark the 98th March 1st Independence Movement Day in a ceremony held at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on March 1. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)
Fellow Koreans and overseas compatriots, decorated patriots...
Yu Gwan-sun: a hero for today, a hero for independence
Have you ever heard about the 18-year-old young woman named Yu Gwan-sun (유관순, 柳寬順) (1902-1920)?
Yu Gwan-sun was an organiser of the March 1 Movement in 1919. The anniversary of this movement is still celebrated in Korea annually on March 1. It's called in Korean...
Rescuing what we are
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...
Abandoned mine becomes must-visit tourist attraction
In 2010, only about 3,000 tourists visited Gwangmyeong in Gyeonggi-do Province. However, by 2015, that number had jumped 514 times, hitting 1.54 million.
The secret behind the surprising boost is the Gwangmyeong Cave, a forsaken gold mine that used to be full of waste and...
Korea, 6 African countries bolster agricultural cooperation
Agricultural experts from Korea and six African countries pose for a commemorative photo during talks in Korea from Feb. 21 to 24. The talks were hosted by the Rural Development Administration and aim to expand the sharing of agricultural technology between Korea and its...
Korea Day in Thailand
At the beginning of this February, the Korea Tourism Organization in Thailand held a Korea tourism fair for people who love to travel to Korea as free independent travelers (FIT) called the “Love Korea, K-style Day,” at a shopping center in Bangkok, Siam Square...
Korea tops global IP index 3 years in a row
Korea has now come in first place for the third year in a row in a specific category of the U.S. Chamber International IP Index rankings.
Korea topped 45 other countries in the category of "Trademarks, Related Rights and Limitations," part of the International IP...
Korea, Poland expand economic cooperation
The fourth Korea-Poland Joint Economic Committee meets in Warsaw on Feb. 16, with Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho and Polish Undersecretary of State Tadeusz Koscinski of the Ministry of Development in attendance.
Korea and Poland have agreed to expand economic cooperation on sectors...
