Gangneung’s Olympic Village ready for athletes
The Olympic Village in Gyo-dong, Gangneung-si City, in Gangwon-do Province, invites press for the first time to view its newly built facilities for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, on Oct. 30, 2017, exactly 102 days ahead of the Opening Ceremony.
By Xu Aiying, Cho...
Olympic mascots symbolize protection, harmony
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
The two official mascots of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the Asiatic black bear.
The name Soohorang is a portmanteau of sooho and rang. Sooho, meaning "protection" in Korean, symbolizes the protection offered to the athletes,...
Korea, US, Japan defense ministers cooperate on denuclearization
Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo (left) holds hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis (center) and Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera during a Korea-U.S.-Japan defense ministers’ meeting in Singapore on June 3. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Kim Hyelin and Sohn JiAe
At the top of...
Seoul City estimates cost of co-hosting 2032 Summer Olympics with Pyeongyang
Athletes from both South and North Korea on Feb. 9 march together during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Park Gil-ja and Kim Young Shin
With South and North Korea agreeing on a...
Gov’t to allow more foreign staff, boost biz management
A policy coordination meeting chaired by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on June 20 at Government Complex-Sejong announced measures to improve the management of foreign workers. Shown are tourists on June 17 posing for photos at Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan's Saha-gu...
President Moon meets NATO secretary general
President Moon Jae-in (right) talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 2.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in invited Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 2...
King Sejong Institute to add 23 branches in 19 countries this year
King Sejong Institute, which provides education on the Korean language and culture worldwide, will open 23 additional branches in 19 countries this year. Shown are institute students practicing Korean calligraphy in Vilnius, Lithuania. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
King Sejong Institute to add 23 branches in 19 countries this...
President Moon nominates ambassadors to US, China, Japan
President Moon Jae-in nominates ambassadors to the U.S., China and Japan, Cheong Wa Dae announced on Aug. 30. In the photo, Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun gives a press briefing at the Chunchugwan Press Center at Cheong Wa Dae. (Jeon Han)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon...
Supreme Court opens video interpretation center for foreign nat’ls
Bae Hyung Won (center), deputy director of the National Court Administration under the Supreme Court of Korea on July 17 speaks at the opening ceremony for a court interpretation center at the Seoul Eastern District Court in the city's Songpa-gu District....
Folk museum to livestream full moon festival on YouTube
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 26 will livestream the annual festival for the first full moon of the lunar new year on its YouTube channel. (National Folk Museum of Korea)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Hana
To mark the first full moon of the lunar new year, the National Folk...
Korea to host climate change expo
Chang Hoon (second from right), head of the Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change at the Korea Environment Institute (KEI), and Patricia Espinosa (center), executive secretary at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), attend the closing ceremony of the NAP Expo...
Short track star Hwang earns ANOC honor for best male performance
Short track speedskater Hwang Dae-heon (center) on Oct. 19 poses for photos after winning the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) award for Best Male Performance of the Games at the Seoul COEX in the city's Gangnam-gu District.
Short track star Hwang earns ANOC honor for best...
Non-citizens to have easier access to public services
The ‘Guidebook with Universal Designs for Convenient Use of Public Facilities' is distributed by the Ministry of Interior on Aug. 16. (Ministry of Interior and Safety)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Min-Jeung
A young Philippine woman in her 20s married a Korean citizen last year. Because her Korean...
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 in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on Jan. 3.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Hyoja-dong Studio
President Moon Jae-in on Jan.3 emphasized the technological prowess and...
Celebratory event marks 12th annual Taekwondo Day
A celebratory event to mark the 12th annual Taekwondo Day is held on Sept. 4 at Taekwondowon, a taekwondo venue and park in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Kim Hwaya
A celebratory event to mark the 12th annual Taekwondo Day on...
Joseon vessel recovered after 600 years
An ancient vessel excavated near Mado Island in the waters off Taean-gun County in Chungcheongnam-do Province (South Chungcheong Province) has turned out to be a jounseon (조운선, 漕運船), a type of ship that delivered grain during Joseon times (1392-1910).
The ancient vessel, named Mado No....
Korea ranks 15th in global competitiveness: WEF report
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Korea ranks 15th in global competitiveness among 140 countries. The photo shows the Sustainability Development Impact Summit 2018, which is hosted by the World Economic Forum. (World Economic Forum)
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm Hee-eun
Korea is ranked as the world’s best...
Sequel to viral video on Korea’s COVID-19 response released
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
"A letter from Wonderland," the sequel to the video "Korea, Wonderland?" showing how the country is overcoming the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was released on April 17.
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, released...
Talk Talk Korea 2018 contest winners rediscover Korean culture
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (right) listens to an explanation about the winning work of Piper Bo, a 15-year-old from the United States who won the top prize in the category of Korean music and drama at the exhibition...
Restaurateur in Laos runs lone crusade to protect sovereignty over Dokdo
Youn Jae Wouk owns four Korean restaurants in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. He is pictured here standing in front of one his restaurants with a large sign on the wall reading "Dokdo is Korean territory."
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Youn Jae Wouk
Laos, the...
