Paralympic Mural unveiled at athletes’ village
The Paralympic Mural is unveiled at the PyeongChang Athletes’ Village on March 8. International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons (fourth from left), PyeongChang Organizing Committee President Lee Heebeom (fifth from left) and other dignitaries pose for a photo during the unveiling ceremony.
By Min Yea-Ji and Yoon...
Comfort women’s #MeToo resounds in France
The ‘comfort woman’ victim, Lee Yong-soo (fourth from the left), testifies about the misery of her suffering during the ’’Comfort Women’ Victim's Suffering’ hearing held in the House of Commons chamber in Paris on March 8. (Gwangmyeong City Hall)
By Min Yea-Ji and Son Gina
A 90-year-old woman, Lee...
Curling robot vs. humans
By Jung Joo-ri and Yoon Jihye
Video = Park Jang-bhin
Icheon l March 8, 2018
A high-tech curling match recently took place between a human team and a specially designed curling robot.
The Ministry of Science and ICT hosted the match between an up-and-coming men’s curling team and the robot, appropriately named...
PyeongChang Paralympics bring peace, prosperity
President Moon Jae-in highlights the ways in which the Paralympics could raise peace to a higher level on the Korean Peninsula, and asks for the support of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) governing boards, at the Pre-Opening Ceremony Reception held at the Yongpyong Resort...
Korea responds forcefully to US steel tariffs
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Ungyu speaks in response to the U.S. government’s decision to slap steep tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, during a meeting with public and private representatives in Seoul on March 9. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and...
President Moon hails US-NK summit as ‘historic milestone for peace’
Chief of the National Security Office Chung Eui-yong briefs U.S. President Donald Trump on the outcome of his delegation’s recent visit to North Korea, at the White House on March 8. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in has hailed a possible May summit between...
President Moon honors IOC chief
President Moon Jae-in (right) poses with IOC President Thomas Bach for a commemorative photo after awarding him a Cheongryong Medal, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 8. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kang Gahui and Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in gave International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach a Cheongryong Medal,...
K-pop stars to attend Paralympic festival
During the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, visitors will have a chance to enjoy some fan meet-and-greets, concerts and festivals featuring a range of music and TV celebrities at the Snow Festival in March to be held in both Pyeongchang and Gangneung. (Snow Festival...
Cultural Olympiad continues with Paralympics
The Festival Park in both Pyeongchang and Gangneung will host an exhibition that showcases video clips of Olympic and Paralympic fans throughout the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games that run from March 9 to 18.
By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
The...
Transport for disabled to be expanded during Paralympics
Transport for the disabled will be expanded during the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. The photo shows the U.S. athletes moving in to the PyeongChang athletes’ village on March 4.
By Kim Eun-young and Yoon Sojung
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on March 5 that it...
Korea.net weekly paper covers PyeongChang 2018 Games
A non-Korean passenger onboard the high-speed KTX Gyeonggang Line to Pyeongchang reads Korea.net's recent Olympic supplement. (Korea.net reader)
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net's special weekly Olympic supplement has served as a useful source of information for tourists from around the globe who were visiting Korea for the PyeongChang...
South, North Korea agree to hold 3rd summit in April
Chief of the National Security Office Chung Eui-yong (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shake hands after Chung delivered a signed letter to Kim from President Moon Jae-in, in the main building of the Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang on March 5.
By Jeon...
Korean TV hits Indian shores
Producers of Korean TV shows conduct one-on-one consultation sessions with local media buyers at the India Mumbai Frames 2018 broadcasting exhibition in Mumbai on March 5. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Kim Tae Won and Hahm Hee Eun
Korean TV producers have taken their first steps into the...
Korea, UAE work together to advance patent system
Korean Intellectual Property Office Commissioner Sung Yunmo (second from left) and Mohammed Ahmed Al Shihh (third from left) discuss cooperation in regard to sharing the patent information of both countries, ahead of the launch of a patent information system in Dubai on Feb. 28....
Paralympians get set for gold
President Moon Jae-in, first lady Kim Jung-sook and other dignitaries attend a send-off ceremony for the national team to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. They shout, ’Go, Pyeongchang!’ as they pose for a commemorative photo in the Sejong Hall at the Sejong Center...
Paralympic flame starts 2,018-km journey
Lee Hee-beom (fourth from the left), head of the organizing committee for the PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Games, Lee Myung-ho, president of the Korea Paralympic Committee, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, and five provincial governors light the Paralympic flame at the Seoul Olympic Park on...
Revised immigration bill passes National Assembly
A revision bill to the Immigration Control Law that requires non-Korean residents to renew their registration cards and imposes a prompt travel ban on suspected non-Korean violators, passed the National Assembly on Feb. 28. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Sohn JiAe
The Ministry of Justice announced...
Enjoy healthy food on first full moon of new lunar year
People enjoy and share ogokbap five-grain rice along with various vegetables, known as jinchae (진채) and nuts, on Jeongwol Daeboreum, the first full moon of the new lunar year, the 15th day of the first lunar month, in the hopes that they will stay healthy throughout the whole year....
Korea to play active role in human rights: foreign minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (fourth from left) poses for a picture with a group of special rapporteurs representing the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in Geneva on Feb. 27. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Lee Kyong Mi and Lee Hana
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with a...
Korea donates food to 5 developing countries
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) Kim Yung-rok (right) shakes hands with World Food Programme Director David Beasely after signing an agreement outlining the donation of 50,000 tons of Korean rice, at WFP headquarters in Rome on Feb. 28. (MAFRA)
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Hana
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