Visa extension eased for small exporters
The Ministry of Justice reduced visa extension requirements for non-Korean small businesses in Korea starting in March 2018. The photo shows participants in a meeting for non-Korean small businesses, new start-up and advisers at the Seoul Global Center on Nov. 14, 2017. (Ministry of...
The journey toward peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung kyd1991@korea.kr
Graphics = Lee Hye Won and Kim Hyun Sook goghd36@korea.kr
Seoul pursues prosperity, peace through New Northern, Southern policies: president
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) and Asia Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao pose for a photo at Cheong Wa Dae on March 14. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in and Asia Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao met in Seoul on March 14...
Getting it fixed at PyeongChang Paralympics
Twenty-three technicians from 10 countries repair sport equipment for Paralympic athletes at the Ottobock Repair Service Center for Prosthetics, Orthotics and Wheelchairs, in the PyeongChang Paralympic Village on March 14.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang | March 15, 2018
On the afternoon of...
Paralympic fans cheer for ice hockey
Korea and Canada face off in the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games semifinal para ice hockey match at the Gangwon Hockey Centre on March 15. (Park Jang-bhin)
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Gangneung | March 15, 2018
The PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games para ice hockey semifinal...
President Moon roots for South, North para cross-country skiers
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook cheer during the cross-country skiing qualification rounds at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on March 14.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and first lady...
PyeongChang Paralympics beat ticket record
Ticket sales at the PyeongChang 2018 Parlalympic Winter Games have set a new record. The photo shows the stadium during the Paralympic ice hockey match between Korea and Japan at the Gangneung Hockey Centre on March 10. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm...
Paralympics from different perspectives
Team Korea cheers as it wins its sled ice hockey match against the Czech Republic, at the Gangneung Hockey Center on March 11.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photo = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Gangneung | March 14, 2018
People’s perspectives of disabled people vary according to...
Stroll through spring’s petal-laden paths
Each April, Jeju Island's fields turn bright yellow as canola flowers come into bloom. Pictured is a field of canola near Sanbangsan Mountain. (Jeju Tourism Organization)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
The year's most colorful, fragrant season is upon us.
The warm breeze is making its way up the...
PyeongChang Paralympics, a place for people-to-people diplomacy
President Lee Mikyung (front, fourth from right) of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and athletes and other dignitaries from developing countries who are at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games pose for a commemorative photo after exchanging gifts, at Team Korea House in...
Inter-Korean, US-NK talks to make dramatic changes in world history: president
President Moon Jae-in talks about inter-Korean ties that have recently improved, in a meeting with his top aides at Cheong Wa Dae on March 12. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in said in regard to two upcoming potentially historic meetings with North Korea --...
Special delegation to visit China, Japan, Russia for Korean peace talks
President Moon Jae-in (third from left) is briefed about the results of the recent special delegation that was led by Chung Eui-yong of the National Security Office and Suh Hoon of the National Intelligence Service, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 11. (Cheong Wa...
Paralympics soar as high as Olympics
Visitors line up to buy tickets for the para ice hockey mixed preliminary round group B match between Korea and the Czech Republic, at the Gangneung Hockey Center on March 11
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Gangneung | March 12, 2018
The popularity of...
‘Enjoy your Paralympics in PyeongChang’
Korea Paralympic Committee President Lee Myung-ho delivers his congratulatory address at Korea House during its opening ceremony at the Gangneung Olympic Park on March 10.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Gangneung l March 10, 2018
“I hope all the athletes can enjoy the PyeongChang 2018 Winter...
Athletes’ leisure space opens at Team Korea House
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (front row, second from left) listens to Jung Jae-joon, the chief manager at Team Korea House, as he presents Team Korea House, at the Gangneung Olympic Park in Gangneung on March 10.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photos = Jeon Han
Gangneung | March 10,...
PyeongChang Paralympics, overcome limits and become one
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo
PyeongChang | March 10, 2018
Following the festive atmosphere of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, an additional touch of humanity is being felt around the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza in the run up to the Opening Ceremony...
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...
