PyeongChang VIPs enjoy Korean tourism
Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis visits the Ojukheon House in Gangneung on Feb. 9 and gets a tour of the Mongryong-sil building that houses a portrait of Sin Saimdang, a famous Joseon writer and artist.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Photos = Jeon Han
Gangneung | Feb. 9, 2018
Heads of...
Countdown to PyeongChang Opening Ceremony
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Video = Kim Sunjoo
Photos = Jeon Han
Pyeongchang | Feb. 9, 2018
The much-anticipated PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony has officially begun.
On Feb. 9, the streets leading up to PyeongChang’s Olympic Stadium were buzzing with incredible energy. Despite the frosty temperatures, athletes and...
Korea-US alliance led to inter-Korean talks, Pyongyang at Olympics: president
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 8. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in said in talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Feb. 8 that, “The U.S.’ resolute...
President Moon, UN secretary-general emphasize peace
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (left) and President Moon Jae-in shake hands at the Seamarq hotel in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 9. Guterres is on a visit to Korea to attend the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Cheong Wa...
President Moon meets Chinese special envoy
Han Zheng (left), a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China who is visiting Korea as a special envoy for Chinese President Xi Jinping, shakes hands with President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 8. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kang...
Korea, Japan, Netherlands support ’Peace Olympics’
President Moon Jae-in (right) holds a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Yongpyeong, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 9.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 9 held summit meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister of the Netherlands...
Swiss, German, Polish leaders support Korea’s ‘Peace Olympics’
President Moon Jae-in (right) holds a summit meeting with Swiss President Alain Berset at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 8.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held a series of summits with leaders from Switzerland, Germany and Poland at Cheong Wa Dae on...
Explore Gangwon: winter wonderland, hiking heaven
Stretching all across Gangwon-do Province, there's a special network of walking paths called the Olympic Aribaugil. It connects all three host cities of the 2018 Winter Olympics -- Pyeongchang, Jeongseon and Gangneung -- and is composed of nine separate walking or hiking routes.
By Kim Young...
Cheong Wa Dae thanks pope for PyeongChang message
Cheong Wa Dae expressed its gratitude for Pope Francis on Feb. 8, who praised North Korean athletes’ participation in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The photo shows the pope during his visit to Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul in August 2014. (Korea.net DB)
By Hur SomEe and Yoon...
Korea, Lithuania emphasize peace for Winter Games
President Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania (left) and President Moon Jae-in shake hands at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 7.
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart, President Dalia Grybauskaite, at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb....
President Moon meets Canadian governor general
President Moon Jae-in (right) smiles as he holds talks with Governor General of Canada Julie Payette, at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 7.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held talks with Governor General of Canada Julie Payette at Cheong Wa Dae on...
Korea-Estonia summit to help launch peace through Olympics
President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia (left) and President Moon Jae-in discuss cooperation between the two countries during their bilateral meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 6. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with President Kersti Kaljulaid of...
8-language Olympic call center now open at “1330”
A new call center -- the phone number is 1330 -- provides Olympic information in eight languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Vietnamese, Thai and Malaysian·Indonesian. It will be in operation until March 18, the last day of the Paralympic Winter Games. (Korea Tourism...
Royal rite honors Olympic Games
By Min Yea-Ji and Yoon Jihye
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul | Feb. 2, 2018
"The Joseon-era Jongmyo Jeryeak royal ceremony used to ring out whenever the nation had a grand affair and hoped for stability, peace and prosperity. Its performance this time bears deep meaning, in that we hope for...
President Moon kicks off Olympic diplomacy at IOC session
President Moon Jae-in delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the 132nd session of the International Olympic Committee, at the Gangneung Arts Center in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 5.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Hyojadong Studio
Video = KTV
President Moon Jae-in kicked off his diplomatic mission...
Korea, US hold second round of FTA negotiations
Korean negotiators headed by Deputy Minister for FTA Negotiations Yoo Myung-hee from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and U.S. negotiators led by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Michael Beeman hold the second round of negotiations for the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement , in...
Seoul to offer public transport support for Olympic visitors
Free shuttle buses will operate between Seoul and PyeongChang and Gangneung during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The above photo shows the shuttle bus route maps. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Hur SomEe and Yoon Sojung
Free shuttle buses will operate between the host cities of the...
President Moon meets leader of Latin American development bank
President Moon Jae-in (right) holds talks with President Luis Alberto Moreno of the Inter-American Development Bank, at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 5.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in greeted President Luis Alberto Moreno of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at Cheong Wa Dae on...
Winter Olympics enshrined in literature
By Jeon Han and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo
A special event is underway in Seoul to spotlight written works about winter and winter leisure activities in former and current Winter Olympic hosts, like France or Korea, and also in future Winter Olympic hosts, like China.
Winter’s Literary...
Time for a walk across Gangwon
Woljeongsa Temple, founded in 643, is one of the representative Buddhist temples in Gangwon-do Province and a must-visit for tourists to Pyeongchang-gun County. The photo above shows the temple on a snowy day on March 25, 2016. (Korea.net DB)
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
Pyeongchang, Gangneung and Jeongseon...
