Korea launches sport exchanges with 14 countries
French Minister of Sports Laura Flessel (left) and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jongwhan pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding covering sport exchanges between the two countries, at the Hotel Lotte in Seoul on Feb. 12. (Ministry of...
Korea, Latvia discuss Peace Olympics, economic cooperation
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis shake hands after holding bilateral talks at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 13. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in met with Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, currently in Korea for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games, for...
PM Lee expresses hope for South-North talks
Kim Yong-nam (left), president of North Korea’s Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Kim Yo-jong (third from left), deputy director for North Korea's Workers’ Party’s Department of Propaganda and Agitation, pose for a photo with Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ahead of a luncheon...
North visit an opportunity to accelerate inter-Korea ties: unification ministry
Spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun of the Ministry of Unification delivers the daily briefing at the Government Complex Seoul on Feb. 12. (Ministry of Unification)
By Kim Young Shin
The Ministry of Unification said that the recent visit by North Korea’s high-level delegation to the South “provided the...
EXO song added to Dubai Fountain
The song 'Power' by the Korean pop group EXO has become the first Korean pop song to be played at the Dubai Fountain. (Sara Embaby)
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Sara Embaby
The Dubai Fountain, the world's tallest performing fountain, has added to its playlist a song by the...
President Moon, NK delegation enjoy Samjiyon performance
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) talks to President Kim Yong-nam of North Korea’s Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly (third from left) and Kim Yo-jong (fourth from left), deputy director of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Department of Propaganda and Agitation, after a performance...
President Moon, NK delegation watch inter-Korean ice hockey game
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left, third row), President Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee (fifth from left, third row), President Kim Yong-nam of North Korea’s Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (sixth from left, third row) and Kim Yo-jong (seventh from left,...
Supporters become one for Team Korea
Excited supporters raise the unified Korea flag and shout, ‘We are one!’ while watching a televised screening of the first Olympic match for the inter-Korean women’s ice hockey team, at Gangneung’s Hwang Young-cho Gymnasium on Feb. 10.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Photos = Jeon Han
Gangneung | Feb....
PyeongChang VIP reception serves up Olympic Spirit
A pre-Opening Ceremony reception for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games is held at the Yongpyong Resort Bliss Hill Stay on Feb. 9. The three-course menu for VIP guests drew inspiration from the Olympic spirit of celebration, harmony and hope.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang |...
President Moon gets invitation from North leader
Kim Yo-jong (left), the leader of the North Korean high-level delegation currently in South Korea, shakes hands with President Moon Jae-in after delivering a signed letter from her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, to the president, at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 10.
By Yoon...
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....
