Winter Games construction ‘complete’
Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Roh Tae-kang (fifth from right), Governor Choi Moon-soon of Gangwon-do Province and other dignitaries attend a tape-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of construction of the sporting venues for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic...
We’re in full support of female entrepreneurs: PM
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) presents a Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit Award to the head of Hangsung Foods, Kim Soon-ja, during the 21st Women Entrepreneurs Day ceremony at Seoul's JW Marriott Hotel on Nov. 3.
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Photos = Ministry of SMEs...
Korea honors French war veteran’s wish to be buried in DMZ
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affair Pi Woo-jin (right) bows to honor the return of the remains of French Korean War veteran Jean le Houx, at Incheon International Airport on Nov. 1.
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
The remains of...
Firefighters are the nation’s first responders: president
President Moon Jae-in (left) delivers words of encouragement to firefighters on the 55th anniversary of Firefighters Day at the Fire Service Academy in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province, on Nov. 3.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos Hyoja-dong Studio
President Moon Jae-in on Nov. 3 praised firefighters’ devotion and endeavors during a...
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...
President Moon welcomes six new foreign envoys
President Moon Jae-in (right) receives credentials from new Tanzanian Ambassador to Korea Matilda Masuka during a ceremony to welcome new foreign envoys to Korea, at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 2. Ambassador Masuka is the first Tanzanian envoy to Korea and marks 25 years...
Talk Talk Korea 2017 exhibition opens
Director of the Korean Culture and Information Service Kim Tae-hoon (fourth from left) poses for a photo with winners of the Talk Talk Korea 2017 contest, at an exhibition of the winning works on display at Seoullo 7017, in Seoul on Nov. 1.
By Yoon Sojung and Kim...
President Moon reemphasizes people-focused economy at National Assembly
President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech on the floor of the National Assembly on Nov. 1. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in addressed the National Assembly on Nov. 1 regarding the proposed 2018 budget allocations, and reiterated the importance of creating a people-focused economy.
"Establishing...
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...
German-Korean Olympic luger goes for gold
Korean luger Aileen Frisch becomes a naturalized citizen in December 2016.
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang | Sept. 20, 2017
Just as Korea dominates archery, Germany is unrivalled in the high-speed sport of luge.
Since the addition of luge to the Winter Olympics, Germany has won...
‘We will become the next Viktor Ahn’: Russian-Korean biathletes
Korean biathlon racer Timofei Lapshin races downhill during a training session in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, in early September.
By Kim Tae Won and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang l Sept. 5, 2017
“Just as Viktor Ahn, the short-track speed skater who became a Russian citizen, raised awareness of...
Korea, China agree to normalize bilateral ties
The Korean and Chinese governments have agreed to hold a summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, which starts on Nov. 10. Pictured are President Moon Jae-in (left) and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Berlin on...
PyeongChang ‘G-100’: Olympic fever begins in earnest
A series of events will be held on Nov. 1, exactly 100 days until the opening of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Pictured is a group of performers to mark 150 days until the Olympic Games, at Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul...
Endangered soan seahorse bred artificially
The Korea National Park Service (KNPS) announces on Oct. 29 that it has succeeded in artificially breeding the endangered soanseahorse (소안 해마) by raising offspring collected from adult seahorses. Pictured is an artificially raised soan seahorse clinging to an aquatic plant. (KNPS)
By Hur SomEe and Lee Hana
Researchers have found a...
President holds talks with US secretary of defense
President Moon Jae-in (right) talks to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 27.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed that Korea and the U.S. will continue to address security crises on the Korean Peninsula, spurred by...
President Moon meets World Korean Business Convention
President Moon Jae-in meets with 16 participants in this year's World Korean Business Convention (WKBC), including head of the Overseas Koreans Foundation Han Woo-sung and Chairman Yim Do Jae of the WKBC, at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 28. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon...
Lonely Planet chooses Korea as must-visit 2018 destination
Travel publisher Lonely Planet has selected Korea, the host country of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, as one of its top-10 countries to visit in 2018. The photo above shows the Alpensia ski resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, an Olympic venue....
KOCIS to revitalize arts, heritage on global scene
Director of the Korean Culture and Information Service Kim Tae-hoon (center) speaks about the revitalization efforts underway to make Korean arts, media and tourism more popular around the world, at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on Oct. 26.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul l Oct....
Germany confirms participation in PyeongChang Winter Games
Chair Michael Vesper (left) of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Roh Tae-kang pose for a photo before meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, on Oct. 23. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
Germany has...
Korea, IDB to expand Central, South America cooperation
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon (right) poses for a photo with IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno, in Seoul on Oct. 23. (Ministry of Strategy and Finance)
By Kim Eun-young and Yoon Sojung
The Korean government has decided to expand cooperation with the Inter-American...
