Gangwon-do invites you to its winter festivals
Snow sculptures of Soohorang and Bandabi, the official mascots for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, stand in a snowy field during the 2017 Daegwallyeong Snow Festival in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 3, 2017. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung
Gangwon-do Province,...
[Peace in PyeongChang] We will have the safest Olympics ever: Gangwon fire department
Director Nam Heung-woo of the Fire Safety Planning Division for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games vows to take care of safety for the international visitors at the Olympics and Paralympics, at his office in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do Province.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Photos =...
Gangwon-do ready to greet visitors from around the globe
The Ministry of Environment announced on Jan. 29 that it will waive all electric car charging fees during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games across all of Gangwon-do Province. The photo shows an electric vehicle being charged at the Seoul Motor Show...
Welcome to PyeongChang: Korea.net honorary reporters
Emilia Kircheva of Bulgaria (left) and Sadykova Aigerim of Kazakhstan, both Korea.net honorary reporters, pose for a selfie at the base of the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center, in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do Province, on Jan. 24. (Jeon Han)
By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe
Pyeongchang l Jan. 23, 2018
The seventh class...
PyeongChang torch relay lights up Gangwon-do
Torch bearers on bicycles pass by the Baengma-goji (백마고지), where the Battle of White Horse took place during the Korean War, in Cheorwon-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, on Jan. 21.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = PyeongChang Organizing Committee
The torch relay for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games has brought the...
US tariff decision opposed even by US lawmakers
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) holds a meeting between public and private organizations on Jan. 26 following the U.S.'s decision to impose tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. Pictured are Deputy Minister of Industries & Enterprises Moon Sung Wook (second...
Medals show Korean heritage, nature
Promising Winter Olympic athletes show off the gold, silver and bronze medals during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Medal Unveiling Ceremony, at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Sept. 21. From left are ski jumper Yang Seung-wook, short-track speed skater Nam Hyeon-yul and curler...
PyeongChang to host the largest Winter Olympics
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be the largest in history, with 2,925 athletes from 92 countries competing for 102 gold medals in the Olympics this year. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Young Shin
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, which are to...
Olympic mascots symbolize protection, harmony
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
The two official mascots of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the Asiatic black bear.
The name Soohorang is a portmanteau of sooho and rang. Sooho, meaning "protection" in Korean, symbolizes the protection offered to the athletes,...
PyeongChang beyond sports
A taekwondo team from the First Republic of Korea Army (FROKA) performs as it waves a sign saying, 'It’s you, PyeongChang,' and the Taegeukgi national flag, during a ceremony to mark one year until the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, at the...
Korea records 3.1 percent GDP growth in 2017: central bank
The Bank of Korea announced on Jan. 25 that Korea’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.1 percent in 2017, compared to that of the previous year. The photo shows Seoul seen from Namsan Mountain. (Jeon Han)
By Jeon Han and Yoon Sojung
Korea recorded 3.1 percent annual real...
President Moon vows to strengthen public childcare
President Moon Jae-in enjoys a magic show with young audience members at a childcare center in Dobong-gu District, Seoul, on Jan. 24. (Cheong Wa Dae Facebook)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in said on Jan. 24 that his administration will bolster childcare services by increasing the number...
‘Team Korea’s success is PyeongChang’s victory’
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (center) poses for a picture with members of Team Korea during its launch ceremony for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, at the Seoul Olympic Parktel hotel on Jan. 24. (Prime Minister's Secretariat)
By Lee Hana
Korea's national athletes gathered for their inaugural...
President Moon holds phone call with Uzbekistani leader
President Moon Jae-in held a telephone conversation with Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Jan. 24 to discuss measures to boost the bilateral cooperative relationship between the two countries. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in had a telephone conversation with Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on...
Korea opens cultural center in Hong Kong
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) delivers his congratulatory remarks during the opening ceremony for the Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong, at the city’s landmark Police Married Quarters (PMQ) on Jan. 24. (Korean Culture and Information Service)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim...
Korea.net Honorary Reporters promote PyeongChang 2018
The seventh team of Korea.net honorary reporters poses for a photo after its launch ceremony at the Foreign Press Center Korea in Seoul on Jan. 23.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | Jan. 23, 2017
Korea.net Honorary Reporters from across the world have gathered in...
A history written in sweat, the past and present of Korean sports
Korean athletes enter the stadium for the Opening Ceremony at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. This photo is just one of the items on display at the special exhibition 'Korean Sports, A History Written in Sweat' currently on at the National...
Inter-Korean team to make sporting history: president
President Moon Jae-in poses for a group photo with Team Korea's ice hockey players, wearing a uniform signed by members of both the men's and women's national teams, during his visit to the Jincheon National Training Center on Jan. 17.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Hyoja-dong Studio
"It...
Korean cultural centers hold annual meeting
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) delivers the opening address to kick start the annual meeting of directors from Korean cultural centers from all around the world, at Seoul's National Museum of Korean Contemporary History on Jan. 17. (Jeon...
Two Koreas to enter PyeongChang under one flag
Vice Minister of Unification Chun Hae-Sung (second from left) and North Korea’s Vice Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country Jon Jong Su hold a meeting at the Peace House in the Panmunjom truce village on Jan. 17. (Ministry of...
