President Moon Jae-in inspects a replica of an automated container terminal, at Busan New Port on March 16.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Hyoja-dong Studio
President Moon Jae-in has vowed to make Busan into the world’s best logistics hub.
He was speaking during a “declaration ceremony” concerning the future of the port of Busan on March 16.
”Korea can make its greatest dream come...
Whang Youn-dai gives the welcome speech during a reception held at Korea House at the Gangneung Olympic Park on March 16. Whang presents the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award, part of the official Closing Ceremony at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Gangneung | March 16, 2018
There is a special award that is given...
Mounted police officers patrol the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games on March 9.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photos = Jeon Han
Gangneung | March 17, 2018
Following the Olympics, the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games are now also coming to an end, safely and securely without any major incidents.
The Gangwon-do Provincial Police Agency recently...
After scoring a goal in the bronze medal ice hockey match at the PyeongChang Paralympics on March 17, Jang Dong Shin shares the joy with Jung Seung Hwan who had the assist. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Gangneung | March 17, 2018
The Korean para ice hockey team won its first-ever medal in the history of Korean para ice hockey...
The lead researcher at the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, Kim Kwon-Il, who is also a KBS sports broadcaster for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, talks about broadcasting and disability sports, at Korea House in Gangneung on March 15.
By Korea.net Pyeongchang Special Report Team
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Gangneung | March 17, 2018
A lot of questions come to mind when watching the Paralympic...
President Moon Jae-in discusses the expected inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea summits with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on March 16. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in shared his thoughts on the latest changes on the Korean Peninsula as he held phone conversations with the U.S. and Japanese leaders on March 16.
In the 35-minute phone...
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting to discuss government measures to fight high youth unemployment, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 15.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
The Korean government is going all-out to improve working conditions for young people with the announcement of a set of special measures to create new, high-quality jobs for youth. The move follows...
The Ministry of Employment and Labor is cooperating with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to support developing countries in providing employment and skills. From left to right are Choi Kyong-lim, the permanent representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Kim Dae-hwan, the director general of the International Cooperation Bureau at the Ministry of...
First lady Kim Jung-sook cheers for Team Korea during the para ice hockey mixed semifinals match between Korea and Canada at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, at the Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangwon-do on March 15. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Gangneung | March 16, 2018
There is one person visiting the Paralympic stadiums and cheering for the Korean...
Participants speak during the International Conference on Korea-Vietnam Public Diplomacy Dialogue, in Hanoi on March 15. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Tae Won and Hahm Hee-eun
A week before President Moon Jae-in visits Vietnam, the International Conference on Korea-Vietnam Public Diplomacy Dialogue was held in Hanoi on March 15 to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two East Asian neighbors.
More than 100 dignitaries from...
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 Justice)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Requirements to extend certain visas have become more relaxed.
On March 13, the Ministry...
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung kyd1991@korea.kr
Graphics = Lee Hye Won and Kim Hyun Sook goghd36@korea.kr
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 to discuss cooperation on sustainable development across the Asian region.
President Moon said, “Korea has been...
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 March 14, machine sounds were constantly heard at the Ottobock Repair Service Center for Prosthetics...
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 match between Korea and Canada took place on March 15, and the fans were able...
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 Kim Jung-sook cheered for South and North Korean athletes at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter...
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 Hee-eun
Ticket sales at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games have set a new Paralympic record.
The...
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 their own circumstances. Perceptions of disabled people perceived through the eyes of complete strangers, or...
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 peninsula from the south, inviting springtime travelers to head outdoors.
With flower buds getting ready to...
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 the Gangneung Olympic Park on March 10. (Jeon Han)
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Gangneung, Sokcho |...