The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, which are approaching their end, have so far been free of any major crime committed against a non-Korean Olympic fan. Pictured is the crowds at the Gangneung Olympic Park in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 22.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games have been “crime-free” Olympics.
The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency announced...
Ivanka Trump (left), assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, poses for a photo with President Moon Jae-in at the entrance to the Sangchunjae Hall at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 23.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and White House advisor Ivanka Trump met on Feb. 23 at Cheong Wa Dae to discuss measures to boost the...
Members of the North Korean marching band and cheering squad put on a special show for residents of Inje County, at the Inje Multipurpose Stadium on Feb. 23. The North Koreans were based in Inje during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Photos = Jeon Han
Inje | Feb. 23, 2018
The North Korean marching band and cheering squad, whose members...
The executive director of communications and engagement for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Maki Kobayashi-Terada, talks about the PyeongChang Olympics at the Tokyo 2020 Japan House at the Gangneung Olympic Park, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 22.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Photos = Kim Young Deok
Gangneung | Feb. 22, 2018
“The success of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, inside and out,...
Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong (third from left) joins hands with ministers from five Central American countries at the Korea-Central America Free Trade Agreements (FTA) signing ceremony at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on February 21. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Hana
Korea has signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with five Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador,...
Participants in a street parade perform a reenactment of the royal funeral for Joseon’s sixth monarch, King Danjong (단종, 端宗) (r. 1452-1455). They carry the bier that, in the past, held the monarch's corpse, at Dano Park in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 22.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Gangneung | Feb. 22, 2018
“Please, please be well on your way....
German athletes have fun taking photos with the Olympic rings at an outdoor square in front of Gyeongpo Beach in Gangwon-do Province on Feb. 22.
By Jeon Han and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Gyeongpo Beach has become a popular photo spot among social media users, especially those who have traveled to Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Many of them that Korea.net met...
The theatrical performance ‘Scent of Thousand's year’ (천년향), one of the programs at the 2018 PyeongChang Cultural Olympiad, takes place at the Haeram Culture Hall at Gangneung Wonju University in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 24. (Gangneung Art & Culture Foundation)
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Gangneung | Feb. 21, 2018
The 2018 PyeongChang Cultural Olympiad is attracting athletes, officials and spectators who...
Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan (left) and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Juyeol shake hands after signing a bilateral currency swap agreement, in Zurich on Feb. 20.
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Hana
Korea and Switzerland have signed a bilateral currency swap agreement that will enable its central banks to purchase or repurchase KRW 11.2 trillion, or around CHF 10 million.
The deal was...
Russian Presidential Aide Igor Levitin (left) and President Moon Jae-in hold a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 20.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in invited Russian Presidential Aide Igor Levitin and representatives of the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) to Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 20 to encourage them in their Olympic endeavors.
President Moon mentioned...
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Slovenian President Borut Pahor prior to a summit at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 20. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in met with his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor, on a state visit to attend the ongoing PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, in Seoul on Feb. 20. In the summit, the two leaders...
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (right) meets Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä at the Government Complex Seoul on Feb. 19.
By Jung Joo-ri and Son Gina
Photos = Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä in Seoul on Feb. 19 during the Finnish leader's state visit to Korea to attend the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The...
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Video = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang | Feb. 19, 2018
The inmyeonjo human-faced bird (인면조, 人面鳥) and the drones that highlighted the Opening Ceremony for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games are entertaining audiences once again at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza.
People were amazed when the “strange” bird with a human face appeared again at the venue on Feb. 19. Many took out...
First lady Kim Jung-sook (left) shakes hands with Korean para ice hockey athlete Han Min-su after a preview of the documentary 'Parallel' that features the Korean para ice hockey team that will compete at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Jihye
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
With the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games less than three weeks away, a...
Deputy Minister for Trade Kang Sung-chun from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy talks about the U.S.’s recent move to impose a selective tariff increase on steel goods originating in 12 countries, including Korea, during a press briefing at the Government Complex Seoul on Feb. 19. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Sohn JiAe
The Korean government has affirmed that...
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Aigerim Sadykova
Photos = Aigerim Sadykova
The Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games was held on Feb. 9 and brought together Kazakhstan, Korea and countries all over the world in front of their TV screens. The organizers of the Opening Ceremony kept it a secret as to how exactly the event will would take place, arousing...
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Sara Khaled and Dina Khaled
Photos = Sara Khaled and Dina Khaled
They say that experiencing a new culture is like stepping into a whole new world. With a new director at the Korean Cultural Center in Egypt (KCC) and a new lunar year, the KCC gave us an opportunity to experience one of the most important celebrations in the traditional...
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Stephanie Pradnyaparamita
Photos = Stephanie Pradnyaparamita
Last Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Korean Cultural Center in Indonesia (KCC) held an event to let Indonesians experience the traditions of Seollal Lunar New Year's. People who wanted to join needed to register prior to the event because it was limited to a certain number of people. The enthusiasm for this event was...
Residents from 21 villages in Gangneung bow to their village leaders on Feb. 17, a day after Seollal Lunar New Year’s Day, at the Joseon-era Gangneung Local Government Offices, now a historical site. This is a traditional custom practiced across the region.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Photos = Jeon Han
Gangneung | Feb. 17, 2018
“We saw Korean traditions first-hand, which respects the...
President Moon Jae-in talks to members of the press at the Main Press Center (MPC) for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games on Feb. 17. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in visited the Main Press Center (MPC) for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games on Feb. 17, and offered words of encouragement to members of the local and foreign press.
The...