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Korea, Poland expand economic cooperation
The fourth Korea-Poland Joint Economic Committee meets in Warsaw on Feb. 16, with Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho and Polish Undersecretary of...
Video support for Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang
What's the most vivid and enthralling sight? The Olympic Games, of course! We're waiting for the Olympics as a celebration. It’s time to prepare...
Korea, UK take resolute stance on N. Korea
U.K. Secretary of State Boris Johnson (left) and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se hold bilateral talks in London on Feb. 22 where they discussed measures...
Tomb relics hint at ancient rites
Tomb No. 518, one of the ancient tombs unearthed in Jisan-dong, Goryeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, consists of a main chamber and five additional chambers, presumably...
Korea, Romania join hands to combat N. Korean nuclear, missile threats
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (left) shakes hands with his Romanian counterpart, Teodor Melescanu, at a bilateral meeting in Bucharest on Feb. 20.
Korea and Romania...
Seoul, London to cooperate on content industry, new markets
U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley (left) and Acting Minister and the 1st Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and...
Luge athletes light up Pyeongchang
Team Germany, the winners of the Viessmann Luge Team Relay World Cup, jumps for joy on the podium at the Alpensia Sliding Center in...
Seed potatoes developed in Korea flourish in Cambodia
Students from the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) harvest potatoes grown at a farm in Sen Monorom, in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia, on Feb. 3....
Korea discusses NK provocations with Russia, China, EU
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (second from left) and his Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se (right), hold bilateral talks in Munich on Feb. 18 on...
Come to Pyeongchang for Winter Olympics
Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin from the pop sensation EXO perform in the 'K-drama Festa in Pyeongchang' event in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 18....
Life in a traditional Hanok home in Bukchon
I had a chance to live in a traditional Hanok home.
Last year when I was living for a month in the capital of Korea,...
Figure skaters look forward to PyeongChang medals
Mihara Mai of Japan (center), Gabrielle Daleman of Canada (left) and Mirai Nagasu of the U.S., who finished in first, second and third place,...
Figure skaters test the ice in Gangneung
Mihara Mai of Japan rejoices after she cleared all the elements in the ladies’ free skating event at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating...
Luge athletes race new Pyeongchang track
A speed competition on the ice, where a thousandth of a second matters, took place on Feb. 17 at the Alpensia Sliding Center in...
Figure skaters amaze fans at pre-Olympic event
One would think that "Stars on Ice" had come to Gangneung in Gangwon-do Province, one of the three host cities for next year's PyeongChang...
Korea, US, Japan strongly condemn N. Korean missile launch
Korea, the U.S. and Japan release a joint statement condemning North Korea's Feb. 12 ballistic missile test during a meeting held on the sidelines...
Wild ginseng hunters in a modern world
The National Folk Museum of Korea published on Feb. 8 an article about the wild herb collectors of Gangwon-do Province. The photo shows a...
Wishes for abundance, peace for centuries
People perform some nongak farmers’ music in 1993 in front of a large daljip bonfire (달집) on the night of Jeongwol Daeboreum, the first...
Dutch win men’s 1,000 m speed skating
Kjeld Nuis (center) of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the men's 1,000 m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed...
Wintry Pyeongchang heats up with prep for Olympic Games
On Feb. 10, the temperature plunged to minus 8 C in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, one of the three host cities for next year’s PyeongChang...