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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...
Daeboreum, time to wish upon a full moon
On the day of Jeongwol Daeboreum (정월대보름), the first full moon of the lunar new year, a jubilant child receives a packet of bureom,...
Czechia wins women’s 5,000 m speed skating
Martina Sablikova (center) of Czechia celebrates on the podium after winning the women’s 5,000 m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating...
Kim Bo-reum wins gold in mass start speed skating
Kim Bo-reum celebrates her gold medal after the women's mass start speed skating event at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed...
Olympic torch starts one-year countdown to PyeongChang Winter Games
It’s only 364 days until next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games!
In just under one year, the global winter sports festival will...
Racing for PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games
Paralympic cross-country skier Seo Borami competes in the 14th National Para Games 3 km biathlon sprint finals at the Alpensia Biathlon Center in Pyeongchang,...
The name of respect: Korea and Egypt
Respect is one of the most important traits in a person. It implies that one is valuable and worthy of dealing with as a...
Korea, Iran bolster tax cooperation
National Tax Service Commissioner Lim Hwansoo (left) and Seyed Kamel Taghavi-Nejad from Iran's National Tax Administration (INTA) hold their first bilateral meeting in Tehran...
10 Korean dishes loved in Madrid
The 15th Madrid Fusion food festival, organized by the Municipal Palacio de Congress, was held from Jan. 23 to 25, one of the most...
Eulji Mundeok (을지문덕, 乙支文德) (c. 550-c. 620)
Eulji Mundeok (을지문덕, 乙支文德) (c. 550-c. 620)
A symbol today of a "just war" or "righteous defense," Eulji Mundeok was an almost-mythical Goguryeo general who...