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Korea to firmly address US protectionist steps
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...
Kazakhstan greets Olympic Opening Ceremony
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...
Seollal Lunar New Year’s celebrations in Egypt
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...
Experiencing Seollal in Jakarta
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...
Seollal Lunar New Year’s custom wows visiting media
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...
President Moon visits PyeongChang press center
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....
Gangneung Station becomes new Olympic attraction
With more than 20,000 daily users, Gangneung Station has become the gateway to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and a new attraction for...
PyeongChang Medal Plaza fills with joy, passion
The 2018 men’s skeleton Olympic champion Yun Sungbin (center) poses for a photo at the PyeongChang Medal Plaza on Feb. 16. From left: Nikita...
North Korean cheering squad performs in Gangneung
A North Korean brass band and cheering squad, currently visiting South Korea to mark the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, performs at the Live...
Visit PyeongChang with convenient, handy app
The official ‘Go PyeongChang’ mobile app for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games helps visitors to reach Olympic venues in the fastest...
[Korean recipes for PyeongChang 2018] Marble Rice Cake
Six government organizations, including the Korean Food Promotion Institute and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, introduced their “10 Korean Recipes Loved Around...
President Moon meets Norwegian prime minister
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg before their summit at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 15.
By Sohn JiAe and Yoon Jihye
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Olympic Spirit to bring peace to Korean Peninsula: IOC chief
IOC member Ryu Seung Min (left), IOC President Thomas Bach (center) and President of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee Lee Kee-Heung pose for...
Korea, Uzbekistan agree to expand economic cooperation
Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (left) meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong Yeon at the presidential palace in...
Delicacies of highway rest stops
At the Hoengseong Rest Stop along the Yeongdong Expressway, you can taste some delicious hwangtae pollack soup with chodang soft tofu (left) and a beef steak minced with...
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Seoul’s museums, palaces
The National Folk Museum of Korea will entertain museum-goers with traditional programs during the Seollal Lunar New Year’s holiday. Pictured is a group of...
Korea launches sport exchanges with 14 countries
French Minister of Sports Laura Flessel (left) and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jongwhan pose for a photo after signing a memorandum...
Korea, Latvia discuss Peace Olympics, economic cooperation
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis shake hands after holding bilateral talks at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 13. (Cheong Wa...
PM Lee expresses hope for South-North talks
Kim Yong-nam (left), president of North Korea’s Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Kim Yo-jong (third from left), deputy director for North Korea's...
North visit an opportunity to accelerate inter-Korea ties: unification ministry
Spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun of the Ministry of Unification delivers the daily briefing at the Government Complex Seoul on Feb. 12. (Ministry of Unification)
By Kim...