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KTX Gyeonggang Line connects Seoul to Olympic cities
The KTX Gyeonggang high-speed train line that takes just 1 hour and 54 minutes to connect Seoul and Gangneung, one of the host cities...
PM holds meeting with Vietnamese leader
Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (left) shakes hands with Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, at the Government Complex Seoul on Nov. 21....
Incheon Terminal 2 ready to greet tourists around the globe
Incheon International Airport completed construction on its second passenger terminal at the end of September this year. It officially opens on Jan. 18, 2018,...
Korea, El Salvador work on customs system
KCS Commissioner Kim Yung-moon (fourth from left) poses for a photo with his Salvadoran counterpart Jose Armando Flores Aleman and other senior officers from...
Remains of independence fighters return home
A welcome ceremony marks the arrival of the remains of independence fighter Li Yeosong and Lim Sungsil at Incheon International Airport on Nov. 15.
By Hur...
Korea reaffirms commitment to Paris Agreement
Minister of Environment Kim Eunkyung delivers the keynote speech at the COP23 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, on Nov. 15. (Ministry of...
‘Korea’s reconstruction after the war is truly amazing’
Karl Hauser, an engineer who worked alongside German medical personnel in Busan following the Korean War, visits the Seoul National Cemetery to pay his...
President Moon, Trump visit US military base Camp Humphreys
President Moon Jae-in (right) and U.S. President Donald Trump smile as they talk to soldiers from both countries during a luncheon at the U.S....
Winter Games construction ‘complete’
Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Roh Tae-kang (fifth from right), Governor Choi Moon-soon of Gangwon-do Province and other dignitaries attend a...
We’re in full support of female entrepreneurs: PM
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) presents a Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit Award to the head of Hangsung Foods, Kim Soon-ja, during...
Korea honors French war veteran’s wish to be buried in DMZ
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affair Pi Woo-jin (right) bows to honor the return of the remains of French Korean War veteran Jean le...
Firefighters are the nation’s first responders: president
President Moon Jae-in (left) delivers words of encouragement to firefighters on the 55th anniversary of Firefighters Day at the Fire Service Academy in Cheonan,...
President Moon meets NATO secretary general
President Moon Jae-in (right) talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 2.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon...
President Moon welcomes six new foreign envoys
President Moon Jae-in (right) receives credentials from new Tanzanian Ambassador to Korea Matilda Masuka during a ceremony to welcome new foreign envoys to Korea,...
Talk Talk Korea 2017 exhibition opens
Director of the Korean Culture and Information Service Kim Tae-hoon (fourth from left) poses for a photo with winners of the Talk Talk Korea...
President Moon reemphasizes people-focused economy at National Assembly
President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech on the floor of the National Assembly on Nov. 1. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in addressed the...
Gangneung’s Olympic Village ready for athletes
The Olympic Village in Gyo-dong, Gangneung-si City, in Gangwon-do Province, invites press for the first time to view its newly built facilities for the...
German-Korean Olympic luger goes for gold
Korean luger Aileen Frisch becomes a naturalized citizen in December 2016.
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang | Sept. 20, 2017
Just as Korea dominates archery,...
‘We will become the next Viktor Ahn’: Russian-Korean biathletes
Korean biathlon racer Timofei Lapshin races downhill during a training session in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, in early September.
By Kim Tae Won and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Kim...
Korea, China agree to normalize bilateral ties
The Korean and Chinese governments have agreed to hold a summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam,...