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Nov 24,2017
The high-speed KTX trains on the Gyeonggang Line are eight-cars long with a total of 410 seats. The trains shuttle between Seoul Station and Gangneung Station at a peak speed of 250 kph, reaching their destination in just 1 hour and 54 minutes. (Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Nov 24,2017
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 in Gangwon-do Province for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, is unveiled for non-Korean journalists and broadcasters at Seoul Station on Nov. 21. (Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Nov 22,2017
Thanks to a closer transportation hub and the introduction of state-of-the-art technology in terms of passenger transit, Incheon International Airport's Terminal 2 is ready to offer faster and more convenient departure, arrival and transfer services. (Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Nov 22,2017
Incheon International Airport completed construction on its second passenger terminal at the end of September this year. It officially opens on Jan. 18, 2018, ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Nov 20,2017
The navy crew and the Olympic torch bearer onboard the ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) create the official emblem of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, off the coast of Jinhae-gu District in Changwon City on Nov. 14. (Republic of Korean Navy)

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Jul 25,2017
President Moon Jae-in poses for a photo with athletes and members of the organizing committee during a special event to promote the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang on July 24. (Photo: Cheong Wa Dae)

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Jul 25,2017
In a special event to mark 200 days until the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, President Moon Jae-in (center) receives an over-sized business card with his name on it, appointing him as a new honorary ambassador for the Winter Games. Kim Yuna (right) and Jung Chan-woo, both of whom are already honorary ambassadors for the Winter Games, hand him the card. The ceremony took place at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on July 24. (Photo: Cheong Wa Dae)

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Jun 23,2017
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jongwhan (second from right) visits the Gangneung Oval to check on progress before next year's PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on June 20.

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Jun 23,2017
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) visits the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, to check on the facility, on June 15.

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Jun 23,2017
Suspended on a slanted board mounted on the side of bus, magician Yu Ho-Jin makes his way through the streets of Seoul on June 14.

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Jun 23,2017
Magician Yu Ho-Jin soars into the air as he leaps from a special ski jump set up in Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on June 14.

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Mar 20,2017
The Korean team led by pilot Won Yun-jong drives down curve No. 12, one of the most challenging corners on the track at the Alpensia Sliding Center, in the four-man bobsleigh race in the BMW IBSF World Cup on March 19.