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Oct 25,2016
Korea.net honorary reporters pose for photos at the promotional booth of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 in front of the KT building in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, on Oct. 24. A total of 12 reporters will travel Seoul, Busan and Tongyeong until Oct. 30. They are from the U.K., Germany, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Pakistan, China and the Philippines. (Photo: Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Oct 25,2016
Korea.net honorary reporters pose for photos at the promotional booth of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 in front of the KT building in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, on Oct. 24. A total of 12 reporters will travel Seoul, Busan and Tongyeong until Oct. 30. They are from the U.K., Germany, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Pakistan, China and the Philippines. (Photo: Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Mar 28,2016
The Alpensia Ski Jump Stadium is inside the Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province. This is one of the main venues for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018. (Photo: Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Mar 28,2016
The 2018 PyeongChang House is built from recycled containers, as organizers hope to pursue an environmentally friendly Olympic Games. The entrance to the first room was created under the motif of 'tunnel of light.' It is said to represent the amount of snow that Pyeongchang, Gangnueng and Jeongseon can hold. (Photo: Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Mar 28,2016
A visitor to the 2018 PyeongChang House poses for photos inside the K-Travel Bus goes to Pyeongchang-gun County on March 26. (Photo: Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Mar 28,2016
A group of tourists listen to an explanation about construction progress and preparation for the Winter Games at the 2018 PyeongChang House. (Photo: Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer)

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Jul 07,2011
President Lee Myung-bak, members of the PyeongChang Bidding Committee and with a delegation of Pyeongchang residents cheer as Pyeongchang was selected as the Games' host at the IOC general assembly in Durban, South Africa. Pyeongchang will host the 2018 Winter Olympics after beating off Munich and Annecy as the IOC vote results are announced in Durban.

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Jul 07,2011
President Lee Myung-bak speaks during the presentation at the 123rd IOC session in support of Pyeongchang's bid to host the 2018 Winter Games in Durban, South Africa on July 6, 2011.

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Jul 07,2011
IOC President Jacques Rogge announces Pyeongchang will host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games on July 6, in Durban, South Africa.

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Jul 06,2011
President Lee Myung-bak (top, right) attended the opening ceremony of the general assembly of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Durban, South Africa on July 5.

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Jul 06,2011
President Lee Myung-bak (left) shakes hands with Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during his visit to Durban, South Africa, on July 5.

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Jul 05,2011
President Lee Myung-bak is answering questions from the foreign press, AP, AFP, Reuters, Around the Rings, and Inside the Games in Durban, South Africa.

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