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KOCIS reveals AI promotional video
Nov 15,2017
The Korean Culture and Information Service unveils a new promotional video titled "The Last A.I. (Join in PyeongChang, Join in Peace)." It looks back on Korea’s history, ...

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UN adopts Olympic Truce for PyeongChang Games
Nov 14,2017
Kim Yuna, figure skating champion and PyeongChang honorary ambassador, addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Nov. 13. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Touris...

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President Moon calls for Korean residents in Indonesia to promote PyeongChang
Nov 09,2017
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook pose with Korean residents in Jakarta as the Korean head of state appoints them all as official members of the PyeongCh...

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PyeongChang Olympic volunteers start work
Nov 08,2017
A group of volunteers for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, called the 'Passion Crew,' held a launch ceremony at the COEX convention center in sou...

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Winter Games construction 'complete'
Nov 06,2017
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 tape-cu...

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Host cities get ready for PyeongChang Winter Games
Nov 01,2017
A group of international media outlets from six nations, including the U.S., Japan, Russia and China, visits the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium where the Opening and Closing...

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Gangneung’s Olympic Village ready for athletes
Nov 01,2017
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 PyeongChang 2018 O...

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Olympic torch relay launches 100-day countdown to PyeongChang
Nov 01,2017
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) presents the Olympic torch to figure skater You Young, the first official Olympic torch bearer, in Incheon on Nov. 1. (Ministry of Cultu...

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German-Korean Olympic luger goes for gold
Nov 01,2017
Korean luger Aileen Frisch becomes a naturalized citizen in December 2016. By Min Yea-Ji and Lee HanaPhotos = Kim SunjooPyeongchang | Sept. 20, 2017 Just as Ko...

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'We will become the next Viktor Ahn': Russian-Korean biathletes
Nov 01,2017
Korean biathlon racer Timofei Lapshin races downhill during a training session in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, in early September. ...