Chinese torchbearers in Gyeongju (Photo/NBD) 

Jan. 2 (NBD) -- The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch Relay arrived in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on Tuesday (Jan 2).

Banners showing the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic slogan "Passion. Connected." were flying along the way the relay was held. Everyone in Gyeongju was immersed in the happy atmosphere brought by the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. 

Today marks day 63 of the Olympic Torch Relay and the opening ceremony of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games is only 38 days away.

Among the total 98 torchbearers participating the relay, 18 are Chinese representatives including National Business Daily editor-in-chief Lei Ping, People.cn director & vice president Song Liyun, 21st Century Media of Guangdong Nanfang Daily Media Group vice managing director Dai Yuancheng and NetEase Media Technology director Yang Xiaqing.

Chinese torchbearers in Gyeongju (Photo/NBD)

China and South Korea are neighbors sharing a familiar culture, geological accessibility and economic interdependence. In the first nine months of 2017, South Korea's exports to China totaled 101.67 billion U.S. dollars, equivalent to 23.6 percent of South Korea's total exports, making China its largest export market.

As mainstream media in their respective country, China's National Business Daily and South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper have forged deep cooperation with each other, making great contributions to the exchanges in economy, trade and culture between China and South Korea.

In May 2015, the two media co-hosted 2015 World Knowledge Forum & China-South Korea Entrepreneur Summit in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Leaders and politicians, over 500 business tycoons, economists as well as celebrities of China and South Korea gathered together at the forum to explore the new cooperative opportunities and potentials between those two countries.

The event has promoted the economic and cultural communication between the two countries.

Samsung, as a local sponsor of the torch relay, has made great efforts to this event. Yan Yuhong, a Chinese boy who suffered polio and had to walk on hands, was aided by Samsung since 2014. On Monday, he was invited to be a torchbearer in Pohang Homigot and he was warmly welcomed. 

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