SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics just five months away, South Korea’s provincial governments are ramping up efforts to use the quadrennial event as a springboard for luring more foreign tourists. The Winter Games will be held in the alpine county of PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Japan-based South Korean golfer Lee Bo-mee was named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Tuesday. In a ceremony held in Seoul, Lee joined a slew of other sporting stars as the latest goodwill spokesperson for South Korea’s first Winter Games. Lee, 27, cut her teeth [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games on Wednesday announced the ticket prices for the multisport competition for disabled athletes, with the average price reaching 30,000 won (US$26). The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) said a total of 280,000 tickets [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The first official shop of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games will open in the South Korean capital this week, selling licensed merchandise associated with the international sporting event, local organizers said Thursday. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) said the official merchandise store [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Going to PyeongChang from Seoul by a car may be challenging trip this time around. It will take more than three and a half hours for drivers to reach the South Korean alpine town from nation’s capital — nearly an hour more than usual — as several sections of [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – An inter-city bus connecting major tourist attractions in South Korea began operations on Friday to provide foreign travelers with a convenient transportation option and introduce hidden treasures, a tourism promotion agency said. The “K-travel Bus” exclusively serves foreigners who want to travel outside the capital city, to boost travel [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – An inter-city bus connecting major tourist attractions in South Korea will start operating this week for the convenience of foreign travelers, the culture ministry said Monday. The service, named K-travel Bus, will exclusively serve foreigners who want to travel outside the capital city starting from Friday, the Ministry of [...]
CHUNCHEON, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangwon Province is prolonging the effective period of the Real Estate Investment Immigration Act at the Alpensia resort in Pyeongchang. The Real Estate Investment Immigration Act was part of a strategy to attract foreign capital investment and successfully host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. In 2011, Alpensia was designated as one [...]
“The location chosen for the planned cable car project is confirmed to be the main habitat of endangered mountain goats, and there are several kinds of natural vegetation aged over 200 years old that need to be preserved.” “Yangyang County is driving the project in the name of regional economic vitalization, but it is only [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The 14th DongGang International Photo Festival will begin on July 24 at various venues including Dong Gang Museum of Photography in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province. Sponsored by the province, the photo festival will last until October 4th, with different exhibitions including the Donggang photography award exhibition, main exhibition, international open [...]