SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s apparel firm Kolon Fashion Material Co. said Monday that it will provide “mosquito-free” uniforms to the country’s athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. The so-called “MOS-LOCK” will be made out of fabric that is equipped with repellent that keeps mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Women’s archery team for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics showed up for practice Sunday, but not at their usual archery center. Instead, team members appeared at a domed baseball stadium. The three members of the Olympics team – Jang Hye-jin, Ki Bo-bae, Choi Mi-sun – arrived at [...]
SAO PAULO, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The organizing committee of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics has included kimchi, the traditional Korean side dish of fermented cabbage with a variety of spicy seasonings, on the menu for athletes taking part in the competition, an industry group said Thursday. The Korean Food Buyers Association of Central [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A white tiger, a mythological guardian in South Korean folklore, will be the mascot for the country’s first Winter Olympics in 2018. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) announced Thurday “Soohorang” will represent the Winter Olympics. The Asiatic black bear, named “Bandabi,” [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Former Commerce Minister Lee Hee-beom was elected the new head of the planning committee for the country’s first Winter Olympics on Thursday. Lee’s candidacy as the president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) was approved unanimously at the committee’s general assembly in [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Friday it concluded “a very good” review of PyeongChang’s preparations for the 2018 Winter Games, saying the South Korean host has its focus on the right places. An IOC delegation, led by Gunilla Lindberg, head of its Coordination Commission, wrapped up its fifth [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] Nationalism: Parallels in Olympic Games and Automotive Industry](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/23890059_m-800x533.jpg "[Kobiz Feature] Nationalism: Parallels in Olympic Games and Automotive Industry")
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As most sport games are contested between national teams, they naturally become a matter of national pride. Among them, the Olympic Games are the premier stage of nationalist competition where every country can show their power like a battlefield without firing guns. Likewise, it’s the same in the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As Viktor Ahn (also known as Ahn Hyun-soo) keeps winning medals in short track speed skating for his adopted country of Russia, Korea’s politicians are quick to make critical comments on factionalism within the athletic community and discuss ways to prevent recurrence of such an unfortunate incident that led [...]