SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An independent research conducted on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) showed Wednesday that the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics were a success. The IOC released on its website the findings by Publicis Sport & Entertainment, whose study in March 2018 surveyed 36,000 people, aged from 13 to 65, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been six months since the Winter Olympics ended on a high note in Pyeongchang, but business operators that installed temporary facilities for use during the Olympic Games are on the verge of going under as they still haven’t been paid. On August 22, over 30 men gathered [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Hee-beom, the president of the PyeongChang 2018 organizing committee, said Wednesday he thinks there were four things that made the Olympic and Paralympic Games successful. The 23rd Winter Olympics were held between Feb. 9 and 25, while the 12th Winter Paralympics were staged between March 9 and 18 in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. “International Olympic Committee chief Thomas [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – For spectators attending the PyeongChang Olympic Games next month, going to sporting events will only be part of the fun. Several participating nations will run Olympic hospitality houses during the Feb. 9-25 competition. Run by national Olympic committees or corporate sponsors, these hospitality houses will promote countries’ cultures and specialty foods. The houses will host watch parties for visitors to cheer on their [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean organizers have unveiled the podiums, costumes, music and gifts for medalists on Wednesday that will be used during the victory ceremonies at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games next year. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) said the victory [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The torch relay for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics will resume on Saturday, after Friday’s leg was canceled following a deadly fire in its scheduled stop. PyeongChang’s organizing committee earlier scrapped its torch relay in Jecheon, some 170 kilometers southeast of Seoul, for Friday, after a massive fire engulfed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Companies in South Korea are stepping up efforts to promote consumption through the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games, with the quadrennial event just two months away, industry sources said Wednesday. Corporate sponsors of the Winter Games, which can officially use the images or phrases related to the Olympics, are [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in showed off his tickets for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics online on Sunday, lending help to boost ticket sales. Moon appeared on the official website of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, where he has announced some of the lucky ticket holders who upload pictures on the internet might [...]
LOS ANGELES,Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Los Angeles office of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will release a comprehensive online guide for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday, containing useful information for those who plan to visit the city. The new guide, which will be released through the KTO’s social media channel tomorrow, [...]
ATHENS, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Olympic flame was handed over tothe South Korean organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Games at a ceremony here Tuesday. Spyros Capralos, who leads the Hellenic Olympic Committee, passed the flame to Lee Hee-beom, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Some thousands of guests, including Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos, were in attendance to watch the Olympic flame handover ceremony. This is the [...]