SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics were close to starting off on a bad note had hackers behind a cyber-attack that occurred during the March 9 opening ceremony harbored greater ill-intentions. Named “Olympic Destroyer”, the malicious code caused IPTVs in the Olympic Main Press Center to switch off and made [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners who visited South Korea in February marked a sharp decline from a year ago despite its hosting of the Winter Olympics in the alpine town of PyeongChang, data from the justice ministry showed Monday. According to the data, 1,077,903 foreigners entered the country last month, [...]
PYEONGCHANG, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean flag hanging from the balcony of a residential building is catching the attention of passersby. The residential building in question is located in the PyeongChang Paralympics athletes village, and the flag was put up by two members of the North Korean delegation staying in building no. [...]
GANGNEUNG, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With the mammoth task of ensuring peace and security during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics behind them, the men and women largely responsible for what one police insider has assessed as “the safest Olympics ever” remain focused on doing it all over again throughout the Winter Paralympics set to [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday that a record number of anti-doping tests were conducted during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics last month. The IOC said 3,149 tests were carried out, making it “the most robust anti-doping program in the history of the Olympic Winter Games.” It said [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a four-year sponsorship contract with South Korea’s women’s curling team, which captured a surprise silver medal at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Under the contract, the home appliances giant will have the team members appear in its advertisements for vacuum cleaners. “We [...]
GANGNEUNG, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Messages from Olympics athletes back home thanking the people of Gangneung for handmade postcards with handwritten messages inscribed and “Welcome to Gangneung” lamps are generating interest among the general public. French skier Marie Martinod and Danish curling skip Madeleine Dupont recently reached out to Gangneung via e-mail. “The welcome [...]
DAEJEON, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — During the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics last month, the incorporation of drones and virtual reality (VR) technology drew the attention of the world. Research into VR has grown in recent years. The Korean Intellectual Property Office noted that it had received 2,475 patent applications between [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – After touching the hearts of South Koreans with their “Arirang” performance at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, figure skating pair Yura Min and Alexander Gamelin expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received since. With Min explaining that her parents were worried she would get lazy [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 200,000 tourists visited a facility for promoting South Korea and providing support for international athletes and guests during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, a state tourism agency said Monday. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee jointly operated Team Korea House at the [...]