SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — From 5G networks and virtual reality to live 4K broadcasts, cutting-edge technology has become a mainstay of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Games last Friday was a monumental showcase of 5G mobile technology, starting from a carefully orchestrated eye-opening drone show to a giant [...]
PYEONGCHANG/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 100,000 people have enjoyed a variety of cultural events offered in the 2018 Winter Olympic cities, organizers said Monday. Plenty of colorful performances, entertainment and festivals have been taking place in the host city of PyeongChang and the two sub-host cities of Gangneung and Jeongseon, all in Gangwon Province. Bearing the theme [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2018 Winter Olympics, which officially kicked off today in PyeongChang, face the risk of being politicized by world leaders amid heightened geopolitical tensions on the Korean peninsula. Playing politics at the Olympics is not entirely new, but the current political climate could see political agendas pushed by world leaders [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Medals won at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics by South Korean athletes could provide intangible benefits valued from 176 billion won to 263 billion won, according to a study by the Hyundai Research Institute. Assuming for the sake of simplicity that the intangible benefits of all three types of [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s mixed doubles curling team of Jang Hye-ji and Lee Ki-jeong beat the United States Friday for their second win at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Jang and Lee routed the U.S. siblings of Becca and Matt Hamiltonm, 9-1, in the fourth match of the preliminary mixed [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte Card Co., a South Korean credit card firm, said Friday it has begun selling Visa wearable payment devices for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in PyeongChang. Visa is the only credit card that can be used for payments at the Winter Games as it is an official [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Speculation is growing over Pyongyang’s true intentions behind the decision to send top political figures to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. North Korea’s de facto chief of state Kim Yong-nam is set to visit South Korea as part of the country’s Winter Olympics delegation, becoming one of the most prominent political [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Thursday opened a facility aimed at promoting the nation and providing support for international athletes and guests during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. An opening event for Team Korea House was held at the three-story center located within Gangneung Olympic Park in Gangeung, a sub-host city of the PyeongChang Winter Games. Several other countries, including Japan and Switzerland, have also [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Athletes are eating like champions at the PyeongChang Olympic villages with competition set to begin later this week, with some eating up to 12 burgers in a single meal. The cafeterias at the athletes’ villages have turned into an international food expo, with hundreds of kitchen staff including 180 chefs, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The leaders of Germany, Poland and Finland will become honorary citizens of Seoul when they visit South Korea to attend the PyeongChang Winter Olympics this week, city officials said Wednesday. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon plans to award the honorary citizenships when he meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday and Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila on Feb. 19, [...]