DAEJEON, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics only two weeks away, anti-doping efforts are on the rise in South Korea. With Russian athletes banned from this year’s Olympics over a massive state-backed doping scandal, a growing number of patent applications for anti-doping test technology have been filed in South Korea in [...]
INCHEON, South Korea, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is expected to send two athletes to the upcoming PyeongChang winter Paralympic Games, following its decision to participate in the multi-sport event, which will be held in the South, Seoul’s sports minister said Thursday. “I expect two North Korean athletes to attend the PyeongChang Parlympics. Their participation will help the event organizers hold the Paralympic Games more peacefully,” Do Jong-whan, minister [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans support the two Koreas marching together at the opening ceremonies of the PyeongChang Olympics, but many still oppose the idea of a unified ice hockey team, a new survey has found. According to survey findings released by the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has suggested that a North Korean art troupe hold one of its two proposed performances on the eve of the Feb. 9-28 PyeongChang Winter Olympics or on opening day, a senior government official said Tuesday. In a recent inter-Korean meeting, the North agreed to send a 140-member [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The opening ceremony for next month’s PyeongChang Winter Olympic will highlight peace by following the fairytale-like adventures of five imaginary children from rural South Korea exploring the country’s culture and history, organizers said Tuesday. The Feb. 9 opener for South Korea’s first Winter Games, titled “Peace in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s star speed skater Lee Sang-wha will train in Germany in preparation for her bid for a third consecutive Olympic title at PyeongChang next month, the sport’s governing body said Friday. Lee, who has won the past two Olympic titles in women’s 500-meter speed skating, will depart for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Thursday they are operating a special team of technicians managing radio-spectrum issues at venues to avoid interference of wireless devices and ensure accurate tracking of records. PyeongChang’s organizing committee and the Ministry of Science and ICT said the team of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday that North Korea’s participation in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games here will help improve inter-Korean ties. “We have great expectations for the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, and the stars of the PyeongChang Olympics are you athletes,” the president said during his first visit to the National Training Center in Jincheon, located 90 kilometers south of Seoul. [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwie) — Incheon Airport will provide emergency medical services during the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. According to the Incheon city government, medical staff from four local general hospitals including Gachon University Gil Hospital, Inha University Hospital, International St. Mary’s Hospital and Gumdan Top General Hospital will be dispatched to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — PyeongChang Olympics organizers have guaranteed to pay performers for the opening and closing ceremonies, amid reports that staff are being underappreciated. According to POCOG, the PyeongChang Olympics organizing committee on Thursday, steps are being taken to ensure the payment of performers for the opening and closing ceremonies, including a [...]