SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will pay its final technical visit to PyeongChang this week ahead of the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics in the South Korean host city, South Korean organizers said Monday. The organizing committee for the Olympics said the IOC will conduct its ninth and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The official goose down jacket of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics has struck a chord with consumers for its high quality and affordable price, selling out at online stores. By November 16, according to the Winter Olympics web store and Lotte Department Store, online stores have emptied their stock [...]
OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Football star Park Ji-sung became the first South Korean torchbearer for the PyeongChang Winter Games after receiving the flame from Greek cross-country skier Apostolos Angelis at the Pierre de Coubertin Monument on Tuesday. Park, who starred as a midfielder for Manchester United, said on Tuesday he feels honored to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The torch for the first Winter Olympics to take place in South Korea will be lit in Greece next Tuesday, the culture and sports ministry said Friday. The flame-lighting ceremony will take place in Ancient Olympia, home of the ancient Games in Greece, on Oct. 24 (local time) attended [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung has been named the first torchbearer for the first Winter Olympics to take place in his native country. The organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games said Wednesday that Park, the former men’s national team captain, will carry the torch first after [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean Olympic chief on Monday downplayed security concerns ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, saying countries are unlikely to skip the competition despite rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Lee Kee-heung, head of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC), said while some countries may have reservations [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Young promising artists from the countries to participate in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games will take part in joint cultural activities under an artist-in-residence program in the alpine town later this week, the event’s organizer said Thursday. Artist-in-residence programs offer artists and other creative professionals to stay and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean organizers for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games on Tuesday unveiled the official promotional posters for the Olympics and Paralympics. The organizers introduced three posters each for the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games next year. They added that the posters for South Korea’s first ever Winter Games [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tourism authorities have launched a special team of mystery shoppers consisting of both South Koreans and foreign nationals in a bid to improve food and service quality ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The Korea Tourism Organization announced its decision to deploy mystery shoppers to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – On the evening of August 29, pedestrians around Seoul Station stopped and watched as giant silhouettes of speed skaters were superimposed on the expansive Seoul Square building across the street. As part of a collaborative project, writers Cha Dong Hoon, Kim Min Sun and Choi Moon Sun (also known [...]