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[PyeongChang 2018] Winter Olympics accommodations strive to attract tourists
With the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics, many banners have been placed to attract customers surrounding Gangneung Olympic Park, where ice sports are to be played during the games.The banners entail advertisements such as for rentals for the Olympics and reservation details. Despite their close proximity to the Olympic venue in Gangwon Province, many tourist accommodations are unexpectedly searching for clients.The advertisements are also abundant within and outside the city.Owners of the f
Social AffairsJan. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Cartoon exhibition for PyeongChang kicks off Wednesday in LA
The Korea Manhwa Contents Agency hosts a cartoon exhibition combining Korean cartoons with the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The exhibition opens in Los Angeles on Wednesday, both at the LA Convention Center and LA Korean Cultural Center. "Fantasy of Snowland" (Photo courtesy of the LA Korean Cultural Center-Yonhap)The LA Convention Center is opening an exhibition titled “Cartoon meets PyeongChang” through Sunday. The exhibition will show 25 cartoon pieces including eight web-based comics th
CultureJan. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] North Korea to send athletes to Winter Games, but how many?
North Korea has agreed to send athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympics, but the question remains: How many are coming? North Korean cheerleaders cheer for South Korean athletes at the 2003 Summer Universiade held at the Daegu World Cup Stadium in South Korea. (Yonhap)On Wednesday, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said “a massive delegation totaling between 400-500 people” is expected to visit South Korea, during a meeting with companies sponsoring the PyeongChang Olympics. Earlier in the morning, the Pye
Olympic GamesJan. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] New deluxe coin set for PyeongChang Olympics unveiled
A new limited deluxe coin set to commemorate the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics was unveiled Wednesday.The new package consists of 22 coin types -- with values ranging from 1,000 won ($0.94) to 30,000 won -- and specially produced 2,000-won bank notes, the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games said. It is priced at 11 million won and will go on preorder next Monday. Poongsan Group Chairman Ryu Jin, singer Insooni and POCOG President Lee Hee-beom (fro
Social AffairsJan. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea open to working-level talks with NK on Olympics this week
South Korea's unification ministry on Wednesday expressed hope that the two Koreas could hold working-level talks on the North's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Games as early as this week. North Korea agreed Tuesday to send a delegation of ranking officials, athletes, cheerleaders, performing artists, taekwondo demonstration teams and others to the games, which will be held in the South next month. Details about a travel route will be decided at a working-level meeting. "We are always o
North KoreaJan. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Hospitals launch task forces to treat Olympians: sources
South Korea's major hospitals have launched task forces to care for injured athletes participating in the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang next month, sources said Wednesday.Seoul National University Hospital said it has formed a team made up of 130 medical staff, including 48 doctors, so they could be stationed at treatment centers at the athletes' village, stadiums and training centers for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in Gangwon Province.The upcoming games are scheduled t
Social AffairsJan. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC hails NK participation in PyeongChang Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has welcomed North Korea's participation in the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea, saying it represented "a great step forward" in the Olympic spirit.On Tuesday, North Korea agreed to send its athletes, along with high-ranking officials, cheering and performing squads, press corps and national Olympic committee representatives, to the Feb. 9-25 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, about 180 kilometers east of Seoul and 80 kilometers south of the tense border. It wil
North KoreaJan. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IPC optimistic over NK's presence at PyeongChang Paralympics
The International Paralympic Committee has said it is sanguine about North Korea's participation in the upcoming PyeongChang Paralympics and will consider a wild card for North Korean athletes if they fail to acquire qualification to join, a US broadcaster reported Tuesday. The Paralympic governing body is positive about the North's first attendance at the Winter Paralympics and is eager for it, Voice of America said, citing an email from IPC media director Craig Spence. To that end, the IPC has
North KoreaJan. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics' Main Press Centre sets sail
The organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games said Tuesday it opened the main media working space in PyeongChang, where journalists around the globe will deliver real-time updates of the event to international audiences.The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games said the Main Press Centre will be located in the Alpensia Resort in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, near venues for ski events.The games are scheduled for Feb. 9-25
Olympic GamesJan. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC extends North Korea’s Winter Olympics deadline
The International Olympic Committee has “extended the deadline” for North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics, it announced on Monday.“We will be as flexible as we can be,” an IOC spokesman told AFP over North Korea sending a team to the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea.On Tuesday North and South Korea will hold their first official dialogue in more than two years to discuss the North’s participation at the 2018 Games in the truce village of Panmunjom. North Korea`s representative to th
Olympic GamesJan. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Two Koreas set to hold high-level talks on Winter Olympics, ties
South and North Korea are set to hold their first formal talks in more than two years Tuesday to discuss the North's potential participation in next month's Winter Olympics and ways to improve their long-stalled ties.The two sides will start high-level talks at 10:00 a.m. at the shared border village of Panmunjom in the heavily fortified demilitarized zone that bisects the Koreas, according to Seoul's unification ministry.The meeting comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un extended a rare ra
North KoreaJan. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea projected to set Winter Olympics gold medal record at PyeongChang 2018
Korea is projected to win seven gold medals to set its Winter Games record and rank sixth overall at the upcoming PyeongChang Olympics, a US sports data analysis firm said Tuesday.Gracenote's Virtual Medal Table showed Korea will capture seven gold and three silver medals as the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics.The projected gold medal tally would set a new Winter Olympics record for Korea, which previously won six gold medals at Torino 2006 and again at Vancouver 2010.Korea's objective is to gr
Olympic GamesJan. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea hopes to drive peace momentum beyond PyeongChang: FM
South Korea's foreign minister expressed hopes Monday that the North's expected participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will catalyze inter-Korean reconciliation and the resolution of the nuclear standoff."The government is looking beyond North Korea's participation in the PyeongChang Olympics to consider ways to improve inter-Korean relations and seek close collaboration with the international community to bring about North Korea's denuclearization," Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha sai
Foreign AffairsJan. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Ministry to grant extended stay for foreigners going to PyeongChang Games
Korea's Ministry of Justice said Monday it will grant a special extended stay for foreign visitors coming to the country to see the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games next month. (Yonhap)The special permit will allow them to extend their visiting period for up to 30 days, according to the ministry. Those who wish to get the extension can apply for it at the Immigration Office with the submission of required documents, such as entry tickets to the games, it added. Foreign visitors on short-term sta
PoliticsJan. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Over half of S. Koreans agree on supporting NK Olympic group's travel expenses
More than half of South Koreans approve of helping cover the expenses that North Korea's athletes and cheering squad would incur if they join the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea, a poll showed Monday.The Realmeter survey, conducted Friday, said 54.4 percent of 505 respondents agreed with the government assisting with costs for the North Korean delegation's sojourn during the PyeongChang Olympics, while 41.4 percent of them were negative. The sporting event is scheduled for Feb. 9-25. Un
North KoreaJan. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Quiet short track star looking to make noise
Off the ice, Korean short track speed skating star Choi Min-jeong is as quiet and soft-spoken as they come. But when all is said and done at next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics, she will likely have made plenty of noise on the ice.Still just 19, Choi is already one of the world's most complete short trackers. The two-time world overall champion dominated the 2017-2018 International Skating Union World Cup season to qualify for her first Winter Games with ease.Choi ranked first overall in th
More SportsJan. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Teen figure skating phenom rallies to qualify for PyeongChang Olympics
South Korean teen figure skating phenom Cha Jun-hwan staged an impressive rally to qualify for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Sunday. Cha, 16, won the men's singles at the Korea Figure Skating Championships, which doubled as the third and final leg of the Olympic trials, at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul, with the overall score of 252.65 points. He scored 168.60 points in free skate, adding to 84.05 points from Saturday's short program.With that, Cha won the qualification stage with 684.23 p
Olympic GamesJan. 7, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Foreign language service offered at Odaesan during Olympics
Tourist-friendly translation services will be available at Odaesan mountain during the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, the Korea National Park Service said Sunday. The mountain, situated in the Olympics host city of PyeongChang, will offer history and culture tours in the mountain in English, Chinese and Japanese.An ‘Olympic zone’ has been built in the mountain’s fir forest, which consists of a 1-kilometer section of the mountain trail. In this zone will stand signs explaining the 15 spor
TravelJan. 7, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Two teen figure skaters qualify for PyeongChang Olympics in ladies' singles
A pair of teenage figure skaters qualified for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics in the ladies' singles Sunday.Choi Da-bin, 17, and Kim Ha-nul, 15, will represent the host country next month in one of the Winter Games' marquee events, after finishing one-two in the Olympic trials that wrapped up at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul on Sunday.At the Korea Figure Skating Championships, the third and final leg of qualifying events, Choi finished with 190.12 points, for a total of 540.28. Kim scored 176.92 poin
Olympic GamesJan. 7, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics to only accept Visa cards
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics will only accept Visa credit cards for purchases of tickets, souvenirs and other goods at the games venues, officials said Sunday, a move that could cause inconvenience for people who use other cards.Visa enjoys the exclusive right to be the only credit card that can be used for payments at the Winter Games as it is an official global sponsor of the International Olympic Committee.The Visa-only policy is likely to cause public inconvenience for visitors, especiall
Social AffairsJan. 7, 2018