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Dreaming of PyeongChang magic
Jul 14,2017
By Oh YeongwooDirector of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) Magic. According to the dictionary, magic refers to "the art of producing illusions by sleig...

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PyeongChang Olympics PR campaign stepped up in U.S.
Jun 28,2017
Children on June 23 pose for photos at a promotional booth in New York's Time Square with Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the Asiatic black bear, the two mascots of...

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Culture minister encourages preparation for 2018 Winter Olympics
Jun 21,2017
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jongwhan (second from right) visits the Gangneung Oval to check on progress before next year's PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Par...

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Prime Minister urges perfect preparation for 2018 Winter Olympics
Jun 16,2017
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (center) visits the construction site of the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies for the PyeongChang 2018 Oly...

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PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic tickets on sale from Aug. 21
Jun 16,2017
PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic tickets on sale from Aug. 21 Kim Yuna, a former Olympian and an honorary ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter ...

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Experience PyeongChang 'magic' in Seoul
Jun 15,2017
Magician Yu Ho-Jin soars into the air as he leaps from a special ski jump set up in Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on June 14.By Lee Hana A surprise magic show inspir...

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Sport journalists visit PyeongChang Olympic venues
May 15,2017
A group of journalists with the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) takes a tour of the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, one of ...

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PyeongChang Winter Olympics souvenirs now on sale
May 02,2017
A collection of PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics souvenirs hit the shelves at gift stores at the National Museum of Korea and its affiliated Children's Museum, at the Nat...

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Public design exhibition presents future of Pyeongchang
Apr 28,2017
Works of art showing the history of past Olympic Games are on display in the 'Spring of PyeongChang' exhibition about next year's PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic ...

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Hands-on event previews PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics
Apr 25,2017
Visitors to the 31st drawing competition for the disabled try their hand at curling at the National Folk Museum of Korea where hands-on events were held to promote the Py...