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PyeongChang in final stretch of venue construction for Winter Games
Feb 08,2017
Construction of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic venues has entered the home stretch as some of the newly created facilities are set to welcome visitors this year by h...

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Jonathan Bennett, U-Kiss's Eli to host NBC's PyeongChang Olympics preview clips
Feb 07,2017
U.S. television network NBC has hired actor Jonathan Bennett and Eli of South Korean pop group U-Kiss to promote the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics to American viewers,...

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Olympians race through Pyeongchang snowfields
Feb 06,2017
A total of 34 cross-country skiers from 13 countries sprint from the starting line in the women’s skiathlon finals at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup at the Alpensia Cros...

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Pyeongchang, Olympic city of winter festivities
Feb 06,2017
Visitors can go ice-fishing for trout at the annual Pyeongchang Trout Festival, on the frozen Odaecheon River in Jinbu-myeon Town in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province. ...

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Two test events for PyeongChang 2018 to kick off this week
Feb 02,2017
In this file photo taken on Jan. 20, 2017, skier Kim Magnus competes in a special sprint event at the Seoul International Cross-Country Competition in Seoul.Two test even...

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NBC previews PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics
Feb 02,2017
A film crew from NBC shoots actor Jonathan Bennett on the ski jump platform atop the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 2. A f...

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S. Korea seeks to make PyeongChang Winter Games 'Peace Olympics'
Jan 24,2017
With about one year remaining before the start of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, whether or not North Korea will join the first Winter Games in South Korea will be a key ...

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PyeongChang poised to expand 2018 Winter Olympics to cultural festival
Jan 24,2017
With only a year to go before the opening of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the organizers vow to enrich the global sports event with cultural elements. For the past fi...

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PyeongChang poised to expand 2018 Winter Olympics to cultural festival
Jan 24,2017
With only a year to go before the opening of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the organizers vow to enrich the global sports event with cultural elements. For the past fi...

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Cutting-edge technologies to greet Winter Olympics visitors
Jan 24,2017
South Korean engineers are gearing up to debut a number of cutting-edge technologies and products, some of them unheard of, during next year's Winter Olympic Games set to...