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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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[PyeongChang 2018] Norovirus outbreak sparks concerns about food safety at PyeongChang
With only three days left to the Winter Games, concerns are being raised about the food safety at PyeongChang, following reports of 41 security guards showing symptoms of the norovirus. According to officials at Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the PyeongChang Organizing Committee, three out of 41 guards who suffered from diarrhea and vomiting were diagnosed with having the norovirus, as of Monday at 5 a.m. (Yonhap)They were reportedly staying at the Ho-lab Mountain Ode Youth
Social AffairsFeb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] K-pop performances at Olympics venues
The Olympics offer the chance to witness the top athletes from around the world, but the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Games will also allow visitors to experience K-pop entertainment.“We are preparing around 400 various events during 20-30 minute intermissions to wow and entertain fans,” an official from the sports presentation division of the organizing committee for the Olympic Games said.Participating K-pop artists include boy band Teen Top, girl group Momoland and singers like Ail
Olympic GamesFeb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Government to exempt freeway tolls near PyeongChang during Olympics
South Korean government will exempt freeway fees for drivers passing through toll gates adjacent to venues of 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to the event’s organizing committee and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, any car that passes through the eight tollgates of Myeonon, PyeongChang, Soksa, Jinbu, Daegwanryeong, Gangneung, North Gangneung and South Gangneung in Gangwon Province. (Yonhap)The benefit will be made available to not only the cars that a
Olympic GamesFeb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Malaysian chief chef ‘ready to serve halal menu’
Faizul Hazly, Malaysian local food company Mamee’s executive chef, said he “will ensure to prepare around 20 halal meals that meet the international standard” for Muslim delegates from around the world, the chef said in an interview with The Herald Business. Malaysian local food company Mamee’s executive chef Faizul Hazly displays halal foods at the headquarters of Shinsegae Food in Seoul on Friday. The Herald BusinessBased at the catering venue of both Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games slate
Olympic GamesFeb. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Meet the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics mascots: Soohorang and Bandabi
At every Olympic Game, there is a unique mascot which bolsters Olympic spirit while promoting the culture and values of the event’s host city and country. And in South Korea, a white tiger named Soohorang and an Asiatic black bear named Bandabi will each be representing the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games set to kick off in PyeongChang this week. There is a rich symbolism and culture behind the two animals, which are closely associated with Korean traditional folklore and mythology. Bandabi
CultureFeb. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Winter Olympic athletes to be provided with 110,000 condoms
The PyeongChang Olympics will set a record for most condoms distributed during the Winter Games.According to the PyeongChang Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Thursday, about 110,000 condoms will be doled out at the Olympic Village and venues. With 2,925 men and women set to participate, it averages out to nearly 38 condoms per athlete over the two-week period, although they will also be accessible to Olympic staff.The Korean Association for AIDS Prevention supplied 10,00
Olympic GamesFeb. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] How to survive the coldest Winter Olympics
Both local and global media predict that PyeongChang could be the coldest Winter Olympics witnessed in recent decades. The northeastern Gangwon Province, where Pyeongchang county is located, is generally considered the coldest region in South Korea. This year is seeing a particularly cold winter, with ice sheets in rivers and lakes freezing some 25 centimeters thicker on average than last year, according to reports.The following are several tips for braving the cold and ingenious heat-trapping i
Olympic GamesFeb. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Coca-Cola Polar Bear adorns Olympics commemorative cans
As the longest-running Olympic partner of the Olympics since the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, the Coca-Cola Company unveiled its newest “Polar Bear special package,” celebrating the 2018 Winter Games’ opening ceremony slated for Friday. The limited edition package shows the brand’s most beloved character, the Coca-Cola Polar Bear, enjoying various Olympic sports, such as skiing, figure skating and snowboarding. This marks Coca-Cola’s third Olympics-related package. Former Olympic figure ska
IndustryFeb. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang volunteers struggle with crude working conditions
With PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics kicking off Friday, many volunteer workers have voiced their frustration over crude working conditions, igniting a controversy in the online community. Around 15,000 volunteers have signed up to help out with the Winter Games and an additional 6,600 workers will assist at the Paralympics. But even before the Olympics starts, the Korean organizers have come under fire for its treatment of staff, with some of its volunteers suddenly quitting.While some volunte
Social AffairsFeb. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Joint Korean hockey team players separated at athletes' village
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- Members of the joint Korean women's hockey team will stay in separate apartment buildings inside their athletes' village during the PyeongChang Winter Games.The joint team played its much-anticipated first match against Sweden in an exhibition game on Sunday in Incheon, just west of Seoul. After dropping the game 3-1, the team traveled more than 230 kilometers east to Gangneung, a sub-host city which will stage all ice events, and checked in to Gangneung Olympic Villa
More SportsFeb. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] 'Super Bowl Monday' as PyeongChang hosts watch party
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- It was "Super Bowl Monday" here in PyeongChang on the first day of the working week.On a frigid morning in the mountains in the eastern part of South Korea on Monday, fans of American football got to watch the sport's biggest annual event in the comfort of the PyeongChang press center -- with some free snacks to boot.If you were in PyeongChang to cover the 2018 Winter Olympics or if you were working behind the scenes to organize the event, and you were desperate to ca
More SportsFeb. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC vows to protect athletes from harassment, abuse in PyeongChang
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will give its best efforts in cooperation with experts from around the world to protect athletes from harassment and abuse at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, its leader on athlete safeguarding programs said Sunday.Susan Greinig, the IOC Safeguarding Officer, emphasized that the IOC is trying to find solutions to harassment and abuse toward athletes. She said this has been the IOC's work since 2004."The fact that sport is a microcosm of society, this (ha
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] N. Koreans make little impact in joint women's hockey team debut
The historic joint Korean women's hockey team made its much-anticipated debut against Sweden on Sunday, with 18 South Koreans joined by four North Koreans in their only tuneup game before the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.None of those four players -- forwards Jong Su-hyon, Ryo Song-hui and Kim Un-hyang, and defenseman Hwang Chung-gum -- made much of an impact, as Sweden prevailed 3-1 at Seonhak International Ice Rink in Incheon, just west of Seoul. Joint team plays at Seonhak International Ice Ri
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Two Koreas' figure skaters may practice together
South Korea's figure skating duo of Kim Kyu-eun and Kam Kang-chan may share the ice with their North Korean counterparts Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik in an official practice session for the upcoming 2018 PyeogChang Winter Olympic Games, officials said Sunday."The pairs teams from South Korea and North Korea are sorted into group C for Monday's practice sessions," an official from the organizing committee for the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang Olympics said."They will be on the ice together at Gangneung Ice
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC chief hails PyeongChang preparation, regrets lifting of doping bans on Russians
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Sunday South Korean organizers have done extraordinary work in preparing for the Winter Olympics.At a press conference in PyeongChang, Bach also expressed his regret that the Court of Arbitration of Sport's (CAS) recent decision lifted Olympic bans on 28 Russian athletes involved in a state-sponsored doping scandal."There are details to be done, but overall the state of preparations is really extraordinary," Bach said during his pr
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Sports photo exhibition celebrates PyeongChang Olympics
A sports photo exhibition highlighting Korea’s Olympic history opens Monday in Gangneung to celebrate the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, which kick off a 17-day run Friday. The exhibition, to be held at Gangneung City Hall until Feb. 27, spotlights memorable moments in the history of Korean sports and the Olympic movement. There will 380 photographs displayed by Kim Min-jae, a veteran sports photographer who covered numerous Korean and international sporting events for nearly four decades. Veter
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Four N. Koreans to play in 1st game for joint women's hockey team
Four North Koreans will play in the first game for the joint women's hockey team on Sunday.Twelve North Korean players have been added to the 23-deep South Korean squad to create an historic joint Korean hockey team for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics. With South Korea's bench boss Sarah Murray in charge, the joint team is set to play Sweden for its inaugural game at Seonhak International Ice Rink in Incheon, just west of Seoul.Of the 35 players, only 22 -- 20 skaters and two goaltender
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Try out ‘peach bulgogi’ at PyeongChang
A range of Korean regional cuisine will be available at K-Food Plaza in Festival Park, located near PyeongChang Olympic Plaza, during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.K-Food Plaza opened Saturday and will operate through Feb. 25. It is set to reopen during the Paralympic Games, from March 8-18.As of Sunday, regional specialties from Wonju and seafood from Korea’s neighboring seas are included in the list of food to be presented at K-Food Plaza. Peach bulgogi (Yonhap)Visitors can try traditi
FoodFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Art biennale to PyeongChang Games attempts to shed light on overlooked reality
“An event like the Winter Olympics receives delegations from all over the world, so you might have an impression that the circulation is free in the world. But it is not,” Akram Zaatari said in an interview with The Korea Herald on Friday at the Gangwon International Biennale 2018 in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, a subhost city of the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Games. Zaatari’s collection exhibited at the biennale comprises 48 photographs of Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese prisoners detained in
Arts & DesignFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Ultra-fast 5G network to transform Olympics viewing experience
Russia’s 15-year-old figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova performs a fast triple lutz-triple loop combination on the ice. The moment passes by so quickly, and it’s hard to see what’s going on from your seat in the back of the stadium. Propping on your 5G-enabled virtual reality headsets, you get a 360-degree view of the entire rink. On a smartphone, you slide your finger across the screen to view a particular jump to see how it was exactly performed in the split of a second.On a 5G-connected
TechnologyFeb. 4, 2018