The road to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is riddled with trials and tribulations, and though many undertake the challenge, few will end up on the podium in the […]
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Pyeongchang Olympics Are Icy Path To Warmer Korean Relations
SEOUL — Tears and hugs after North and South Korean women won the 1991 team table tennis world championships. A standing ovation when athletes from the two Koreas marched […]
Kenyan Man Headed for South Korea Accidentally Travels to Pyongyang, North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Planning to attend the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics? Be sure to book your flight to the right Korea, unlike a certain Kenyan traveler […]
PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics to Open a Figure-Eight Shaped Hotel
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul-based architecture firm Planning Korea recently unveiled their design for a beachfront resort hotel that will host visitors during the 2018 Winter Olympics in […]
South Korean Special Forces Train Shirtless in the Snow
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com While some of us are wrapping ourselves in parkas to keep warm this winter, about 200 South Korean soldiers are training in the […]
South Korea Refuses to Share 2018 Winter Olympics with Japan
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced Friday that it will not share its right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang with Japan after the […]
Kim Yuna Named Honorary Ambassador for the 2018 Winter Games
by REERA YOO Former Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna was named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, the first South Korean host of the […]
South Korea Grants Citizenship to Pair of Canadian Pro Ice Hockey Players
Two professional hockey players who were born in Canada were granted South Korean citizenship last Tuesday, Yonhap News reports. With the hopes of fielding a strong ice hockey team in time for the […]
Monday’s Link Attack: Dokdo, Steven Yeun, Internet Addicts
Japanese Lawmakers Denied Entry in South Korea New York Times Airport immigration officials denied entry to three Japanese lawmakers on Monday, thwarting their plan to travel close to a […]
Wednesday’s Link Attack: Esther Kang, Kenneth Choi Q&A, Lady Gaga
‘MasterChef’ contestant eliminated after cocktail party challenge Digital Spy Esther Kang has become the latest contestant eliminated from the MasterChef kitchen. Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot sent […]
South Korea’s Pyeongchang To Host 2018 Winter Olympics
The third time was a charm. The 2018 Winter Olympics was awarded to South Korea’s Pyeongchang on Wednesday in Durban, South Africa. South Korea, which was narrowly defeated by […]
Tuesday's Link Attack: Winter Olympics, David Cho, Hank Conger
Koreans look to end first round bid jinx Reuters The Korean city of Pyeongchang has just one more day of an anxious wait to discover whether it will celebrate […]
