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[2018 WINTER OLYMPICS] 'Time of Asia' set to kick off right here with Koreans hosting
What International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach called the “time of Asia,” during which the next three Olympics are slated to take place in East Asia, will soon begin. But before the world turns their eyes to Tokyo in 2020 or Beijing…
Feb 09,2017
[2018 WINTER OLYMPICS] Speed skater says she's taking it all in her stride
Korean speed skater Lee Sang-hwa is no stranger when it comes to the Olympics. After all, she was the first Asian female skater to top the 500-meter speed skating event during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics at the age of 20. Lee then went on to defe…
Feb 09,2017
[2018 WINTER OLYMPICS] Skeleton pro puts in his best, bones and all
"All or nothing” is a motto that drives Korean skeleton racer Yun Sung-bin these days. Currently ranked second in the world according to the standings by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), the 22-year-old racer is in his sixt…
Feb 09,2017
[2018 WINTER OLYMPICS] Older athlete trains to win 'oldest type of skiing'
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) describes cross country skiing as “the oldest type of skiing” that emerged “from a need to travel over snow-covered terrain.” Since it was developed into a sport at the end of the 19th century, it has garnere…
Feb 09,2017
[2018 WINTER OLYMPICS] Kim Yuna’s successor may just be Cha Jun-hwan
Who can claim the Olympic laurel and continue the legacy of Kim Yuna? This is the question Korean fans have been anxiously waiting to answer since Kim decided to step out of the rink in 2014 after the Sochi Olympics. And now, with the 2018 Winter…
Feb 09,2017
'We'll show the world Korea is ready to play,' says Pocog chief
In the final stretch leading up to the first Winter Olympics to take place in South Korea, Lee Hee-beom, the chief of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (Pocog) keeps himself busier than ever. Still, a…
Feb 09,2017
'The opening ceremony for the 2018 Games has already started'
The Olympics starts and ends with ceremonies during which the central theme is presented with the entire world watching. This means the success of the ceremonies is weighted heavily in deciding the success of the entire Games. Such gravity of res…
Feb 09,2017
Take a deep breath
Is South Korea at risk of war? U.S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said “Yes” in a telephone conversation Tuesday with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se. The two allies said they could conduct a preemptive strike on North Korea’s key milita…
Feb 09,2017
Finding a breakthrough
South Korea and Japan have failed to find a breakthrough in the conflict over the installation of a “comfort woman” statue behind the Japanese Consulate General in Busan since January. As Japan’s Ambassador to Seoul Yasumasa Nakamine was ordered home…
Feb 08,2017
Blue House must be searched
President Park Geun-hye last Friday delivered to the Constitutional Court her second set of written answers to judges’ questions about her impeachment by the National Assembly. Her perceptions were eerily similar to those shown in the first set writt…
Feb 07,2017
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