Extreme cold weather is to continue in Gangwon Province on Monday, where PyeongChang and the two subhost cities of the 2018 Winter Olympics are located, with the wind chill falling to minus 21 degrees Celsius at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang.The weather agency said Monday’s high is expected to hit minus 8 C and 1 C in Daegwallyeong and Gangneung, respectively, with light snow overnight in the western inland region of Gangwon Province.  Spectators view the women’s 7.5-kilometer spri

Olympic Games Feb. 12, 2018

Here are the Olympic gold medalists and winning team for Saturday at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, including South Korea's first gold Lim Hyo-jun.South Korea’s Lim Hyo-jun won gold in the mens 1,500 meter short track speed skating on Saturday, the first medal of Olympic for the host country. YonhapSven Kramer celebrates his gold in the mens 5,000 meter for his third straight title. YonhapLaura Dahlmeier took Germany’s first gold medal in the women’s biathlon sprint. YonhapNetherlands gold m

Olympic Games Feb. 11, 2018

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- Daniel Presburger might not have competed in any Olympic Games, but he has been to 14 of them -- all in the name of collecting pins. Olympic pin trader Daniel Presburger (center) displays his pins Saturday at the Gangneung Olympic Park, Gangwon Province. Bak Se-hwan/The Korea HeraldWhile many are attending the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics as spectators, Presburger came to South Korea from Los Angeles to trade tiny, colorful enamel pins and buttons that come in

Olympic Games Feb. 11, 2018

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- The unified Korean women’s hockey team lost 8-0 against Switzerland on Saturday’s preliminary round match, but there was an unmistakable good feeling among the South Korean audience. The combined athletes created a symbol of good will between the two Koreas that have been divided for over 70 years. For the first time in any Olympics, the two countries still technically at war joined up to compete together in a unified team Korea at the Kwandong Hockey Center in Gan

Olympic Games Feb. 10, 2018

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- When Kim Yuna lit the cauldron at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, her appearance was hardly surprising, though her name had been a closely guarded secret before the opening ceremony. By all accounts, Kim was a deserving choice.  Kim Yuna lights the Olympic cauldron (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)The former Olympic champion on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to officially kick off the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics -- an honor typically bestowed on a sporting h

Olympic Games Feb. 9, 2018

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Even the icy chill of PyeongChang’s temperatures comes as no shock to athletes who have been training for years under freezing conditions, according to officials of teams from abroad just a day before Friday’s opening ceremony. Audrey Robichaud of Canada competes in the Feb. 8 Ladies' Moguls Qualification in PyeongChang. Yonhap“I think we’ll be okay for the Olympics as well as at the opening ceremony. We’re strong and the weather is not problematic,” John Van Vli

Olympic Games Feb. 8, 2018

Temperatures will climb above freezing during the daytime Thursday. In Gangwon Province, where the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics kick off Friday, temperatures will range from minus 2 C to minus 5 C on Friday, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration.  (Yonhap)Today’s highs are expected to range from 1 C in Seoul to 6 C in Jeonju, marking the warmest weather since Monday, although morning temperatures remained at around minus 9 C in Seoul. Jeju will receive up to 5 centimeters of snow, a

Social Affairs Feb. 8, 2018

The PyeongChang Organizing Committee is offering free admission for Olympic volunteers to some ski jumping and curling events of the Winter Games, in what appears to be a move to fill stadiums amid worries of low turnout due to the frigid weather.  Olympic volunteers at the Olympic village in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. YonhapAccording to an internal notice that the committee sent to some 17,000 volunteers based near the venues, which was obtained by The Korea Herald, the volunteers are able

Olympic Games Feb. 7, 2018

Cold wave warnings remain in effect in most parts of the country Wednesday, while light snow is expected to continue to fall in Jeju, which saw up to 52 centimeters of snow a day earlier. According to the weather agency, cold wave warnings are in effect in regions including Seoul, northern Gangwon Province, North Jeolla Province and South Chungcheong Province, with temperatures hovering around minus 15 degrees Celsius. River that flows through Songdo Central Park is frozen in Songdo Internationa

Social Affairs Feb. 7, 2018

Rio 2016 Olympic Champions Ki Bo-bae, Chang Hye-jin and Choi Mi-sun are the final torchbearers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics to carry the flame to the opening ceremony of the main venue in PyeongChang. From left: South Korean archers Chang Hye-jin, Ki Bo-bae and Choi Mi-sun. Photo: Coca-ColaThe flame is scheduled to arrive at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Friday, 101 days after it first came to South Korea as part of the torch relay in the run-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Ki

Olympic Games Feb. 7, 2018

Tuesday’s morning low dipped to minus 14 degrees Celsius in general, while a cold wave warning is in place in PyeongChang, the site of the Winter Olympics which kicks off Feb. 9. According to the weather agency, bone-chilling weather is expected to prevail throughout the country, with snow predicted to fall until Tuesday afternoon in South Jeolla Province and Wednesday in some parts of Jeju and Ulleungdo.  (Yonhap)In Gangwon Province, where the Olympic host cities are located, morning lows hover

Social Affairs Feb. 6, 2018

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 Games Feb. 5, 2018

Cold wave advisories are in place in general due to a drop to as low as minus 16 degrees Celsius in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, as of 6 a.m., Monday.The weather is to remain frigid through Wednesday, the weather agency said. (Yonhap)Morning temperatures were minus 11.6 C in Seoul, minus 9.6 C in Incheon, minus 11.2 C in Suwon, minus 8.4 C in Jeonju and minus 7.7 C in Busan, with wind chills bringing temperatures as low as minus 16.6 C. Monday’s daytime highs are expected to hover between minus

Social Affairs Feb. 5, 2018

South Korea’s end-of-life program that enables individuals to abandon life-prolonging medical treatment when there is no chance of recovery went into effect Sunday, following the government’s three-month pilot program that began in October, during which 107 terminally ill patients signed the agreement.  YonhapAccording to the program, individuals aged over 19 can submit a written form of their intention to exercise the right to die in the future, if diagnosed by two doctors as terminally ill. Th

Social Affairs Feb. 4, 2018

Yet another sexual harassment scandal is brewing in South Korea, this time around Kumho Asiana Group Chairman Park Sam-koo. According to posts on anonymous online community Blind, Park has made inappropriate physical contact with female employees on numerous occasions. 　File photo. The people in this image are unrelated to the article. (Yonhap)Park, 73, heads the country’s second-largest carrier Asiana Airlines, and makes monthly visits to the headquarters of the carrier. He purportedly calls ov

Social Affairs Feb. 4, 2018