The Korea Herald

IOC inspection on PyeongChang under way with presentations

Feb 16, 2011

PYEONGCHANG (Yonhap) -- The on-site evaluation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on PyeongChang, a South Korean alpine town bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics, began Wednesday with bid o...
National winter sports festival gets under way

Feb 15, 2011

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― With PyeongChang getting into full swing to impress the IOC evaluation commission, Korea’s best winter sports athletes gathered here Tuesday for the 92nd National Wint...
Chinese skaters face questions about age

Feb 15, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) ― China is facing new questions about the ages of some of its athletes after discrepancies were found in the birthdates of nine figure skaters. According to a list of birthdates publish...
Bobsleigh star gears up for new challenge

Feb 14, 2011

Kang Kwang-bae focused on bringing 2018 Winter Olympics to PyeongChang PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― There’s no better word than “challenge” to describe his career. Kang Kwang-bae, 37, is a pionee...
PyeongChang confident on third bid

Feb 14, 2011

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― A panel of the International Olympic Committee arrived in PyeongChang on Monday to evaluate the city’s bid to host the Winter Olympics. PyeongChang, the popular winte...
PyeongChang ready for the spotlight

Feb 13, 2011

IOC evaluation commission makes on-site inspection this week PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Early Saturday morning in PyeongChang local residents were busy clearing streets after 78 centimeters of ...
Kobe rallies Lakers past Allen, Celtics 92-86

Feb 11, 2011

BOSTON (AP) ― Kobe Bryant scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half, and the Los Angeles Lakers spoiled Ray Allen’s record-setting night by beating the Boston Celtics 92-86 in an NBA finals remat...
Raising the bar

Feb 9, 2011

World No. 1 snowboarder hopes to see more Korean challengers PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl says he would like to see more Korean boarders compete at world-class ...
Karl wins snowboard World Cup

Feb 9, 2011

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Benjamin Karl of Austria won the LG FIS snowboarding World Cup title in the parallel slalom event Wednesday. The Vancouver Olympic silver medalist claimed his fourth ...
Local retailers support 2018 bid

Feb 8, 2011

16 companies agree to open new stores if the city wins Games bid A group of Korean retailers vowed to back PyeongChang’s bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and signed a memorandum of understanding...
Korean athletes return home

Feb 7, 2011

South Korean athletes returned home Monday from the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan, where they put together the country’s most successful Winter Asiad performance. South Korea won its all-time hig...
Titletown revival

Feb 7, 2011

MVP Rodgers tosses 3 TD passes as Packers drop Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Forget Lombardi on Broadway. Green Bay has the newest Super Bowl hit: Aaron Rodgers. Capp...
S. Korea shines at Winter Asiad

Feb 6, 2011

Lee Seung-hoon, Kwak Min-jeong highlight strong weekend in Kazakhstan Korea got the Lunar New Year off to a good start by establishing itself as a winter sports powerhouse at the Winter Asian Games,...
Olympic champion Lee Seung-hoon wins third gold in Asian Games

Feb 6, 2011

Vancouver Olympic champion Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea won the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan on Saturday, his third gold in this year's Asiad. Lee b...
Police watch for sex trafficking ahead of Super Bowl

Feb 3, 2011

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - As thousands of football fans descend on Texas for Sunday's Super Bowl, law enforcement agencies are keeping watch for a different kind of out-of-town visitor: pimps selling c...