http://www.pyeongchang.asia After two previous attempts to host the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 failed, PyeongChang has announced that it will be bidding to host the Games for a third time. PyeongChang’s Failed Olympic Bids In the bidding process for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, PyeongChang made it to the final two candidates on both occasions. Despite receiving more votes in the first round of voting for both Games, PyeongChang ended up losing as voters for the eliminated candidate sided with PyeongChang’s adversary in the final round. PyeongChang’s 2018 Winter Olympic Bid It has been reported that PyeongChang will do everything in its power to secure the right to host the Winter Olympics this time. en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:59:23 CST Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:59:23 CST http://www.pyeongchang.asia/ After two previous attempts to host the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 failed, PyeongChang has announced that it will be bidding to host the Games for a third time. PyeongChang’s Failed Olympic Bids In the bidding process for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, PyeongChang made it to the final two candidates on both occasions. Despite receiving more votes in the first round of voting for both Games, PyeongChang ended up losing as voters for the eliminated candidate sided with PyeongChang’s adversary in the final round. PyeongChang’s 2018 Winter Olympic Bid It has been reported that PyeongChang will do everything in its power to secure the right to host the Winter Olympics this time. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:59:23 CST http://www.pyeongchang.asia/articles/141282/Pyeongchang,-South-Korea-gets-2018-Olympics... The South Korean city of Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics on Wednesday 7 July 2011, taking the games to Asia after failing in two previous attempts. ... 2011-07-06 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/articles/48080/Annecy,-Munich,-Pyeongchang-submit-bids-for-2018-Winter-Olympics... Three cities have formally applied to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says Munich, the French city of Annecy and the South Korean resort of Pyeongchang submitted their bids. After an initial evaluation process, the IOC executive board will decide June 2010 which cities to accept as official candidates. The full... 2010-01-02 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/articles/48088/Pyeongchang-County... Pyeongchang County (Pyeongchang-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Pyeongchang bid to be the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. It won the first round of votes with 53 against Vancouver's 40 and Salzburg's 16, but lost out 53 to 56 in the final ballot to Vancouver, Canada. This work is copyrighted. ... Gangwon (Gangwon-do) is a prov... 2010-01-02 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/articles/35280/Pyeongchang-gets-full-government-support-in-new-Olympic-bid... Posted : Mon, 14 Sep 2009 Seoul - Pyeongchang will have full government support in its third attempt to bring the Winter Olympics to South Korea, in 2018, Prime Minister Han Seung Soo said on Monday. This time, the government will extend its maximum support to Pyeongchang, the outgoing PM Han was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency at the... 2009-09-26 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/articles/35281/Pyeongchang-formally-submits-2018-Winter-Olympic-bid... SEOUL, Sept 25 2009 - South Korea have formally submitted their bid for Pyeongchang to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. Pyeongchang narrowly failed in bids to host the 2010 and 2014 Winter Games but the South Korean Olympic Commitee (KOC) is hoping for third time lucky. “It is an honour to submit the application to the International Olympic C... 2009-09-26 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/headlines/news/pyeongchang pyeongchang News Headline :After two previous attempts to host the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 failed, PyeongChang has announced that it will be bidding to host the Games for a third time. PyeongChang’s Failed Olympic Bids In the bidding process for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, PyeongChang made it to the final two candidates on both occasions. Despite receiving more votes in the first round of voting for both Games, PyeongChang ended up losing as voters for the eliminated candidate sided with PyeongChang’s adversary in the final round. PyeongChang’s 2018 Winter Olympic Bid It has been reported that PyeongChang will do everything in its power to secure the right to host the Winter Olympics this time. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:59:23 CST http://www.pyeongchang.asia/resources/partners Other Resources :After two previous attempts to host the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 failed, PyeongChang has announced that it will be bidding to host the Games for a third time. PyeongChang’s Failed Olympic Bids In the bidding process for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, PyeongChang made it to the final two candidates on both occasions. Despite receiving more votes in the first round of voting for both Games, PyeongChang ended up losing as voters for the eliminated candidate sided with PyeongChang’s adversary in the final round. PyeongChang’s 2018 Winter Olympic Bid It has been reported that PyeongChang will do everything in its power to secure the right to host the Winter Olympics this time. 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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:59:23 CST http://www.pyeongchang.asia/news/1417402/-Foreigners-pick-PyeongChang-bid-as-most-influential-in-promoting-Korea... 119 said that PyeongChang, did the most to promote Korea worldwide. -Korea Herald/ANN... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:10:00 -0800 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/news/1417403/-PyeongChangs-2018-Successful-Bid-Promotes-Koreas-Brand... According to an e-mail survey of 514 Korean and expat opinion leaders and foreign visitors, conducted by the Corea Image Communication Institute, PyeongChangs successful bid... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:43:02 -0800 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/news/1417404/-South-Korea-works-to-sell-its-brand-worldwide... Theres more to South Korea than K-Pop and Kim Yu-Na, and Lee Bae-Yongs mission in life is to stress that point worldwide.... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:01:04 -0800 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/news/1417405/-Follow-us... The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet in Lausanne on 7 and 8 December 2011. 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Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:00:02 -0800 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/news/1417409/-Alsgaard-Dishes-in-New-York-City-Diner... NEW YORK — After Norwegian ski legend and five-time gold medalist Thomas Alsgaard, 39, decided not to run the New York City Marathon, he met with FasterSkier’s Nat Herz on Saturday at a diner on Broadway. He said his legs weren’t ready for the 26.2-mile grind, a decision he came to after trying to run [...]... Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:10:54 -0800 http://www.pyeongchang.asia/news/1417410/-Annecy-Classical-Music-Fest-Gets-Russian-Rescue... Russian musicians, Russian artistic direction and Russian money have combined forces for the past two Augusts to present a lavish festival of classical music in the French Alpine resort town of Annecy.... Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:12:32 -0800