Former South Korean President linked to Pyeongchang 2018 corruption given pardon
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Special pardons were given to former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and other politicians convicted of corruption charges.
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Special pardons were given to former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and other politicians convicted of corruption charges.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has pardoned former President Park Geun-hye, who was serving a 22-year prison sentence for a vast corruption scandal linked to the county's hosting of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
A new museum to commemorate the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has opened in Pyeongchang.
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has returned to prison as his 17-year prison sentence was confirmed after being found guilty on corruption allegations, including a controversial pardon granted to the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee to enable him to lead Pyeongchang 2018’s successful Winter Olympic bid.
Six Russian intelligence officers have been charged in the United States in an alleged global computer hacking operation that included the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
The second anniversary of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games has been marked with the staging of a Peace Forum in Gangwon Province, where participants agreed on a peace resolution in relation to the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea has today hosted the latest of a series of winter sports events marking the second anniversary of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
Uncertainty surrounding the legacy of three venues used during last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang appears to have been allayed after the Gangwon Province revealed plans for their future use.
Confirmation of outstanding legacy plans for three venues used during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang has been hit by further delays and will not be in place until at least the end of the year.
Yang Ho Cho, who led Pyeongchang's successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, has died at the age of 70, it was announced today.
Revenue distributed to International Federations and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from funds generated by last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang has increased by eight per cent compared with Sochi 2014, it has been announced.
Plans have been officially confirmed for the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) built for last year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang to be turned into a national archive for the National Library of Korea.
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has used the first anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang to urge the country to continue its efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.
Gangwon Province Governor Choi Moon-soon has admitted they have not yet found a main operator for three venues used during last year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang but he promised exact legacy plans would be put in place by the end of March.
Thomas Bach has used the impending first anniversary of last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang to highlight the important role the event played in helping open the Korean peace process.