Clarifying the name of the Games
By Agence France-Presse in Seoul | China Daily | Updated: 2016-11-24 08:06
Pyeongchang organizers dealing with problems promoting remote host city
As test events start this week for the 2018 Winter Olympics, host Pyeongchang is facing the uncomfortable truth that it is a place few people have heard of.
When it comes to name-recognition, the isolated ski resort in the Republic of Korea remains resolutely remote - and can also be confused with Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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