DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) ― PyeongChang hopes that at the third time of asking it will prevail here on Wednesday and win the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and deliver Asia only its third ever Games.The Koreans have twice finished runners-up ― to Vancouver for 2010 and Sochi for 2014 ― and here they must wait once again to see if at last they have convinced the electorate of International

LONDON (AFP) ― The final Harry Potter film has its world premiere in London on Thursday, an action-packed finale bringing the curtain down on a saga that has enthralled audiences worldwide.“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ― Part 2” will see the boy wizard take on the evil Lord Voldemort in an epic showdown.Stars from the highly successful film series will walk down the red carpet in London fo

The Seoul Global Center will accept applications for its third term of free Korean classes on July 11-12.The course runs from Sept. 5 to Dec. 2 and has classes at nine different levels.Applicants must visit the center in person and take a placement test on July 18 and 19. The SGC is on the third floor of the Korea Press Center near City Hall.Space will be limited to 15 people per class, and studen

Busan International Women’s Association is hosting informal lunches and coffee mornings this summer.The coffee mornings are at 10 a.m. on July 27 and Aug. 24 and the lunches are at noon on July 13 and Aug. 10. Both will be at Pale de Cz by Haeundae Beach.BIWA is an association of women of different cultures in the Busan and South Gyeongsang Province area. The group helps members form a community t

Seoul Shakespeare Company is looking for actors, directors and technicians who want to get involved with performances.The troupe, formerly known as Actors Without Bard’ers, will hold a meeting on July 21 where interested people can come and find out about the group. People with all levels of experience are welcome.The first performance is planned for Aug. 2 7.For more information contact info@seou

Daegu Theatre Troupe is holding an impov workshop this Saturday. Professional actor Scott Dilorenzo will introduce a variety of hints and techniques to improve your improv. At the same time, the troupe will hold auditions for the male roles in “A Streetcar Named Desire.”There are six roles up for grabs.To attend either the workshop or the casting email daegutheatre@gmail.com. Both workshop and aud

Busan Global Center is running an on-site counseling service in Sasang-gu. The service will be provided from 3-7 p.m. on the third Sunday of every month in front of the main entrance to Renecite, Sasang-gu. The consultants of the Busan Global Center Call Center will be there to offer free advice and assistance in seven languages including Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Russian a

Koreans await midnight decision on PyeongChang’s Olympic bidKim Hyun-chul, a 32-year-old office worker in Seoul, plans to stay up until midnight Wednesday to find out whether PyeongChang succeeds in its third attempt to host the Winter Olympics. “I hope with all my heart that the city is selected this time around,” he said. “People worked really hard,” he added. The fate of PyeongChang’s bid for t

SBS, the country’s third-largest broadcaster, has secured exclusive broadcast rights for the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee announced on Monday.The agreement is the first broadcast deal with the IOC that goes through 2024, the Olympic governing body said in a statement.SBS has acquired the broadcast rights across all media p