SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Air Co. will completely ban the use of portable battery banks on all of its domestic and international flights, the low-cost carrier said Wednesday, citing concerns over in-flight fire risks. Starting Thursday, passengers will no longer be allowed to use power banks to charge electronic devices, such as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city officials said Tuesday that hundreds of complaints filed by foreign visitors since the launch of a QR-based taxi reporting system have revealed widespread concerns over overcharging, prompting stepped-up enforcement against illegal fare practices. Since introducing the “Taxi QR Complaint System” in June last year — the first such [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — More than eight in 10 people abroad now hold a favorable view of South Korea, a level of international goodwill not seen since the government began tracking the country’s global image seven years ago, according to a report released Tuesday. In a 2025 survey conducted by the Ministry of Culture, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is moving to expand traditional hanok architecture as part of a broader effort to strengthen regional tourism and revive smaller cities, officials said Monday, amid growing global interest in Korean culture. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said demand for hanok-based experiences has risen alongside [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 350,000 people took part in South Korea’s temple stay program last year, setting a record for participation since the initiative was launched more than two decades ago, the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said Sunday. A total of 349,219 visitors — including 293,704 South Koreans and 55,515 foreign tourists [...]
INJE, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Inje Icefish Festival, long considered a hallmark of winter tourism, has been canceled for a third consecutive year, as warming winters and unstable ice conditions underscore the growing toll of climate change on seasonal events. The Inje County Cultural Foundation said Monday that it would not hold the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s airports handled a record number of passengers in 2025, as a surge in overseas travel more than offset a decline in domestic flights, underscoring the continued strength of outbound demand in a post-pandemic travel market. According to data released Friday by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s art market is expected to close 2025 still mired in a prolonged slump, as weak consumer sentiment continues to weigh on galleries and art fairs, according to a new industry survey. A year-end report released by the Arts Management Support Center found that nearly half of art market [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly one in three South Korean workers say they cannot freely use their paid annual leave, according to a new survey by a civic advocacy group, highlighting persistent gaps between labor law protections and workplace realities. The findings, released Sunday by Workplace Abuse 119 (Gabjil119), are based on a poll [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are reporting their highest levels of satisfaction with leisure life in nearly a decade, reflecting a shift toward more meaningful and self-directed use of free time, according to a government survey released on Friday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Culture & Tourism [...]