TAEBAEK, SOUTH KOREA, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – An annual rapeseed flower festival in Taebaek has been cancelled amid fears over flower samples that tested positive for living modified organisms. Festival authorities announced yesterday the cancellation of this year’s local flower festival after discovering genetically modified flowers. Marking its sixth year, Taebaek’s rapeseed flower festival was [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by Asiana Airlines Inc. against the government’s temporary suspension order for its San Francisco route. “We found that the pilots of Asiana Flight 214 misjudged the conditions as the plane descended to land (in San Francisco in July 2013) and [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoullo 7017, Seoul’s much-anticipated urban renewal project that is set to open next Saturday, will feature blue LED lamps and flower pots, transforming a decommissioned overpass into what Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon describes as a place where “nature and humans can coexist”. Every night the overpass-turned-walkway in front of Seoul [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has seen a sharp gain this year in the student inflow from Taiwan and Hong Kong who came here on a school trip, amid a faltering tourism stemming from a steep decline in Chinese visitors, government data showed Friday. The cumulative number of student groups on school [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will allow its citizens to visit some parts of Iraq which had been banned from travel as safety is showing signs of improving, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The ministry has imposed a travel ban on Iraq since August 2007 for safety reasons though allowed exceptional permits [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hotels in central and other main districts of Seoul have seen a sharp rise in bookings made by locals for the long holiday ending early next week, as many opt to avoid the hassle of traveling abroad and instead indulge in a brief city retreat, industry sources said Saturday. [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans refrained from traveling to China last month and opted to fly to Japan or Southeast Asia instead, industry data showed on Tuesday, as the ongoing diplomatic spat has caused many to become weary of the neighboring country. According to the data by Hana Tour, the country’s No. [...]
JEJU, South Korea, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A spectacular display of light was spotted Thursday in the sky over South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju as residents on the island were dazzled for the second time this year by what is called the phenomenon of cloud iridescence. The Jeju Meteorological Administration said iridescent colors, or rainbow colors within clouds, appeared in the sky over the island for almost the entire noon hour. [...]
DONGHAE, South Korea, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Mangsang Beach, one of the most popular beaches on the east coast of South Korea, is revamping its car camping resort as a foreign tourist-friendly area, as part of efforts to attract more visitors during the summer, Donghae City announced yesterday. The city’s latest move is thought [...]
CHUNGCHEONG, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Farm parties, which allow people living in the city to enjoy the experience of farm life and come in contact with nature, are proving popular as an increasing number of farmers eye the idea of transforming their property into a cultural event venue. As self-explanatory as it sounds, the newly [...]