SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gaya Tumuli, which consists of seven tomb clusters dating back to Korea’s ancient Gaya confederacy, will be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The decision was made during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Riyadh on Sunday (Saudi local time). The committee said the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2023 Seolipul Festival, the biggest music festival in Seoul’s 25 “gu” districts, is happening for the first time in four years. The Seolipul Festival 2023, or SRPF 2023 for short. is taking place in Seocho-gu, the area where the Seoul Arts Center is located. t’s going down on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the places South Koreans travel to, Japan is the most popular destination when it comes to renting cars from TMAP. According to the “TMAP Trend Diary Car Rental Edition,” which analyzed TMAP car rental data from January to July this year, Fukuoka, Japan, was the top choice for TMAP [...]
WONJU, Sep. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The inaugural Wonju Barefoot Walking Festival, under the theme “Wonju: The City of Barefoot Adventures,” took place last Saturday in Wonju, Gangwon-do, and was met with enthusiastic acclaim. In recent years, there has been a surge in the popularity of events that blend well-being and leisure, with a particular [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The total number of passengers on KTX high-speed trains is set to exceed 1 billion this week after 19 years and five months of operation, KTX operator the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) said Wednesday. The cumulative number of passengers on the KTX, launched on April 1, 2004, is expected [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Myeongdong, renowned for its shopping scene and bustling with international tourists, is taking proactive steps to reshape its reputation from a “price-gouging haven.” Jung Ward office in Seoul revealed plans on Tuesday to designate Myeongdong as a mandatory price-marking zone, effective from October, aimed at eliminating deceptive pricing practices. [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Tourism Organization (BTO) made an announcement on Tuesday regarding the remarkable success of CGV DRIVE IN Yeongdo. This unique drive-in theater, situated within Taejongdae Amusement Park in Yeongdo-gu, has achieved an impressive milestone by attracting over 3,500 visitors within just 100 days of its inauguration. Officially launched [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A “muscle beach,” complete with fitness equipment, has been established at Gangmun Beach in the eastern coastal city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province. St. John’s Hotel obtained the necessary permissions from the city to utilize this space, and a company specializing in group fitness training has invested in an array [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Two premier luxury hotels in South Korea grapple with the dilemma of managing their Japanese restaurants as Japan initiates the release of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. The Japanese restaurant Ariake, situated within The Shilla Seoul, announced in 2011 that it would cease the use [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) —Prominent international art auction houses are poised to unveil a remarkable collection of artworks, each valued in the tens of billions of won, during the upcoming Frieze Seoul event—a renowned international art fair scheduled for early September in Seoul. Notably, the art auction house Christie’s, in collaboration with Hyundai Card, [...]