SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Statue of “Admiral Yi Sun-sin in Agony” located at the scene of his Myeongryang Battle will be registered as a trademark. The statue has received high praise among other statues of the admiral by showing his human side. The statue stands on a rock nearby Uldolmok or Myeongryang, in Haenam, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it would compensate a foreign tourist afflicted with the MERS virus in Korea with US$ 3,000, Koreans citizens on SNS are strongly criticizing the government’s policy, saying that the government should firsthand spend its money to stop the virus, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners who had travel plans in Korea are increasingly canceling their reservations. According to the Korea Tourism Organization on June 3, the number of tour program cancelations jumped 180 percent from 2,500 on June 1 to 7,000 on June 2. The number of hotel reservations for July and August [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Fears over the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) are casting a pall over South Korea’s tourism and retail industries as the respiratory illness does not show signs of a letup, prodding overseas travelers to cancel their trips and locals to abstain from outdoor activities, industry sources said Wednesday. South Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Dubai’s growing popularity as a travel hot spot, in part driven by recently-aired episodes of the travel-reality show “Grandpas Over Flowers” filmed in the city, is quickly diminishing among Koreans due to the outbreak of the MERS virus. According to travel agencies in Dubai on May 31, the number of [...]
CHUNCHEON, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A major company is planning to develop a government-licensed foreigner-only casino complex on a 4.84 million ㎡ site in Chuncheon and Hongcheon county, where the company is currently developing a resort complex, according to an announcement on May 27. The company, whose name is unknown, will apply for one [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Health and Welfare has disclosed prices and details of cosmetic surgery practices in Korea to prevent foreigners from getting ripped-off by clinics or brokers. The ministry said on May 27 that it would publish a multi-language online guide about typical prices for 45 types of cosmetic [...]
BUSAN, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The main beaches in Busan have been remodeled to welcome this year’s vacationers. Haundae, Songdo and Songjeong Beaches are open from June 1, which are the fastest opening beaches in the nation. Gwangalli, Dadaepo, Ilgwang and Imrang Beaches are open from July 1. Haeundae Beach, celebrating 50 years since [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government has revised aeronautics laws to require the mandatory reporting of work disturbances, commotions and the use of electronic devices as illegal acts on airplanes, and is now notifying passengers in an in-flight announcement. It appears that Cho Hyun-Ah’s infamous ‘nut rage’ case and an in-flight disturbance caused [...]
SEJONG, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A nearly unknown South Korean sailor will have successfully completed a solo, non-stop trip around the globe this weekend, becoming the world’s sixth person ever to do so, the government said Thursday. Kim Seung-jin, 53, is scheduled to arrive at a port in Oemok, some 120 kilometers south of [...]