SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As a surprising number of local governing bodies around Korea are currently developing or planning cable car installations in their district to boost tourism, hoping to follow in the footsteps of a successful project in Tongyeong, several environmental organizations are opposing the idea, saying that the attractions are not without [...]
SEJONG, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) is preparing various measures to boost Korea’s cruise industry, as it expects the country to become a geographical hub at the center of East Asian cruise routes, and especially China’s main ports of call. As the number of cruise tourists to Asian [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air introduced its Cosmo Suites, a type of first class seating comparted with sliding doors, on May 7. Korean Air will operate eight of the new suites on a newly acquired B777-300ER. The suites will be perfect for travelers seeking a private place during flight, as they will [...]
SEJONG, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Thursday announced a set of measures aimed at developing the country’s marine leisure industry that also focuses on promoting marine activities. Under the measures, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said it will work to more than double the number of leisure yachts and boats to over [...]
JEJU, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of foreign companies are buying casinos in Jeju, as 4 out of 8 casinos have been taken over or are being taken over by foreign entities in the past year. At the end of 2014, Grand Express Korea, a joint corporation established by Hong Kong-based Landing [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – As the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on April 26 has left more than 2,300 people dead so far, Korean broadcasters and actors are offering up messages of support. Oh Sang-Jin, a Korean broadcaster who went to Nepal on April 24 to participate in NGO activities, wrote on [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top carrier Korean Air Line Co. said Thursday it has clinched an exclusive deal worth 100 billion won (US$92.33 million) with Airbus to supply aircraft parts for the European firm’s new jet airliner. With the latest contract, Korean Air will deliver sharklets, specialized winglets attached to the [...]
TOKYO, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines has said it will compensate all passengers aboard its flight that skidded off the runway at a Japanese airport last week. South Korea’s second-largest flag carrier said on its Japanese website in a Saturday post that passengers who were on board Asiana flight OZ162 from Seoul to Hiroshima in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean university students are going on a daring adventure to traverse the North American continent by bicycle, without a single penny. Yi Woo-Chan and Jung Jun-Ho, both 26 years old and majoring in International Trade at Chonbuk National University, will start their 6,000 kilometer-long journey in New York [...]
TOKYO/SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean jetliner ran off the runway as it landed at Japan’s Hiroshima Airport on Tuesday, leaving almost 20 people slightly injured, according to officials and news reports. Asiana Airlines Flight 162, carrying 73 passengers and seven crew members, came to a stop after veering off the runway at [...]