SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seoul announced Sunday that it will introduce South Korea’s first fully driverless autonomous shuttle as early as late September, marking a milestone in the country’s push toward next-generation urban mobility. The 11-seat shuttle, developed by domestic start-up Autonomous AtoZ, was built from the ground up for self-driving purposes. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Heritage Service announced Thursday that it will launch an on-site video description program at Taereung, a royal tomb in northeastern Seoul, beginning next month and running through December 5. The program, organized with the Seoul Tourism Organization, is designed to make cultural heritage more accessible to the [...]
JECHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The opening of the 2025 Jecheon Korean Medicine Natural Product Industry Expo is just one month away. The 2025 Jecheon Korean Medicine Natural Product Industry Expo, scheduled to open Sept. 20 at Jecheon Oriental Medicine Expo Park in the North Chungcheong Province city, 116 kilometers southeast of Seoul, will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) announced on Wednesday that its four branches — in Seoul, Gwacheon, Deoksugung, and Cheongju — will host an array of exhibitions, markets, and performances as part of the 2025 Korea Art Festival. Timed to coincide with major art fairs such [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has been voted the world’s most beloved city by younger travelers for the fourth consecutive year, cementing its reputation as a global cultural and tourism hub amid the surging popularity of Korean content such as Netflix’s hit animation KPop Demon Hunters. The city government and the Seoul Tourism Organization [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A year after its launch, “SEOULDAL,” the tethered gas balloon ride that offers panoramic night views of the city from 130 meters above Yeouido, has attracted more than 50,000 riders — nearly a third of them foreign visitors — without a single safety incident, according to Seoul city officials. The [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The 3rd Dadaepo Sunset Film Festival opened on August 9 at Dadaepo Beach in Busan, offering a unique combination of cinema, the sea, and sunsets. The event began at 6 p.m. with a celebratory performance and red carpet ceremony, followed by the screening of the opening film, The Outlaws [...]
BRISBANE, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – On a brisk Monday morning at Brisbane’s Riverside terminal, a sleek CityCat ferry glides into the dock. As the vessel secures to the pier, office workers in suits disembark with the efficiency of a well-rehearsed routine. The scene reflects a transportation model that has become both a practical commuter service [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will introduce a temporary visa waiver program for Chinese group tourists starting late September, as part of efforts to boost domestic spending and the tourism market, government officials said Wednesday. The visa-free entry will come into force from Sept. 29 to June 30 next year, following a [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign resident population has reached a historic peak, surpassing 2.73 million as of the end of June, according to new data released by the Ministry of Justice on Sunday. The number of foreign nationals staying in the country for education, work, tourism, or other purposes stood at [...]