SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has showed that foreigners spend more money in the first three months to settle in Seoul than in Tokyo. Movinga, a German moving company, published the International Moving Price Index 2019 which showed that new residents typically spend $7,641 in the first three months to settle [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans who travelled to Japan during this year’s fall harvest holiday sharply declined from last year, due to the response to Tokyo’s export curbs on Seoul, data showed Monday. The number of Koreans who traveled to or from Japan via Incheon International Airport came to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment said Monday it has decided not to permit a new cable car project on Mount Seorak, one of the nation’s most scenic mountains, ending a years-long debate on the project’s possible damage to the environment. The Wonju Regional Environmental Office, under the ministry, announced a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A special group of foreign students will walk a trail along the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone this week during a government event designed to mark a historic inter-Korean summit a year earlier. Thirteen university students from 12 countries outside of Korea, including the United States, Britain, Italy, Vietnam and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 1 million Muslims are expected to visit South Korea this year on the back of rising interest in Korean culture and tourist attractions, the state-run tourism agency said Sunday. A total of 511,017 Muslim tourists visited the nation in the first half of this year, a 9.8 percent [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A southern island that is the site of a presidential retreat will be made public this week after having been off-limits for decades. “A pleasure boat bound for Jeo Island will make its maiden voyage as scheduled Tuesday afternoon,” the Geoje city government, which administers the scenic island, said. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are not fully able to use their leisure time despite having more time on their hands thanks to the 52-hour workweek, a poll showed Friday. Macromill Embrain surveyed 1,000 people between the ages of 19 and 59, 70 percent of whom said they had more time off, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent reports have indicated that many Koreans who planned to travel to Japan cancelled their trips or changed their destination to Korea after the Japanese government imposed trade restrictions earlier this summer. According to an online survey of 1,300 people conducted by the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, 69.3 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Kangwon Land casino, located in Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, was found to be the most visited tourist destination for Kakao Corp.’s vehicle navigation users over the past year. According to a recent report released by Kakao, Kangwon Land was the number one destination for people going to restaurants and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An array of events, including folk game festivals and musical concerts, will take place across Seoul during the extended Chuseok holiday that begins Thursday, the Seoul metropolitan government said. Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, is celebrated on Aug. 15 on the lunar calendar, which falls on Sept. 13 [...]