SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of South Koreans asked the government Friday to endorse their travel to Mount Kumgang in North Korea, demanding the resumption of suspend tours to the scenic mountain. According to the Movement for One Korea, a civic group, 6,150 citizens added their names to the applications submitted to the [...]
BUSAN, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The second-largest South Korean city of Busan is bustling with excitement and preparations Friday as tens of thousands of fans are set to visit the city to see K-pop world stars BTS over the weekend. The septet will arrive in Busan on Saturday to throw the Busan leg of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese and Japanese tourists, who make up the biggest share among foreign tourists visiting the country, have differences in their preferences and behavior, a government survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey by the Korea National Tourism Organization, which is affiliated with the culture ministry, 79.1 percent of Chinese [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Tuesday it will create a coast-to-coast hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates South and North Korea by 2022. The newly envisioned route, tentatively named East-West Crossing Route of DMZ Peace Trail, will be 501 kilometers in length and pass through 10 local autonomous [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super stars BTS kicked off the group’s annual online fan festival to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the septet’s debut. A collection of photos, dubbed “Family Portrait,” was released through BTS’ social media accounts on Monday to mark the start of “2019 BTS FESTA.” The boy band hosts [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of global stars BTS, joined the UNICEF Korea’s club of top donators, having contributed to the United Nations organization since last year, its Korea office said Friday. Jin’s financial donation to the Korean office of the United Nations Children’s Fund has surpassed 100 million won (US$84,000) [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — For those who are under heavy stress from bustling city life and demanding work responsibilities, getting away from it all may be the best remedy for the body and soul, although it could be a tall order for many urban dwellers given costs and lack of time. Chung So-hyun, [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Credit card spending by South Koreans in foreign countries declined in the first quarter of 2019, although the number of overseas travelers increased due to the winter vacation. The increase in foreign trips is attributed to an increase in the number of travelers who made short trips to Asian [...]
CHEORWON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A 15-kilometer trail in Cheorwon, a landlocked county and symbolic border town, brings trekkers deep inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the forefront of 66 years of inter-Korean tensions where the two Koreas have begun to take nascent but concrete steps to build peace. The first group of civilians is [...]
SUWON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent analysis of social media showed that “coffee” was the most mentioned food in Gyeonggi Province on social media last year. The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization on Tuesday released the ‘2018 Gyeonggi Tourism Trends Report’ and the ‘2018 Gyeonggi Tourism Status Survey’, which included this information. The report analyzed [...]