SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul-based tour company is planning to sell North Korea travel packages to foreigners staying in South Korea. Sunwoo Airlines Travel Agency Co. said Friday that it has secured an exclusive proxy contract with Pyongyang on the sale of North Korea tour packages to foreigners living in South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to the decrease in overall quantity of squid caught in South Korean waters, other fish and seafood substitutes will be included in the Squid Festival held in the city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province. The organizing committee of the 19th Jumunjin Squid Festival, to be held from October [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that there are roughly 10 bicycle accidents in Seoul every day. Last year, there were 30 deaths resulting from bicycle accidents, a 25 percent increase from the year before. According to data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government released by lawmaker Min Kyung-wook of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Nam-soon recently got a job at Bukchon Hanok Village in downtown Seoul. Her duty is to maintain order in the village filled with traditional Korean houses, or “hanok,” when tourists flood through the narrow alleys. No yelling, no fly-tipping and no photos of residents without their permission. Apparently [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2018 Imsil N Cheese Festival hosted by Imsil-gun in North Jeolla Province will be held at the Cheese Theme Park and Cheese Village from October 6 to 9. The theme of this year’s festival is “Love for Cheese, Love for Imsil.” Over 80 different programs will be available [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will open a cruise port capable of accommodating 220,000 ton-ships in the southeastern port of Busan to attract more passengers from abroad, the oceans ministry said Tuesday. The new port, which is 440 meters long and 45 meters wide, is the nation’s second cruise ship port, in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Jangseong County, located in South Jeolla Province, is planning to use grasshoppers to attract tourists. The county announced on September 12 that it was initiating a project to develop grasshopper tourism. Through the project, county officials are hoping to nurture the insect industry and promote insect farming, which is rapidly [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Seoul Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Monday it has designated one restroom on each of its routes as female-only to meet demand from women travelers. “Our business data shows six out of 10 passengers are women, and the company has responded to requests for women-only toilets [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Hangang Park is now an open-air gallery. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 37 works of interactive installation art were introduced to the park’s network in Yeouido and Ichon. Created in line with the overall theme “Han River, stop and flow in art,” the installations embody the meaning [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Gallery-goers will be able to visit various art events around the country with a single purchase from now on. The culture ministry announced on Monday that it will release three sorts of multi-biennale pass designed to increase people’s access to various art events around the country. The Unified Biennale [...]