SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Participants were seen exploring the grounds of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul during a pre-event of the “Gyeongbokgung Starlight Night Trip” on Thursday. The Cultural Heritage Administration and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation have announced that the “Gyeongbokgung Starlight Night Trip” program will run twice a day from Wednesday to [...]
BORYEONGL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Boryeong City in South Korea has announced that the mayor and the head of the city’s Festival and Tourism Foundation will visit Bangkok’s Songkran Water Festival for three days to promote the 26th Boryeong Mud Festival, which will be held from July 21 to August 6. The visit is [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Wednesday celebrated the first Library Day (April 12). Library Day aims to promote the social and cultural value of libraries and their usage. The ceremony took place at the National Library of Korea. The event included a proclamation ceremony for Library [...]
JINDO, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A world-famous sea-parting festival hosted annually by the southwestern South Korean island county of Jindo gets a futuristic upgrade this year using state-of-the-art technology. The 43rd edition of the Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival, described worldwide as the “Korean version of Moses’ miracle,” will be held from April 20-22, [...]
JEJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island is currently experiencing an early spring season, with cherry blossoms blooming three days ahead of schedule. Consequently, the Rural Development Administration forecasts that the full bloom of tangerine flowers will happen over a week earlier than usual. Citrus flowers are expected to blossom in all regions by [...]
JEONJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Jeonju in North Jeolla Province will host the 16th Jeonju B-Boy Grand Prix at the outdoor stage in the National Intangible Heritage Center on May 5, officials said Monday. The competition was first held in 2007 after the South Korean breaking crew Last For One won [...]
JEJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju National University on the southern resort island of Jeju is now home to South Korea’s first college polo team. The university said Monday that a new college polo team was established with funding from the school’s polo club, which was established in September of last year, by the [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Department Store said Monday it will host this year’s first plogging event, which combines jogging and picking up trash, in the neighborhood of Gyeonghui Palace in central Seoul. The department store chain operator will install a booth at the entrance of the palace for three days starting from [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Incheon Metropolitan City Government announced that it will hold a marathon for people and their pets at the Songdo Moonlight Festival Park in October. The marathon will see both pets and their owners run a 6-kilometer course together. The marathon will accept some 10,000 participants. The entry price [...]
JEJU, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — On March 10th, the Nexon Computer Museum announced its upcoming large-scale artwork exhibition, “Hello, REAL World!” The exhibition is set to celebrate the museum’s 10th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the popular online game, MapleStory. The exhibition features five beloved MapleStory characters – Pink Bean, Yeti, Slime, Stone [...]