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Korea Unveils First Themed Water Garden at 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo

Korea Unveils First Themed Water Garden at 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo

SUNCHEON, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The “Garden on Water,” Korea’s first themed water garden, has been built on Dongcheon adjacent to the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo. The garden consists of five themed areas, including community, sustainable, healing, meta, and ecology, and covers an area of 2,000㎡. The garden offers a unique experience for [...]

Experience the Gyeongbokgung Starlight Night Trip at Seoul’s Gyeongbok Palace

Experience the Gyeongbokgung Starlight Night Trip at Seoul’s Gyeongbok Palace

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 [...]

South Korea Celebrates First ‘Library Day’

South Korea Celebrates First ‘Library Day’

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 Miracle Sea Road Meets Media Art

Jindo Miracle Sea Road Meets Media Art

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 Anticipates Early Tangerine Flowering as Climate Change Brings Early Spring

Jeju Anticipates Early Tangerine Flowering as Climate Change Brings Early Spring

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 [...]

Jeju National University Establishes S. Korea’s First College Polo Team

Jeju National University Establishes S. Korea’s First College Polo Team

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 [...]

Lotte Department Store Hosts Plogging Event Around Royal Palace

Lotte Department Store Hosts Plogging Event Around Royal Palace

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 [...]