SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The crisp autumn weather that has settled across most of South Korea is drawing weekend visitors to popular foliage viewing spots, though the seasonal color change has arrived notably later than usual this year. At Baekyang Temple in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, visitors were finally able to enjoy the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on October 23 that it has designated 103 recommended routes for viewing autumn foliage across the city, expanding its previous list of 99 locations. The updated selection adds four new destinations: Ohyeon-ro 20-gil in Gangbuk District, the cypress forest in Bongsan of Eunpyeong District, Maeheon [...]
SEOUL & YEOJU, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) reported on September 22 that the late summer heat wave has finally subsided across the country, following weekend rains that brought relief from sweltering temperatures and tropical nights. On the morning of September 21, most regions in South Korea, including Seoul, experienced temperatures [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — An unprecedented autumn heat wave is set to reach its peak on Wednesday, the state weather agency said, as the daytime high is forecast to rise to a record 35 C in Seoul amid a heat wave advisory issued for almost all regions of the country. The Korea Meteorological [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Overnight temperatures in Seoul stayed above 25 C, marking the season’s latest tropical night since meteorological observation began, the state weather agency said Tuesday. The lowest nighttime temperature overnight in the capital city was 25.6 C at 6 a.m., another tropical night that refers to a phenomenon where temperatures [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – For last year’s autumn foliage season, the most visited places by users of Socar’s car-sharing service were Bulguksa Temple, Nami Island, and Hwadam Forest. Socar recently released a list of the top ten autumn foliage sites based on its vehicle stop data. The vehicle stop data were extracted from Socar [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced 100 beautiful roads in and around Seoul where the colorful autumn leaves can be enjoyed to their full extent. The roads are categorized under four themes, ‘autumn leaves along the water’, ‘a great day out with autumn leaves’, ‘autumn leaves in the park’ [...]
ULSAN, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Over 60,000 chrysanthemum flowers have fully blossomed at the Taehwa River Park in Ulsan. The city of Ulsan is hosting an event to exhibit fall chrysanthemums on October 17 and 18. A total of 44 pieces of shaped chrysanthemums will be displayed at the event’s meeting plaza, and a [...]