SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Monday announced a list of 100 restaurants and bars recommended by 45 domestic food experts ahead of the opening of its annual food festival next month. Taste of Seoul 2024 is scheduled to take place from Nov. 9-14 on Nodeul Island, a small islet [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The streets of Seoul’s bustling multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon looked abandoned Saturday night as the city government stopped clubs and bars from doing business earlier in the day following a recent cluster infection of the new coronavirus. Under the administrative order, all clubs, bars and other nightlife establishments are [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Wednesday issued a de facto business suspension order on clubs and bars across the city following COVID-19 infections linked to a bar in the ritzy neighborhood of Gangnam. “(I) issue an order on banning gatherings at ‘room salons,’ clubs and ‘colatheques’ until the government’s [...]