SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jogye Temple, the main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, lit its annual Christmas tree on Thursday evening in a ceremony emphasizing interfaith harmony amid global and domestic tensions. The event, held at the temple’s main gate in central Seoul, brought together leaders from Korea’s major religious communities, [...]
Toronto’s World-Famous Christmas Market, Presented by L’Oréal Paris, Now Open for the Holiday Season Toronto, ON, Canada, Nov. 13, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – On November 13 at Toronto’s Distillery Historic District, thousands of onlookers filled the cobblestone streets to help Santa light the 2025 Christmas Tree, marking the official start of The Distillery Winter Village, [...]
JEJU, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The most beloved Christmas tree in the world will be chosen from Jeju. The Jeju World Heritage Site recently announced its plan to pick one special tree, a representative of the Korean Fir found on Mt. Halla, as the ‘Christmas Tree Ambassador.’ This tree will symbolize the importance of preserving [...]
GIMHAE, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A Christmas tree made of books greeted visitors at Jangyu Library in the southeastern city of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province on Friday. Library staff stacked up discarded books to create a Christmas tree. Around 10,000 of the 188,000 books owned by the library were to be scrapped this year. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A Christmas tree decorated with Korean traditional handicrafts like hand fans, lucky bags and Santa Claus and Rudolph dressed in Korean robes has appeared at a local museum in Mexico. Papalote Children’s Museum in Mexico City has set up 10 different Christmas trees to celebrate Christmas Day, inviting foreign [...]
PYEONGTAEK, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Jebu Island’s Red Lighthouse, located in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, has been decorated as a large Christmas tree. The Pyeongtaek Regional Oceans and Fisheries Administration turned a 16-meter tall lighthouse located in Jebu Island Port into a Christmas tree for its end-of-year celebration. The tree was decorated and lit up [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Starfield, a chain of shopping malls operating under the Shinsegae Group, announced yesterday that it would be showing off various Christmas tree decorations at its shopping locations situated throughout the metropolitan area. At Gangnam’s Starfield COEX mall, over 14,000 books were stacked up to create a “book tree,” a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A Christmas tree made of books appeared at the Songpa-gu District Office, Seoul, on Monday, counting down the days left for the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth. Erected in the district office’s main hall, the three-meter tree was made of some 800 books donated by employees and residents. Officials [...]