SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanbok refers to traditional Korean attire that is marked by vibrant colors. Also referred to as Joseon-ot (Joseon clothing) in North Korea, it is the clothing of the Joseon Dynasty that ruled the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1910. Hanbok are divided into formal and casual attire, for adults and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Seokchon Lake Park was where Florentijn Hofman’s giant Rubber Duck made its landing for a 10-day stay 2014, but something else landed Thursday, attracting hundreds of visitors that sought a glimpse of something out of the ordinary – a colossal Supermoon. Signaling the coming of Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – More South Koreans have planned overseas trips during this year’s Chuseok (harvest moon) holiday that’s extended to five days due to the following weekend, data from tour companies showed Thursday. HanaTour said departure reservations for the Sept. 13-15 holiday period were counted at 26,500 people as of Thursday, up [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – This year’s Chuseok, also known as Korean Thanksgiving, falls on September 15. As one of the biggest traditional holidays in Korea, Chuseok is a time when families visit their hometowns, catch up on their livelihoods, and pay respect to their ancestors. Taking place prior to Chuseok is beolcho, a practice where [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – This year’s Korean Thanksgiving Day, or Chuseok, falls on September 15, inspiring weary Koreans with a long weekend holiday to look forward to from September 14 to September 18. As one of the two major traditional holidays in Korea, with the other being Lunar New Year, the rush for bus [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s retail sales rose to a 4-month high in September as tax cuts and the Chuseok holiday propped up consumer spending, a government report showed Monday. Retail sales topped 31.13 trillion won (US$27.28 billion) in September, up 4.1 percent from 29.9 trillion won a year earlier and the [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) - South Korea’s retail sales inched up in August from a year earlier as consumer confidence made a modest recovery amid the receding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) scare, a government report showed Friday. Retail sales reached slightly over 29.39 trillion won (US$24.95 billion) in the cited month, up 0.3 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) - The sales of items that help drivers make it through long hours spent in the car during Chuseok holiday traffic jams soared this year. According to 11st, an online shopping site, sales of car accessories from September 1 to 24 were 37 percent higher than the same period last [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will host its own Black Friday super sales festival in early October to stimulate domestic spending critical for generating economic growth, the government said Tuesday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy has been hit hard by sagging exports and still weak consumer spending. Outbound shipments fell 14.9 percent on-year in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Chuseok holiday has been prolonged to four days due to the adoption of a substitute holiday system, the booking rates of famous hotels, resorts, and camping sites are soaring. Of note, the Oak Valley Resort in Wonju, Gangwon province, the Daemyung Resort in Byunsan and the Incheon Songdo [...]