SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation are hosting a festival with the theme ‘traditional food meets traditional drinks’. The festival, which is taking place at one of Seoul’s traditional villages, introduces visitors to a variety of traditional [...]
HADONG, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Hadong is an area in Gyeonggi Province famous as the first tea plantation site in Korea. Despite modern methods including the use of machines for processing, Hadong also produces tea using traditional methods, which results in higher-grade teas. This year’s festival, which marks its 20th anniversary, will take place from [...]
JEJU, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – April 8 on the lunar calendar is Buddha’s Birthday. Converted to the solar calendar, this year’s celebration falls on May 14. To kick-start the festivities, lantern processions celebrating Buddha’s 2560th birthday took place in multiple cities across Korea on Saturday. According to a 2014 Hankook Research study, 18.1 percent [...]
DAEGU, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Daegu’s Yangnyeongsi (herbal medicine market) celebrated its 358th birthday with the ‘2016 Daegu Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Culture Festival’ from May 4 to 8. Herbal medicine still plays a big role in Korea despite prevalent Western medical practices. There are several Yangnyeonsi across Korea. The one in Seoul is considered the most [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A 70-meter dash race between man and machine, which took place at the 2016 Motor & Leisure Sports Festival in Yeongam on May 5, resulted in the defeat of runner Kuk-young Kim by a margin of only .195 seconds. Kim’s competitor, a Hyundai Avante, crossed the line in a [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Fried chicken with cold beer, also known as chimaek (a Korean abbreviation for fried chicken and beer), is one of Korea’s most popular food cultures. The pairing has also gained popularity in China through Korean movies and TV dramas. Chimaek is now an essential part of Korean tourism, and [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A special 70-meter dash event will take place at the 2016 Motor & Leisure Sports Festival in Yeongam on May 5. It’s a man-versus-machine match featuring Kuk-young Kim, the South Korean record holder for the 100-meter dash, and Hyundai’s Avante (better known internationally as Elantra). Kim, who is preparing for the [...]
JEJU, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s first cherry blossom festival of the year kicked off on Jeju Island Friday, with visitors hailing from around the country and overseas gathering to celebrate the origin of the globally cherished flower. The 25th “Jeju Cherry Blossom Festival” officially launched at Jeonnong-ro, about 3.3 kilometers east of [...]
SEOUL, Feb.25 (Korea Bizwire) – A traditional fire ceremony that has been held over the years on Jeju Island now continues as a festival. Fire ceremonies have long been held in Korea during the winter. Various types of ceremonies using fire exist across the nation. As part of wishes for a prosperous new year and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Officials from Yongsan-gu, Seoul, have announced that the Itaewon Global Village Festival will be held on October 17 and 18. The local government says that the festival will be the biggest in size compared to previous festivals held in the past years. Most events will take place on Itaewon’s [...]