SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Tourists prefer different attractions in South Korea depending on where they are from, with those from Asian countries favoring shopping districts like Myeong-dong, while westerners typically prefer historic sites like Gyeongbokgung Palace, a recent report from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) revealed. According to the report released [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) – In an unusually tough anti-smoking move, one of Seoul’s main boulevards will be declared a no-smoking zone and violators will face fines, officials said Wednesday. Seoul’s Seocho-gu Ward Office said Gangnam-daero, a 5-kilometer-long major boulevard that cuts through the busy commercial district of Gangnam in southern Seoul, and its sidewalks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The media poles installed along Gangnam’s main thoroughfare now have more to offer than just tourist information. Starting Monday, the 570-meter street (from Gangnam Station to Sinnonhyeon Station) was highlighted by colorful laser beams darting out from the top of the newly-renovated poles, every day, on the hour for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs has ruled in favor of Seoul’s COEX area in Gangnam as the ultimate destination for Korea’s first “free outdoor billboard display zone”. In line with the decision, the region will be turned into a neighborhood similar to Manhattan’s Times Square, with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Four out of 10 startups operating in the Seoul metropolitan area are located in Seoul’s Gangnam Ward, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey conducted by the Korean Startup Ecosystem Forum (KSEF), 39 percent of 295 startup companies in the capital region are located in the area in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A local court on Friday handed down a 30-year jail term to a man accused of stabbing to death a 22-year-old woman near one of the country’s busiest subway stations in Seoul, which sparked nationwide protests. The Seoul Central District Court convicted the man, surnamed Kim, of stabbing the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs announced Monday that it has narrowed down the candidate sites for the upcoming “Korean Times Square” – an outdoor billboard display zone that will foster a city neighborhood’s economic and cultural values. Among the 11 sites that initially applied for review, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government on Wednesday announced a plan to create an information and communication technology (ICT) hub in the capital’s southern district. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will push to designate a 3-million-square-meter area in Seocho Ward as the hub early next year and relax regulations to [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Taking a taxi in an unfamiliar city can be an uncomfortable experience that sometimes leaves one wondering if the driver is cheating on the cab fare. This was proven true with a recent investigation revealing that certain Seoul taxi drivers are cheating tourists by charging ludicrous rates. Such illicit [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The average home price in Seoul has surpassed 500 million won (US$434,103) last month, with analysts expecting more price jumps within this year to reach a new high, a market study by KB Kookmin Bank showed Monday. The average home price in the capital city hit 501.98 million won [...]