SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Temple stays have effectively worked as a place for healing and meditation during the pandemic. The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism (CCKB) conducted a survey of 19,706 Korean nationals and foreigners who had participated in a temple stay, among whom 18,400 people gave an average score of 6.47 out [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A new healing program through forest walking has been effective in overcoming depressive symptoms caused by the coronavirus. The Korea Forest Service (KFS) announced Wednesday that psychological stability among program participants rose from 66.97 points before the program to 71.27 points after the program. The KFS began offering healing [...]
TAEAN, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Taean County, South Chungcheong Province, will foster marine healing industries using major resources in areas such as peat bogs and mudflats. The county said Tuesday that the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), which is in charge of the “Taean Marine Healing Resources Survey”, has launched an [...]
DAEGU, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In two days, visitors will be walking among 98,500 square meters worth of cosmos flowers on Hajungdo Island, situated off the shore of Daegu in the Geumho River. The island and its flowers will be open to visitors until September 24. Organizers note that the flowers are expected to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Competition for medical patients has gone up another notch as major hospitals are releasing advanced technological services to stay a step ahead of their competitors. According to industry sources, since April Hallym University Medical Center in Dongtan has revamped the existing model of providing medicine to patients in an effort to [...]
YANGPYEONG, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Forest Service gave foreign reporters Friday a familiarization tour of Yangpyeong’s Saneum Healing Forest. Located within the Saneum National Recreational Forest, Saneum Healing Forest was established in 2009 as Korea’s first healing forest, offering various nature-driven therapy programs. The forest is comprised of several mountain [...]
GAPYEONG, South Korea, Aug 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The CheongShim International Medical Center, Korea’s first international medical center and an internationally renowned hospital for both domestic and foreign patients, is drawing interest for its special medical vacation program for Japanese patients. Designated as an international hospital in 2006, CSMC offers a unique internationalized medical vacation service, [...]