SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to closely monitor prices of major agricultural, livestock and fishery goods starting next week in a bid to help stabilize inflationary pressure ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, a senior government official said Friday. The government will monitor the price movements of 17 items that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming Chuseok holiday, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving and one of the country’s most celebrated holidays, is posing a significant hurdle to health authorities struggling to contain the fourth wave of COVID-19. This year’s three-day Chuseok holiday runs from Sept. 20-22, and it will be extended by an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Lingering concerns over COVID-19 kept South Korean people from going to cinemas during the Lunar New Year holiday, but recently eased social distancing is expected to brighten prospects for the virus-hit film industry, box office data showed Monday. The number of moviegoers reached a total of 707,000 during the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Away from home amid the new coronavirus pandemic, South Korean service members on missions overseas held diverse cultural events, some with local people, to mark the Lunar New Year holiday. This year’s Lunar New Year’s Day, one of the country’s biggest holidays, falls on Friday, and the four-day holiday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s national cemeteries began restricting visits Thursday to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during the Lunar New Year’s Day holiday, the veterans affairs ministry said. Seol, or Lunar New Year’s Day, is one of the country’s biggest traditional holidays during which families hold rituals to thank [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Coronavirus-weary South Koreans are making travel plans for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, posing a new challenge in the country’s fight against COVID-19. With the holiday two weeks away, daily coronavirus infections are down to the 300s from a peak of 1,241 on Dec. 25. Health authorities have [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — This year will be a subdued holiday season for many South Koreans as winter destinations are closed and restaurants are banned from having groups of five or more people under toughened virus curbs. Authorities have repeatedly urged the public to cancel their year-end gatherings and trips to reduce risk [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw a consumption burst during the so-called ‘golden holiday’ spanning six days from the end of April to early May. Lotte Department Store, one of the country’s major department store chain operators, reported a 3.2 percent increase in sales during the holiday compared to the same period [...]
JEJU, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A larger-than-projected number of tourists visited South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju during the so-called golden holiday, keeping health authorities on alert amid the coronavirus pandemic. The number of visitors to Jeju between April 30 and May 2 totaled 138,802, roughly 30 percent more than a 106,905 forecast, [...]
JEJU, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In the runup to an extended holiday this week, Jeju Island, a famous resort island in South Korea, is stepping up quarantine and pandemic prevention measures as it is bracing for a surge in incoming tourists during the time, officials said Tuesday. The country is only two days away [...]