JEJU, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourism industry analysts are calling on the government to develop new strategies to meet various demands of South Korean and foreign tourists visiting Jeju Island. Jeju Island and the Jeju Tourism Organization released a status report on Thursday, arguing that Jeju should go beyond its current tourism model in [...]
JEJU, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Five Asiatic black bears, previously bred for commercial purposes, will be transferred to a park on Jeju Island. The Jeju Provincial Government said on Wednesday that it will soon begin taking care of five Asiatic black bears at the Jeju Nature Park in the city of Seogwipo. The bears [...]
JEJU, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sanji Lighthouse, after serving as a vital guide at Jeju Port for more than 100 years, will be transformed into unmanned light stations in August. The Busan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries said on Wednesday that Sanji Lighthouse is currently going through renovations to set up fire prevention [...]
JEJU, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island will conduct special monitoring on foreigner-only casinos from January 31 to February 24. The island will organize a team of experts to monitor eight casinos established for foreigners to verify if Korean migrants are taking proper steps to enter the casino. The island will also educate casino [...]
JEJU, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government’s effort to build a new international airport on Jeju Island has been making little headway in the face of stubborn resistance from residents and environmental activists. A Jeju resident continued his hunger strike for the 31st consecutive day on Friday in front of the Jeju [...]
JEJU, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s southern resort island Jeju is facing an oversupply of hotel rooms, a bank report said Wednesday, calling for measures to ensure stable growth of the island’s lodging industry. The report issued by the Bank of Korea’s Jeju branch said that hotels and other accommodations on Jeju Island [...]
JEJU, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju provincial government announced on Monday that it will support the full cost of neutering operations at a designated animal hospital from the February 15 to 28 The purpose is to minimize stray dogs roaming around the island. The provincial government has allocated 100 million won (US$89,330) to [...]
JEJU, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this year, foreigners in Jeju will be subject to heavy taxation if they use condominiums that they have purchased as vacation homes. Jeju Province announced on Wednesday that condominiums acquired by foreigners, unless proven as primary residences, will be regarded as private vacation homes, and will be subject [...]
JEJU, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju National Institute of Agriculture and Technology announced on January 2 that it had named a newly developed mandarin orange ‘Fragrance of Fall’, meaning a citrus that can be enjoyed during the fall season, and applied for related variety protections. The new fruit was developed with Golden Fragrance, [...]
SEOGWIPO, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The international Penguin Swimming Competition, the most exotic event for the winter seas, will be held on January 1st at Jungmun Saekdal beach in Seogwipo, Jeju. The event, hosted by the city of Seogwipo and organized by the Seogwipo City Tourism Council, will provide a dramatic experience to all [...]