JEJU ISLAND/SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Typhoon Soulik crashed into South Korea’s southernmost island, Jeju, on Thursday and is forecast to affect the capital city the following morning on its way north, weather authorities said. The powerful tropical storm was heading north at a speed of 23 km per hour through seas about 90 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Conflicts surrounding Yemeni refugee applicants in Jeju have become frequent at the refugees’ temporary workplaces, stemming from cultural differences between the Yemenis and their Korean employers. On July 10, a Yemeni refugee in his 20s who was hired as a crewman on a ship filed a police report claiming [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The staple “chop, chop” dynamic or “ppali ppali” (“hurry” in Korean) culture in modern Korea is hardly an exception when it comes to traveling. Going on a trip somewhere, whether local or abroad, still connotes a rushed schedule of visiting as many places as possible during a weeklong holiday [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Electric car manufacturers have been unable to supply promised cars to the public on time. According to the provincial government of Jeju, 1,015 new electric cars were registered on the island during a period of six months between February and July, which is just 25.3 percent of the initial [...]
JEJU, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — As news of Yemeni nationals landing on Jeju soil and applying for refugee status continues to dominate headlines at media outlets across the nation, interest in the refugee crisis has been piqued while the public remains divided on the issue. But contrary to what many people think, refugees have [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Justice revealed yesterday that six additional immigration officers were posted to the Immigration and Naturalization Service on Jeju Island in charge of refugee procedures in order to speed up processing for Yemeni nationals who have applied for refugee status. With the new staff, the total number [...]
JEJU, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A recycling facility for used electric car batteries will be established for the first time in the nation on Jeju Island, a popular holiday destination off the south coast of South Korea. The Jeju provincial government announced yesterday that the groundbreaking ceremony for the facility will take place at [...]
JEJU, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As the national debate over the hundreds of Yemeni refugees arriving in Jeju heats up, the U.N. refugee agency’s goodwill ambassador, actor Jung Woo-sung, has said he was willing to voice his opinion “if necessary.” Jung, as a participant at the 13th Jeju Foum for Peace and Prosperity held [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A huge new installation made of miniature bricks illustrating the beauty of Jeju was put on display at the Jeju International Airport yesterday. Famous miniature bricks artists such as Kim Seong-wan and Gong Min-seok used a total of over 60,000 mini bricks to create the installation during a three-month [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Guesthouses continue to gain popularity in South Korea amid a growing number of solo travelers, but some are choosing to forgo these small lodgings establishments following a number of crimes targeting vulnerable guests. According to data from big data analysis firm Daumsoft, the number of online posts mentioning ‘guesthouses’ jumped [...]