JEJU, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju Island, South Korea’s most popular vacation destination, is facing a dilemma as tourists and residents both are showing higher negative perceptions toward Jeju’s tourism boom. In particular, tourists are increasingly dissatisfied with the island’s expensive prices, while Jeju residents are unhappy with the inconvenience [...]
JEJU, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Roe deer in Jeju Island, driven away from their natural habitat due to reckless development, are being exposed to the dangers of deer-vehicle collisions and bush dog attacks. The provincial government of Jeju Island reported that there were 3,500 roe deer on the island last year, down by 20.4 percent from [...]
JEJU, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Political and civic conflict over the proposed construction of a new international airport on Jeju Island appears to be intensifying, with supporters and opponents of the project holding a string of separate rallies in the city of Jeju in recent weeks. Justice Party lawmaker Sim Sang-jeung, flanked by a [...]
JEJU, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of people are visiting Olle Trail on South Korea’s largest tourist island of Jeju to overcome the so-called ‘corona blues,’ a series of depressive symptoms caused by the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. The Jeju Olle Foundation, which operates the Olle Trail, reported Thursday a 71.1 percent increase [...]
JEJU, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Haenyeo, or female divers on Jeju Island, have dropped in number by 4.5 percent compared to the previous year. Jeju City reported that there were 2,141 haenyeo as of December, down by 4.5 percent since last year (2,241 people). The number of haenyeo has dropped as those who passed [...]
JEJU, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island is on alert as an invasive algae called Sargassum horneri is sweeping through the region earlier than expected. The algae, called “gwaengsaengimojaban” in Korean, normally arrives on the coast of Jeju between March and June. This year, however, the algae has appeared two months early. The algae [...]
JEJU, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Among South Korean cities and regions, Jeju Island ranked first in terms of the share of multicultural marriages last year. 13.2 percent of marriages on the southern resort island last year were multicultural marriages, the highest rate among the nation’s major cities and regions, according to the data released by Statistics [...]
JEJU, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Korean movie and drama makers are selecting Jeju Island as a shooting location rather than going overseas in the midst of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of location shootings on thet southern resort island stood at 133 this year, up 44 [...]
JEJU, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In general, the petitions made public on an online petition site run by the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae are filed by individuals for various reasons. They use the website to call for the improvement of institutional systems or to make an appeal against injustice. This time, however, the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Another name for Jeju Island is “Samda-do”, meaning “Island of Three Abundances”, since it has lots of rocks, wind, and women. It is no wonder that recently Jeju Island has laid out the ambitious goal of establishing itself as eco-friendly energy mecca in Asia for this reason. According to [...]