SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday that it will roll out its Hyundai Selection mobility subscription service on the southern resort island of Jeju. The South Korean automaker will first offer electric vehicle (EV) subscription services to cater to the region’s high demand for eco-friendly car rentals. The company offers [...]
JEJU, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Flights to the southern resort island of Jeju are being overbooked as travelers are lining up to visit the popular vacation destination. Airline sources reported that reservations for flights bound to Jeju have reached 80 to 90 percent capacity both on weekdays and weekends as the ‘With Corona’ policy, or a phase-by-phase transition [...]
SEOGWIPO, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called sexy shrimp (scientific name: Thor amboinensis), commonly known as squat shrimp, dancing shrimp, or high-tailed shrimp, were discovered for the first time ever in the waters around Jeju Island. This charming looking subtropical species was filmed in waters 20 meters deep off Supsum Island, near Bomok-dong in Seogwipo, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Cigarette butts have turned out to rank among the most common items of marine litter, according to the Korea Federation for Environmental Movement of Jeju, a non-profit environmental group based on Jeju Island last week. According to the association, which has staged a coastal cleanup campaign since May 29 [...]
JEJU, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the launch of South Korea’s first homegrown space rocket Nuri, another challenge for space will be made on Jeju Island. Jeju’s provincial government said Tuesday that the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) will test the launch of a science observation rocket in Hangyeong-myeon township on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea said Friday it will stop using disposable cups at all of its stores on South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju within this year in the latest move to protect the environment. Starbucks said it eliminated all single-use cups at four of its stores on Jeju [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern resort island of Jeju has become the most popular destination for traveling with pets. The Korea Tourism Organization and the Korea Consumer Agency analyzed Twitter and other social media posts, online news articles and data from map navigation service “T map” from January 2019 to June of this year [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As the smash-hit Korean-language drama series “Squid Game” continues to sweep the globe, foreign viewers are gaining interest in the southern resort island of Jeju, which is mentioned only once in the series. A Google Trends worldwide search for Jeju Island delivered a full interest score of 100 between [...]
JEJU, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — On the southern island of Jeju, where about 1,400 race horses are retired every year, a proposal was made to slaughter and use the meat from retired race horses to develop new pet food products. Animal rights groups are voicing strong opposition against this proposal. On Wednesday, Jeju’s provincial [...]
JEJU, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The municipality of the southern resort island of Jeju will introduce a compensation system to promote the use of overproduced and wasted renewable energy for electric vehicle (EV) charging. The the Jeju provincial government on Thursday signed a business agreement with the state-run energy firm Korea Electric Power Corp. [...]