JEJU, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Olle Trail, a long-distance footpath on the southern island of Jeju, has been selected by Britain’s Active Traveler Magazine as one of the 10 best coastal walks in the world. The magazine introduces world famous outdoor destinations for trekking, climbing, kayaking, and sailing, as well as related gear [...]
JEJU, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans have stepped up to donate blood to help a female college student in critical condition following a car accident. A multi-vehicle accident that occurred last week in Jeju City resulted in three deaths and left 50 others with injuries. Kim, a 21-year old female college student, was [...]
JEJU, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A new navigation introduces ‘slow routes’ to tourists visiting southern resort island of Jeju, offering a unique opportunity to visit less popular sites. The Jeju Tourism Organization announced Wednesday the launch of a trial for its new Slow Road navigation service, in partnership with Jeju Provincial Office, advertising agency [...]
JEJU, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The provincial government of Jeju Island is driving forward with plans to commercialize floating-type offshore wind power systems and existing gas stations into electric car charging stations. The municipal government recently announced that it was finally selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s Floating Offshore Wind Power [...]
JEJU, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Potential Chinese tourists to the southern resort island of Jeju have positive views towards the island’s quarantine policy against the coronavirus, a local think tank said Wednesday. The Jeju Research Institute conducted a survey of 754 Chinese nationals who gave high marks to Jeju’s counter-pandemic policy with an average [...]
JEJU/CHANGWON, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Cherry blossoms on the southern resort island of Jeju have just bloomed this year, about a week faster than in the previous years, the local weather agency said Thursday. The Jeju Provincial Meteorological Administration said hotter than normal temperatures on the island this month appear to have advanced the [...]
JEJU, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2021 Jeju Fire Festival will be broadcast online using cutting-edge technology. Jeju City in the southern resort island of Jeju announced Wednesday that a live broadcast of the festival’s most popular event, the Saebyeol Orum Torching, will take place online. The Jeju Fire Festival embodies the tradition of Jeju’s [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has decided to transfer surplus renewable energy generated on Jeju Island to the mainland as it is becoming a major cause of frequent arbitrary shutdown of power generators. Jeju’s output of renewable energy jumped in proportion from 9.3 percent in 2016 to 16.2 percent last year. Rapid [...]
JEJU, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of the residents of Jeju Island are opposed to a new international airport on the southern island, polls showed Thursday. However, residents of the town selected as the site of the airport were in favor of the project in separate surveys by the same pollsters. All [...]
JEJU, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Specially designed vehicles are gaining attention, clearing snow-covered roads across Mount Halla every time a snow storm sweeps over Jeju Island. The all-terrain Unimog UGE, a special truck developed by Mercedes-Benz, has been employed to clear snow in the region. Unimogs are custom-designed based on how they are going [...]