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Foreigners in South Korea Most Interested in Street Food

SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – For foreigners visiting South Korea, museums and ancient palace tours are not the most intriguing cultural experiences. Street food was top on their travel lists, a survey showed Tuesday.’ According to the online poll by the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) on 4,369 foreigners, 54.2 percent said they want to [...]

Watch out for Your Smartphone at Spas

SEOUL, Korea, Feb 20 (Korea Bizwire) – When cold winter comes, most Koreans think of going to a Jjimjilbang, or Korean-style dry sauna. Lying flatly on a heated floor makes frozen body by chilly winter wind warm and one can easily feel relaxed. However, when you visit one, you must be on guard against pickpockets [...]