SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Coronavirus-weary South Koreans are making travel plans for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, posing a new challenge in the country’s fight against COVID-19. With the holiday two weeks away, daily coronavirus infections are down to the 300s from a peak of 1,241 on Dec. 25. Health authorities have [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it has decided to ease the existing anti-graft law over the upcoming Lunar New Year’s holiday in order to help boost local demand for agricultural and fisheries products amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Under the revision, the ceiling on the value of gifts that can [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized delivery workers on Friday threatened to launch a general strike unless measures are put in place to prevent their overwork before next month’s Lunar New Year. Parcel deliveries are expected to increase around the holiday, which falls on Feb. 12 this year, as people travel to their hometowns [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The trend of expressing gratitude through mobile coupons and gift cards or vouchers is growing in South Korea. E-commerce services in which gifts are delivered to a recipient when they enter their address, and gift cards that can be purchased at convenience stores were popular this Lunar New Year [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – During the Lunar New Year holiday, consumers focused on products for themselves and invested in themselves. CJ O Shopping Co., a South Korean cable home shopping channel, analyzed sales during the Lunar New Year holiday from January 24 to 27. The results showed that the amount of orders for foreign and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Buses and subways in Seoul will run on extended operating hours over the weekend to meet demand for late-hour travel during the Lunar New Year holiday, the city government said Friday. Subway lines No. 1 to 9, as well as the Ui-Sinseol Light Rail Transit, will run until 2 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Major royal palaces in Seoul will offer free admission during the Lunar New Year holiday from Friday to Monday, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said. Four palaces from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) — Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Deoksu and Changgyeong — will open during the four days including Monday, when they [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean cultural centers will host a wide range of events overseas to introduce foreigners to the country’s customs and jointly celebrate Lunar New Year, a government agency said Friday. The Korean Culture and Information Service (KCIS) said the events will be held at 18 cultural centers in 15 nations [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A handful of events offering traditional activities are scheduled to be held at venues across Seoul during the Lunar New Year holiday. Namsangol Hanok Village, consisting of restored traditional houses, or “hanok” in Korean, said it is holding an event on the first three days of the holiday, which [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Bank of Korea said Thursday it has issued over 6 trillion won (US$5.15 billion) worth of fresh banknotes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday that starts on Friday. The move apparently comes in preparation for high demand for fresh bills due to the long-lived tradition of elders [...]