SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced that it will initiate a focused campaign to capture feral dogs from February 15 until the end of March. This initiative comes in anticipation of increased outdoor activities among citizens with the arrival of spring. The campaign will target major urban mountainous areas such [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The most popular hiking spots among South Korean young adults are Mount Bukhan in northern Seoul and Mount Seorak in the northeastern province of Gangwon, with one out of five enjoying hiking alone, a poll said Monday. According to a recent survey of 650 young adults in their 20s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Mount Bukhan in northern Seoul has begun to turn yellow with the coming of autumn. The Korea Meteorological Administration said Tuesday that autumn foliage has colored 20 percent of Mount Bukhan, including its peak, proclaiming the entrance of a new season. This year’s yellowing of the mountain came two [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to rage on, more people are visiting the mountains to escape being confined indoors, which has resulted in surging sales of hiking gear. Major online shopping site Gmarket reported a 25 percent increase in hiking boot sales in the first half of this year. [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Unseasonal snowfall blanketed mountainous areas of Gangwon Province, east of Seoul, on Friday, the last day of April usually known in South Korea as a season of early summer-like warm weather. Late-night rain turned into snow in the Gangwon mountains 1,300 meters above sea level early Friday morning, with [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Hiking accidents are on the rise as an increasing number of young people are visiting nearby mountains as an alternative to indoor exercise following the onset of the coronavirus outbreak. Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters reported a 33 percent increase in the number of mountain accidents in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Due to the unprecedented heat wave that swept the nation this summer, vacationers preferred to travel to cooler venues such as mountains, creeks and indoor holiday destinations. According to the municipality of Boryeong and Taean-gun of South Chungcheong Province, 9.57 million tourists visited Daecheon Beach this summer, down 30 [...]