SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Nighttime tours of Gyeongbok Palace will begin next month, allowing visitors to feel the serene night mood of the old palace nestled in downtown Seoul, organizers said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said it will open its annual spring night tours of the palace from May 8 to [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Around midnight on Tuesday, Park Ji-young, a 30-year-old office worker, was exasperated after wasting nearly an hour trying to get a taxi from the central Seoul business district of Gwanghwamun to her home in Dangsan, a neighborhood not far away. She tried every option — tapping into all kinds [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will temporarily lift operating day restrictions on privately-owned taxis in an effort to increase nighttime taxi services, as eased anti-virus restrictions are jacking up demand for nocturnal transportation, officials said Monday. The city will temporarily remove the restrictions under which privately-owned cabs were required to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Culture Heritage Administration announced on August 24 that for 50,000 won, anyone can be a king or queen – for about two hours. The actual announcement made by the administration was that from September 3 to 24, Gyeongbokgung Palace will host two sessions of evening tours during which [...]