BUSAN, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Art Busan, South Korea’s second-largest art fair by sales, kicked off a four-day run in the southeastern port city of Busan on Thursday, bringing together 145 galleries from 22 countries. The 12th edition opened a VIP preview session at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in the city, located [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With travel resuming in the post-pandemic era, a number of multinational hotel chains are opening new properties in South Korea. Last November, a 15-story building near the Chinese Embassy in central Seoul became the new home of Le Méridien & Moxy Seoul Myeongdong. Le Méridien & Moxy are two [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Arts Center Seoul, one of the leading art theaters in the capital city, is set to officially open in western Seoul this week after relocation, offering performances of world-class classic artists and art and architecture tours. After 22 years of operation in the affluent Gangnam district in southern [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicked off its 10-day run Wednesday with a tightly packed opening ceremony, returning in full force after two years of scaled-down events. Celebrities in lavish dress posed for photos to claim the spotlight of the night and then walked the red carpet in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwanghwamun Square, a major landmark in central Seoul, opened to the public Saturday after nearly two years of renovation. The square, which has been expanded and partially refurbished into a park, opened to the public at 11 a.m., according to the Seoul city government. At a ceremony celebrating the [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Beaches across South Korea will formally open for the summer holiday season next month, and the government will enforce antivirus guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. Around 261 out of 284 beaches nationwide are scheduled to welcome visitors starting on July 1, including 83 beaches [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A former U.S. Forces Korea base site near the office of President Yoon Suk-yeol opened as a public park on a trial basis on Friday, drawing crowds of people trying to get a first-hand look at the site that had been off limits to ordinary citizens for the past [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The land ministry said Thursday it plans to temporarily open to the public part of the site for an envisioned national park near the presidential office in central Seoul starting next week. Part of the site in Yongsan — once used as a garrison for the U.S. Forces Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF) will kick off next month to guide book lovers through the latest news and trends in the publishing industry at home and abroad, its organizers said Thursday. The SIBF 2022, the country’s biggest annual book fair, is set to run from June [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Cheong Wa Dae was flooded with thousands of visitors Tuesday morning, the first day the former presidential office and residence fully opened to the public after new President Yoon Suk-yeol relocated the top office. Following an opening ceremony, more than 6,000 people entered the compound in central Seoul at [...]