SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae will open to the public at noon on May 10, immediately after President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s inauguration ceremony, in line with Yoon’s promise to return the compound to the people, officials said Monday. Visits can be booked in advance online starting Wednesday at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul will reopen in July after completing over 1 1/2 years of renovation that will more than double the total area, including tripling the space for trees and other plants, the city government said Tuesday. The square, located in front of the royal Gyeongbok Palace [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean multiplex operators have launched drive-in theaters as a way to attract more people back to cinemas, hit hard by the protracted novel coronavirus pandemic. Lotte Cinema, one of the three leading cinema chains in the country, opened the Drive Osiria theater on June 10 at the Osiria [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean schools opened for the new school year Tuesday amid a mix of anxiety and hopes, as the country is still fighting against the third wave of the pandemic, but much-anticipated vaccinations have finally begun. The Ministry of Education has said it would expand in-person classes this year, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s longest walking trail linking the southeastern port city of Busan with the southwestern county of Haenam via the scenic southern coast was opened to the public Saturday. The new footpath, named the Namparang (south wave) Trail, runs 1,470 kilometers from Oryukdo Sunrise Park in Busan, 453 km [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Sejong National Arboretum, the nation’s first urban arboretum located in the center of the central administrative city, was opened to the public on Saturday after eight years of project preparation and construction. The 65-hectare arboretum in Sejong, about 120 kilometers south of Seoul, is South Korea’s third national [...]
SEOUL/JEJU, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Beaches across South Korea formally opened for the summer holiday season Wednesday, but vacationers are obliged to comply with strict disinfection and social distancing rules to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Some 270 beaches nationwide began to welcome visitors under strict COVID-19 guidelines, including a two-meter distance between [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Several major musical productions starring high-profile stars are set to open next month, as the industry tries to grapple with a recent plummet in attendees due to the new coronavirus pandemic, according to organizers Friday. The musical “Mozart!” a Korean adaptation of the German-language production of the same name, [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), the country’s largest showcase of indie and art house films, opened without a public audience Thursday due to concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic. Rescheduled from the original April 30-May 9 slot, the 21st edition will run for 116 days with online screenings for [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — After more than two months of delay caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the South Korean men’s professional football season will kick off on May 8. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Friday that its top-flight K League 1 and the second-tier K League 2 will both begin [...]