INCHEON, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A man who secretly provided women with information about their husbands’ and boyfriends’ visits to red-light districts, earning millions of won in the process, has been sentenced to a suspended prison term. On October 6, Judge Hong Jun-seo of the Incheon District Court announced a verdict of one year in prison, [...]
JEONJU, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Seonmi Village, once Jeonju’s largest red light district, is turning into a village of art and culture, passing the first round of UNESCO certification. Jeonju City in North Jeolla Province announced on Thursday that the Seonosong Art Village Project had been selected by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO [...]
JEONJU, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Jeonju is accelerating its efforts to revamp a local red light district into a village for culture and arts. Previously, the Jeonju City Government built an office on the spot at a local red light district known as ‘Sunmichon’ in an effort to purchase brothels, which were [...]
ASAN, South Korea, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean city of Asan has been offering a walking tour of the Rose Village – a cluster of narrow alleys of adult entertainment venues including brothels – in partnership with a local women’s rights counselling center. According to officials, the most recent tours were attended [...]