SEOGWIPO, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The 19th Seogwipo International Winter Sea Penguin Swimming Festival was held on Tuesday at Jungmun Saekdal Beach on Jeju Island. The contest was hosted by the city of Seogwipo, attracting hundreds of participants who jumped into the ocean to let the sea carry away the burdens of the previous [...]
SEOGWIPO, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The international Penguin Swimming Competition, the most exotic event for the winter seas, will be held on January 1st at Jungmun Saekdal beach in Seogwipo, Jeju. The event, hosted by the city of Seogwipo and organized by the Seogwipo City Tourism Council, will provide a dramatic experience to all [...]
JEJU, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – After 20 years of golf course maintenance at the PGA Tour, Dennis Ingram has seen it all, which is why his words describing the Nine Bridges Course in Seogwipo, Jeju — the site where South Korea’s first ever PGA Tour tournament will be held — to be in “top-notch [...]
JEJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) - If you think of Jeju Island as just a laid back vacation spot or a place for fishermen and tangerine growers, give it a second look. This southern resort island known for its scenic beach and volcanic landscape has drawn a huge influx of Chinese travelers over the past five years [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of individuals returning to Jeju to take up farming is skyrocketing due to a lack of jobs in urban areas, the retirement of baby boomers, and other social factors, including people’s longing for pastoral lives. According to the Jeju Self-Governing Provincial Office, the number of individuals starting up [...]