SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 5,000 South Koreans headed to Japan on Tuesday, on the first day of lifted border restrictions, according to airport officials here. Japan lifted the ban on the number of inbound passengers after nearly two years and seven months, under which visas for stays of up to 90 [...]
PAJU/SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — About four years ago, the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom was brimming with renewed hopes for peace, as a rare summit between the two Koreas took place there, diluting its image of cross-border tension, albeit temporarily. But such hopes appeared to be fading amid COVID-19 and uncertainties in inter-Korean [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of young South Koreans are choosing to go on walking trips, and more and more people are traveling on feet by themselves in line with the so-called “travel alone” trend. These walking tours refer to activities where people visit walking trails in other regions to appreciate [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost half of South Koreans were found to have experienced agricultural tourism, mainly to escape from everyday life and relax. The Rural Development Administration conducted a survey of 10,264 citizens over 15 years of age, 41.1 percent of whom said they had been on an agricultural tour program. The [...]