SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Seventy years after the end of the Korean War, three foreign veterans expressed their deep emotional attachment to South Korea on Tuesday, stemming from long-lost local acquaintances, battlefield memories and their pride in the “once-flat” country’s rise from the ashes of the conflict. The U.S., British and Canadian veterans [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — About 800 medical and wellness tourists will visit South Korea in groups from this month to September, a government tourism promotional agency said Wednesday, calling it a sign of recovery for the local tourism industry that has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first group of about [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The more frequently one visit forests, the more satisfied one is with one’s life. According to a survey of 2,624 Koreans aged 19 or older conducted by the Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI), 76.5 percent of the respondents were found to be satisfied with life if they visited forests [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called for more balanced trade between Seoul and Washington, and requested South Korean firms expand their investment in the United States. During his visit to Seoul, Trump held a meeting with leaders of South Korean conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans appeared to be nearly equally divided Saturday with activists from both conservative and progressive groups staging massive rallies to either welcome or oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Seoul. Trump arrived in Seoul earlier in the day following his trip to Osaka, Japan, to take part [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have been put on high alert nationwide one day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-day visit as a number of rallies for and against the visit are scheduled, the National Police Agency said Friday. “We put police in Seoul at the highest level of alert at 9:00 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Severe traffic congestion is expected on major roads in downtown Seoul over the weekend as conservative and progressive civic groups are planning a series of massive rallies and marches for and against U.S. President Trump’s visit to South Korea, police here said Thursday. Trump is scheduled to arrive in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7. (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in on Friday made a surprise visit to a government official who recently suffered a stroke while working late to get the government budget bill passed by the National Assembly. The previously unannounced visit came shortly after the president took part in a ceremony to mark the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Culture Heritage Administration announced on August 24 that for 50,000 won, anyone can be a king or queen – for about two hours. The actual announcement made by the administration was that from September 3 to 24, Gyeongbokgung Palace will host two sessions of evening tours during which [...]