WONJU, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — In Wonju, Gangwon Province, a series of nightscape attractions are scheduled to open under the theme of “Fantastic Meeting of Nature and Light.” Gonigol, a South Korean farming association corporation, will be hosting the fourth Gonigol Lights Festival at Yangjam Theme Park until February 6. Visitors will be able [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Pyeongchang Trout Festival will begin on December 22, and will continue until January 27 next year in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province. Pyeongchang County Office and the Pyeongchang Trout Festival Committee are now in the final stages of preparation as the festival approaches. The festival has set up ice fishing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts have raised concerns that South Korea supply of electricity may come under strong pressure in the winter months as an increasing number of companies and buildings are replacing oil or natural gas with electricity to run their heating systems. “More than 60 percent of total energy consumption in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Southeast Asia has emerged as the most popular tourist destination for South Koreans planning on overseas trips in December, a leading travel agency said Thursday. Hana Tour, the largest travel agency in South Korea, said that as of Wednesday, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian nations accounted for slightly over [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people visiting ski resorts around Seoul decreased this year due a sharp drop in temperatures, resort operators said Monday. According to the Vivaldi Park ski resort in Hongcheon, the number of visitors in January decreased 14.3 percent compared to the first month of 2017. Yongpyeong Resort, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ordered local companies to cut their power use to maintain a stable level of the electricity reserve rate as a cold spell caused a spike in heating demand, the state-run power exchange said Thursday. The Korea Power Exchange (KPX) said it issued a demand response order to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The season’s first ice formation was recorded Friday on the Han River, which bisects Seoul, as the mercury fell to a morning low of 10 C below zero in many areas, the weather agency said. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) observed the first ice formation on the river, 42 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – With an estimated 26,000 workers and volunteers involved in the Olympics and 390,000 guests visiting from all over the world, the lower half of the Korean peninsula has its hands full in preparing for this coming winter. A joint statement released by Gangwon Province and the Ministry of SMEs [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of 500 Thai tourists is visiting Yongpyong Resort in Gangwon Province from April 13 to 15 for a special snow experience, the Korea Tourism Organization said Tuesday. According to officials, the sled experience offered by the ski resort (using not yet melted snow) is part of a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Rivers froze, and workers hurried to their offices bundled in layers as South Korea recorded its coldest day yet this winter. The temperature dropped early Monday morning to minus 12 degrees Celsius in Seoul, with Daegwallyeong, Gangwon Province, recording minus 18 degrees. Most of the other regions on the [...]