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Cherry Blossom Street in Yeouido to Welcome Visitors This Year but Without Festival

Cherry Blossom Street in Yeouido to Welcome Visitors This Year but Without Festival

SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A popular cherry blossom street in Seoul’s Yeouido district will welcome visitors during the blossoming season later this month, the first time in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Tuesday. The street in Yeongdeungpo Ward, one of the most well-known spots to enjoy the spring flower [...]

“No Smoking Island” Yeouido Reopens Outdoor Smoking Booths

“No Smoking Island” Yeouido Reopens Outdoor Smoking Booths

SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — After having been shut down since the rapid spread of COVID-19, the public outdoor smoking booths in the financial district of Yeouido in Seoul are open once again. Starting from Thursday afternoon, the Yeongdeungpo District Office, which has jurisdiction over Yeouido, resumed the operation of seven outdoor smoking booths [...]

Closure of Outdoor Smoking Booths Prompts ‘Secret Smoking’ in Yeouido

Closure of Outdoor Smoking Booths Prompts ‘Secret Smoking’ in Yeouido

SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — As the spread of COVID-19 is accelerating in Yeouido, a business district in Seoul that is home to many financial services companies, South Korean health authorities banned the use of outdoor smoking booths in this area until July 31. The move, however, is stoking controversy among some citizens who [...]

British Anthropologist and Environmentalist Jane Goodall Doesn’t Hide Disdain for Politicians at Yeouido “Eco Talks” Event

British Anthropologist and Environmentalist Jane Goodall Doesn’t Hide Disdain for Politicians at Yeouido “Eco Talks” Event

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The woman considered the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees was in the National Assembly Meeting Hall Buildingyesterday to share her wide-ranging views on politics, global warming and pollution.1 At an event titled “Eco Talks”, Goodall sat down for a Q&A session with Ewha Women’s University professor Choi Jae Cheon before [...]

Hyundai to Build Seoul’s Largest Department Store in Yeouido

Hyundai to Build Seoul’s Largest Department Store in Yeouido

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Department Store Co. said Wednesday it will open Seoul’s largest outlet in a new skyscraper to be built in the financial district of Yeouido by 2020.  Hyundai Department Store said it has been selected as a preferred bidder to build its latest shopping facility in the new skyscraper [...]