YONGIN, South Korea, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean city of Yongin has been pushing ahead with a project to bid for the headquarters of the main intergovernmental body for coffee, the Yongin municipal government said Tuesday. The municipality, just south of Seoul, said it will coordinate with agriculture and foreign ministries and [...]
YONGIN, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A pair of Chinese panda bears that arrived in South Korea last month were unveiled to the public for the first time at an amusement park here Friday, as the city of Yongin hopes the animals will draw more tourists to the region. The pandas, named Ai Bao and Le Bao, [...]
SUWON, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tourists are increasingly exploring destinations in Korea other than Seoul and Jeju. There has also been a change in their travel patterns, with a shift from ‘just passing by’ to ‘staying for more than a day’ excursions. As a result, local governments are taking measures to attract Chinese visitors. [...]
YONGIN, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Another Costco store has opened, this time in Yongin, south of Seoul. The store was crowded with customers on its opening day, with nearby streets suffering severe traffic jams as most customers used their own cars to get the store. On August 24, Costco Wholesale, a US-based membership warehouse club, [...]
YONGIN, Apr. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hantaek Botanical Garden in Yongin is launching its Spring Flower Festival on April 18 at its garden housing 9,700 plant species. Visitors can observe indigenous flowers that bloom in the spring, and can also visit the garden’s two greenhouses dedicated to Australian and South American species to view exotic flowers. [...]