Jeju beaches were not officially opened last weekend but were already crowded with tourists. According to the Jeju Tourism Association, 99,161 tourists visited Jeju amid COVID-19 from June 26-28. Of the total, 99.7 percent are Koreans. Domestic flights to Jeju Island this month decreased by 27 percent compared to the previous year, and hotels have...Read More
Heavy rain and strong winds lashed South Korea today, prompting authorities to issue weather alerts and call for citizens to take caution against possible damage. Heavy rain hit the central and eastern parts of the country, including the Chungcheong region and Gangwon Province, and the southernmost island of Jeju, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration...Read More
Sokcho is a city in Gangwon-do province, South Korea. It is located in the far northeast of Gangwon-do. The city is a major tourist hub and a popular gateway to nearby Seoraksan national park. Sokcho is home to the few lakes: Yeongrangho and Cheongchoho that are naturally created by the East Sea. Hopping on an...Read More
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced additional plans on Thursday to disperse visitors coming to beaches by introducing reservation systems, as part of efforts to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. The government will introduce reservation systems at 14 beaches located in North Jeolla Provinceโs Yeosu, Mokpo, and Shinan each with an annual number of...Read More
To revitalize consumption shrunken by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Korea will hold from June 26 to July 12 a large-scale nationwide sales event dubbed unofficially “Korea Together Sale.” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on June 28 announced a plan for the sale in the Fifth Meeting of the...Read More
Foreign residents of Korea who wish to travel outside of the country from June 1 will face stricter regulations on reentry. The Ministry of Justice on May 23 announced that to prevent imported cases of the coronavirus pandemic, registered foreign residents of the country must get re-entry permits and medical certificates when traveling abroad. Since...Read More
Popular nighttime tours of royal palaces here will resume next week, months after their suspension due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Saturday. The Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour will start Wednesday and run through June 8, while the Changdeok Palace Moonlight Tour will open Thursday until June 21, according to the CHA....Read More
South Korea will resume tours to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that were frozen due to the coronavirus, starting with trips to the truce village of Panmunjom next month, announced Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul on Thursday. Panmunjom, the site of the signing of the armistice agreement to end the 1950-53 Korean War, will likely be...Read More
With more people choosing to stay at home amid the rising fear of the fast-spreading COVID-19, delivery apps are seeing a surge in the number of daily orders. But at the same time, many delivery persons are increasingly worried, as food deliveries, in particular, often require direct contact with customers. โIt will be a road...Read More
The first cherry blooming in Seoul this spring was observed Friday, the earliest in the record due to warmer weather, the state weather agency said. It was seven days earlier than last year’s April 3 and 14 days earlier than the average date of April 10 between 1981 and 2010, according to the Korea Meteorological...Read More
