Gripped by fears of the pandemic, in many parts of our world, supermarket shelves are being cleared by a hordes of people panicking, thinking it’s now or never in terms of buying and stocking up. That hasn’t been the case in South Korea, even with the relatively high number of COVID-19 cases. Choi Jeong-yoon delves...Read More
Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in Jeju, the queen of spring flowers. The magnolia, which bloomed in full bloom, began to shed its leaves little by little, and it is simply a perfect spring with the help of forsythia blossoms. On February 23, the Jeju city government canceled the 22nd Jeju King Cherry Blossom...Read More
The alcohol that represents Korea is, without a doubt, “Soju”. One of the reasons why foreigners visiting Korea are happy might be that they can drink Soju at a super cheap price. This is because in Korea, a bottle of Soju, which can be bought for only $2 at a convenience store, is sold at...Read More
Thanks to the recent warm weather, cherry blossoms are expected to bloom earlier this year. According to private weather companies such as ‘K-Weather’ and ‘Weather i’ on the 7th, cherry blossoms are expected to bloom in Jeju and Changwon from the 20th to the 21st March, other southern regions from the 22nd to the end...Read More
Samsung Electronics on Friday launched its flagship smartphone Galaxy S20 models in 20 nations, including the US, Canada, Singapore, Vietnam, Puerto Rico, and others — with plans to release them in 130 nations by end-March. The new smartphone model comes in three types: 6.2-inch Galaxy S20, 6.7-inch S20 Plus, and the 6.9-inch S20 Ultra. All...Read More
The Philippines is lifting a travel ban to Korea, only a week after imposing it over coronavirus concerns. According to Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday, Philippines citizens are now allowed to visit Korea, except for North Gyeongsang Province, including Daegu ― the hardest hit areas. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Inter-agency Task Force...Read More
A string of blossom festivals that symbolize the onset of spring in South Korea have been canceled this year amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak here. The city of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, said last week that it will cancel this spring’s Jinhae Gunhangje Festival, originally set to begin on March 27. It was the first...Read More
South Korea reported 516 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the nation’s total number of infections to 5,328, with the outbreak in the southeastern city of Daegu, the hotspot here, showing little sign of a slowdown. So far, 32 people, mostly elderly patients with underlying illnesses, have died in South Korea from the...Read More
McDonald’s Korea said Tuesday it donated 4,200 burger sets to firefighters in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, as the region struggles in handling COVID-19. According to the company, it delivered 4,200 coupons that can be exchanged with the 1955 Burger set menu to Daegu Fire Department and Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters on Monday. With the...Read More
If you google “Korean pre-wedding”, you will be surprised at the tones of results on it. on Google, you will see that there are so many options. Actually, I didn’t know that this many foreigners were coming to Korea just for a pre-wedding photoshoot. I saw an article about Chinese taking wedding pictures at Ewha...Read More
