South Korean food delivery applications saw their sales hit a fresh high in August as more people refrained from dining out and stayed home amid the stricter social distancing scheme, data showed Tuesday. The combined transactions made through the country’s four major food delivery applications came to 1.2 trillion won ($1 billion) in August, up...Read More
Typhoon Haishen was churning northward to the southern port city of Busan on Monday morning, bringing the country under its influence with heavy rains and strong winds, the weather agency said. The season’s 10th typhoon was moving at a speed of 41 kph over waters some 40 kilometers southeast of Busan as of 8 a.m.,...Read More
The trend of collecting celebrity goods, a part of popular hallyu culture, has reached new heights. What began as fans selling handcrafted idol goods over social media has evolved into a complete business. Level up your fan credit by touring stores that sell your favorite artists’ goods, the hottest new trend taking over the hallyu...Read More
Travoution, the operator of ‘Bank of Trip’, a global online travel agency (OTA) channel management service dedicated to inbound travel products, has launched hands-free travel products with tourism venture companies, ‘Korea Bike Tour’, and ‘itrip’. The hands-free travel package, launched as part of the Korea Tourism Organization’s tourism venture collaboration project, is designed with a...Read More
Goryeo celadon, which can feel the beauty of tradition, has transformed into a cell phone case and wireless earphone case. It is gaining explosive popularity among netizens by completely reproducing subtle colors and colors. It is said that the product was made with the desire to carry the noble Goryeo celadon everyday with blue ceramics...Read More
The country’s pet-related market has grown rapidly in recent years on the back of an increasing number of people who live with pets. According to a report issued in April by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 5.91 million households in Korea ― nearly a quarter of the total ― now have pets....Read More
Typhoon Maysak, the season’s ninth typhoon, stormed through South Korea on Thursday, killing one and forcing more than 20 to flee their destroyed homes. The tropical storm was traveling northeast after arriving at the East Sea on 6:30 a.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). Its maximum wind speed was 140 kph. Maysak...Read More
Typhoon Maysak, expected to hit southern parts of Korea on Wednesday and Thursday, is forecast to intensify into a “very strong” storm late Monday, the weather agency said. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, as of 9 a.m. Monday, the ninth typhoon of the year was 470 kilometers south of the island of Okinawa, Japan,...Read More
Hey, this is Daniel Kim here. This COVID-19 makes us really depressing, as a travel company, we couldn’t make any profit since last March! International tourist numbers are projected to decline by between 58% and 78% from 2019 to 2020, the UN reports, which would result in a drop of 850 million to 1.1 billion...Read More
A typhoon advisory has been put in place for Jeju and parts of South Jeolla Province on Wednesday, with Bavi, one of the year’s most powerful typhoons, moving toward the country. The typhoon, the season’s eighth and one of the strongest to hit the country this year, was moving at a speed of 15 kilometers...Read More
