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- Tongin Market draws tourists to the heart of Seoul
- Mar 04, 2014
- Traditional markets are the best place in Korea to experience the unique feeling of jeong, a special expression of fondness, warmth, bonding and attachment. Traditional markets across the nation have similar, but unique, characteristics, each with their own personality. The marke...
- Family reunions resumed after more than 3 years
- Feb 21, 2014
- Family reunions for families separated during the Korean War (1950-1953) were resumed after three years and four months. An 82-person South Korean delegation had their first tearful reunions on February 20 at a hotel near North Korea’s Geumgangsan Mountain. After leaving Sokcho, ...
- First signs of spring across the peninsula
- Feb 07, 2014
- Spring has come early this year. The Korea Forest Service (KFS) announced on January 19 that the yellow wintersweet flower (Chimonanthus praecox L. Meratia Loises) has begun to bloom in Jinju, in the southern part of the peninsula. The KFS’s Southern Forest Resources Research Cen...
- China becomes biggest source of tourists
- Jan 17, 2014
- Chinese tourists have become Korea’s biggest visitors. According to the Ministry of Justice, the number of Mainland Chinese visitors amounted to 3.92 million in 2013, rising a whopping 43.6 percent from 2012’s figure of 2.73 million. The Chinese accounted for 36.7 percent of tota...
- Small-town tourism companies grow and prosper
- Jan 14, 2014
- Korea is a nation that has long preserved its agricultural traditions. When farmers used to lend each other a hand during harvest season, it was called durae. A group of six to ten neighbors would form a durae to give a hand to each other during every stage of the rice cycle: pla...
- War Memorial teaches history, offers winter fun
- Jan 09, 2014
- For parents with young children, the War Memorial of Korea is one of the best places to visit as it hosts a snow festival and interesting youth-oriented programs throughout the winter. (Photo: Jeon Han)The New Year has begun. Here in Korea, winter gets into full swing in January,...
- “I wanted to experience first-hand as much as possible ...
- Dec 31, 2013
- The winners of a photo and video competition held to mark the broadcasting of “Three Colors of Korea” and other event winners recently paid a visit to Korea.The TV program was jointly produced by the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) and KBS World, a broadcaster, and...
- Libraries transformed into new cultural spaces
- Dec 31, 2013
- The winds of change are blowing through libraries.There are a growing number of libraries designed with trend-setting exteriors and interiors and following specific themes. People visit there not only to read books, but also just to experience the surroundings. Libraries with wel...
- Korea.net Year in Review 2013
- Dec 31, 2013
- The year 2013 is coming to an end.There were events this year that made people laugh and that made people cry. In 2013, Korea’s first female president, Park Geun-hye, was sworn in with the launch of a new administration on February 25, 2013. The number of overseas tourists who vi...
- 'Sejong City will lead tomorrow': President
- Dec 30, 2013
- “Sejong City should be where Korea creates a new future for itself,” was the statement made by President Park Geun-hye at the Government Complex-Sejong on December 27. President Park visited Sejong City to attend a luncheon with some 200 civil servants. “Construction of Sejo...
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