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- Spring greens to brighten your plate
- Mar 28, 2014
- Director Yoon Sook-ja of the Institute of Traditional Korea Food The scent of spring is in the air. Life is slowly coming out of its long hibernation and it's ready to wake up and stretch, welcoming the new season. As spring springs into action, people tend to feel drowsy and t...
- Spring has sprung along Hangang River
- Mar 21, 2014
- The Hangang River is a large waterway that penetrates Seoul, the capital city of Korea, on its way to the ocean. It is the third longest Korean river, after the Amnokgang and the Dumangang Rivers along the northern border of the Korean Peninsula. The river is surrounded by wetlan...
- Civil defense drills held nationwide
- Mar 14, 2014
- A country-wide civil defense drill took place on March 14. This is the first national drill this year. During the 20-minute drill, starting at 2.p.m. with a siren, all cars pulled over and people stayed indoors. It was a civil air defense drill in which people practiced their pre...
- 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...
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