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Seoul Plaza Skating Rink
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31894 | Dec 09, 2011 |
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※ Informaition
▷ Place : Seoul Square Skating Rink ▷ Operation : 2011. 12.16(Fri) ~ 2012. 2. 12 (Sun) ▷ Open Hours : Mon-Thurs, Sun 10:00 ~22:00 Fri, Sat, Holiday 10:00 ~23:00 ▷ Ticket ...
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Busan City to provide local bus routes in foreign languages
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31890 | Jan 19, 2011 |
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To make it more convenient for foreigners to use local
buses, Busan City installed local bus routes in three foreign languages
(English, Chinese and Japanese) at 20 bus stops near major tourist attracti...
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Commonwealth veterans remember Imgingang River battle
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30654 | Apr 29, 2014 |
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Sixty-three years on, modern Korea has remembered some of the 700 fallen
soldiers of a British regiment who sacrificed their lives during the
Korean War. The soldiers belonged to the Gloucestershire ...
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Jeju aims to become one of New 7 Wonders of Nature
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30266 | Feb 25, 2011 |
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Jeju-do, Korea's largest island, is competing to be listed in the New Seven
Wonders of the Nature, an initiative led by the Swiss-based non-profit
New7wonders Foundation. The island is the only c...
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Medical tourism figures on the rise
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30211 | May 23, 2014 |
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A 38-year-old woman from Khabarovsk, Russia, suffered from infertility
throughout her 20-year marriage. After a series of unsuccessful
pregnancies and two miscarriages, she consulted doctors in Russia, but
could ...
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Seoul to open new contemporary art museum
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29922 | May 11, 2011 |
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Prize-winning architectural design for the National Museum of Contemporary Art’s new annex building in Seoul (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Contemporary Art)
On May 3, the National ...
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Hansik (The Cold Food Festival)
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29638 | Apr 06, 2011 |
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In Korea, The Cold Food Festival or Hansik (literally meaning "cold food") is a traditional Korean holiday. In the modern version of Hansik, people welcome the warm weather thawing the frozen...
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Spring flower festivals to delight travelers
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29626 | Mar 17, 2014 |
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As the winter chill slowly ends, tourists are awaiting news of the arrival of
spring flowers. The Korea Metrological Administration released on March 13 a map
depicting the dates on which the cherr...
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Enjoy free concerts in Seoul's royal palaces
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29259 | May 23, 2011 |
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Throughout May and June, Seoul’s royal palaces are offering outdoor
performances of Korean traditional music in their courtyards during
weekends. Various mini-concerts, each customized to the unique
historic...
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Incheon airport ranked top for world’s best service
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28546 | Mar 27, 2013 |
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Incheon International Airport has again proved to be No. 1 in the world. The airport received top ranking in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey for the eighth consecutive year, reporte...
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Seoul City to build “Hangeul Maruzi” in Sejong-ro
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27366 | Jan 19, 2011 |
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Seoul City will develop Sejong-ro and its surrounding area
into a “cultural tourism hub” featuring Hangeul in a bid to promote the Korean
alphabet as a global cultural product. Seoul City said that it ...
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Korea’s mountains offer beautiful hikes, even in winter snows
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27086 | Jan 19, 2011 |
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Although the winter may not be the time of year when most people go hiking,
Korea’s mountains and fields are especially gorgeous during the colder seasons.
The beauties of nature are especially charming ...
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Taekkyeon and tightrope walking recommended for UNESCO designation
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26941 | Nov 21, 2011 |
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Jultagi performances incorporate acrobatics, music and storytelling (Photo courtesy of the Cultural Heritage Administration). The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced on November 11 that the ...
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Haeundae Sand Festival │Busan
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26601 | May 16, 2011 |
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This festival takes place at Busan’s beautiful Haeundae Beach, an extremely popular summer vacation spot. The festival’s program is full of events inspired by the beach’s beautiful white sand. One of the...
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Car-free zone expands in downtown Seoul
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26556 | Dec 01, 2011 |
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Insadong is now car-free seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Pedestrians can now have safer access to the streets of downtown districts Insadong and Samcheong-dong. The car-free zone of th...
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Culture Ministry invites journalists on a Moonlight Tour of Changdeokgung
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26421 | Oct 19, 2011 |
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On October 12, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism invited dozens of correspondents working in Korea for foreign news outlets on Changdeokgung Palace’s Moonlight Tour. The gathering was aimed...
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Korean intangible heritage week opens in Mexico
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26208 | Dec 22, 2016 |
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- This year's Korean Intangible Cultural Heritage Week will open in Mexico City to provide the locals chances to learn and enjoy Korea's traditional arts, organizers ...
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Memorable skiing moments
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26009 | Feb 09, 2012 |
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Catherine Luck from Hong Kong arrived at the Bokwang Phoenix Park in Gangwon Province after staying one day in Seoul. She came to Korea on a six-nights seven-days tour with an itinerary that...
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Greet the first full moon on Jeongwol Daeboreum
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25841 | Feb 17, 2011 |
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Jwibulnori, a game where children swing burning cans of charcoal around
While the lunar New Year on February 3 is one of the
biggest holidays of the Korean lunar calendar, it’s far from the ...
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Jinju Namgang Yudeung (Lantern) Festival
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25809 | Sep 25, 2012 |
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Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival originates from
the lantern lighting custom used during the Jinjuseong Fortress Battle
of the Imjinwaeran War (Japanese invasion, 1592) as a military strategy
to prevent Japane...
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