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Mon, January 25, 2021 | 00:31

Soowoon by Haevichi Hotels & Resorts unveils premium lunchbox

Soowoon by Haevichi Hotels & Resorts unveils premium lunchbox

Korean cuisine restaurant Soowoon located in central Seoul has launched the “Premium Woon Lunchbox,” a unique takeaway-only meal featuring ingredients such as pine mushrooms, eel and abalone. The upscale restaurant is run by Haevichi Hotels & Resorts that owns and operates hotels and resorts on Jeju Island.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-21 09:00

Korea Grand Sale: culture and shopping benefits expanded

Korea Grand Sale: culture and shopping benefits expanded

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, together with Visit Korea Committee (VKC), is hosting Korea Grand Sale 2021, a culture and tourism festival for travelers from around the world, until Feb. 28.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-20 09:07

Academic activist puts kimchi ad in NYT

Academic activist puts kimchi ad in NYT

Amid the recently reignited debate over China's attempt to appropriate traditional Korean kimchi, academic activist Seo Kyoung-duk announced that a newspaper advertisement promoting the dish was printed in The New York Times' U.S. and international editions, Jan. 18 (local time).

2021-01-20 09:06

Korean cultural heritage gets new brand identity overseas

Objects of Korean cultural heritage located overseas have received a new integrated brand identity, which will help raise their recognition.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-01-17 09:40

VANK points out cultural, historical distortions in overseas travel guides about Korea

VANK points out cultural, historical distortions in overseas travel guides about Korea

The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), a civic organization working to promote understanding of Korean culture and history online, has criticized multiple errors and distortions made in several well-known guidebooks about Korea published overseas, Thursday.

2021-01-15 09:06

The Marianas offers nature-friendly activities from sea to sky

The Marianas offers nature-friendly activities from sea to sky

The prolonged global COVID-19 outbreak has led to social distancing, forcing people to refrain from going out and to reduce face-to-face meetings. This has brought a lot of changes to people's daily life, and travel is no exception.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-13 09:21

Kimchi most popular Korean dish for foreigners: survey

Kimchi most popular Korean dish for foreigners: survey

Global consumers picked kimchi as their most preferred Korean dish, a poll showed Thursday, amid the growing popularity of traditional Korean food, known as hansik, in line with the boom of the country's pop culture around the world. Nearly 34 percent of the respondents said they preferred eating kimchi, trailed by bibimbap with 27.8 percent and Korean-style fried chicken wit...

2021-01-07 11:15

Hotel Lobby

The Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel is presenting an “Afternoon Tea Set Holiday Edition” for this winter instead of its former unlimited strawberry dessert buffet, “All About Strawberries,” which was the hotel's signature dessert promotion.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-07 09:00

Hotels introduce robot services amid COVID-19 pandemic

Hotels introduce robot services amid COVID-19 pandemic

An increasing number of hotels here are utilizing robots and contactless technologies as part of their efforts to overcome an unprecedented crisis caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-06 09:15

Traditional Korean alcohol in heart of Seoul

Traditional Korean alcohol in heart of Seoul

There is a makgeolli brewery located in the quiet yet hip neighborhood of Yeonhui-dong, ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-12-31 15:01

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