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Thu, July 18, 2019 | 22:12

COEX Aquarium offering holiday events

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year holiday, the COEX Aquarium is ready to offer a variety of traditional events from Feb. 1 to 6.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-01-31 15:00

The Conrad Seoul is offering a concert package featuring Seungri, a member of K-pop group Big Bang.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-01-31 13:41

Korea, Latvia to open direct air route in May

Korea and Latvia will open a direct air route between the two countries in May. According to the Latvian Embassy in Seoul Monday, Korean Air, the country's largest airline, will operate charter flights between Incheon and Riga on May 24 and 31 and June 7 to promote tourism between the countries.

Jung Min-ho | 2019-01-28 15:30

Health warning: flu outbreak quickly spreads across Japan

An influenza outbreak is spreading across Japan at an alarming rate. According to media reports Saturday, more than 2.1 million people have been infected with the flu.

Jung Min-ho | 2019-01-27 12:05

'Tea is essential part of Buddhist culture'

Venerable Jiheo, 77, who has devoted his life to growing green tea plants since he became a monk at the age of 15, says the essence of Buddhist culture lies in tea. “A famous ancient book praising green tea says if one drinks seven cups of tea, that person can become a Buddha. With each cup of tea, one's thirst, loneliness and complaints gradually go away. When the person rea...

Park Jin-hai | 2019-01-24 18:53

[VIDEO] Temple reveals timeless devotion to Buddhism

[VIDEO] Temple reveals timeless devotion to Buddhism

In Seonam Temple located in the foothills of Mount Jogye in South Jeolla Province, every small thing seems to form a bigger picture that Mother Nature has created, from rolling small cobbles on the unpaved road to a little stream, a tree trunk scorched by lightning strike and walls revealing clay and straw that has been standing for over a thousand years.

Park Jin-hai | 2019-01-24 18:14

Revisiting Yeosu Expo 2012, 7 years later

If it were 2012, Yeosu would be at the top of your list of places to visit. That year, this cozy coastal city in South Jeolla Province hosted the 2012 Expo, and it would never be the same after. The crowds moved on as soon as the pavilions shut down, but many of the structures built specifically for the Expo remain. And many have found new life, while others sit underutilized.

2019-01-24 17:45

The Grand Hyatt Incheon is offering a special “Play in Gymboree” package for the Lunar New Year holiday that falls on Feb. 5.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-01-24 14:06

Dumplings, pizza most popular ready-made foods in Korea: data

Around 60 percent of South Korean households purchased ready-made food over the past year, with dumplings and pizza being the most popular, data showed Wednesday. According to the findings by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the two dishes were the most popular ready-made food products, followed by instant noodles and gimbap, a rice roll in sheets of dried...

2019-01-23 11:20

Number of foreign tourists to Korea up 15% in 2018

The number of foreigners who arrived in South Korea jumped 15 percent in 2018 from a year earlier due to a base effect after visits by Chinese tourists plunged in 2017, the local tourism promotion agency in Seoul said Wednesday. A total of 15.34 million foreigners visited South Korea last year, according to the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO).

2019-01-23 10:34

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