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Korea issues special travel advisory for Sri Lanka

Bandaranaike International Airport officials wears masks as they direct tourists after they passed through a temperature scanner at the airport in Katunayake, Sri Lanka, Jan. 24, 2020. Korea issued a special travel advisory for the country, Friday. Reuters-Yonhap The government has issued a special travel advisory for Sri Lanka, the foreign ministry said Friday, as the island country is gripped by civil unrest stemming from an economic crisis.The advisory calls for Korean citizens to cancel or delay non-essential trips to Sri Lanka or take extra caution if they are already in the country, according to the ministry.Sri Lanka's government has declared a state of emergency amid prolonged protests over soaring prices for food, fuel and other necessities. (Yonhap)

May 20, 2022
Korea issues special travel advisory for Sri Lanka

Korea to open site for nat'l park near presidential office on trial basis

Yongsan Garrison / Korea Times file photoKorea said Thursday it will temporarily open to the public part of the site for an envisioned national park near the presidential office in central Seoul.The U.S. military is in the process of returning the site in the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul to the Korean government after relocating the headquarters of U.S. Forces Korea to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul.Korea is working to turn the site into a large national park, named Yongsan Park.Starting next week, the government will open part of the site, including the southern side of the recently relocated presidential office and sports fields north of the National Museum of Korea, for 13 days starting on May 25, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The opening "is meant to have people participate in the process of turning the Yongsan base, which has long been off-limits, into an open space," the ministry said in a release. "We will listen to the people and reflect on their opinions over the course of this project."The new Yoon Suk-yeol governme

May 19, 2022
Korea to open site for nat'l park near presidential office on trial basis

Korea to resume issuing short-term travel visas, e-visas next month

The arrival hall of Incheon International Airport is seen March 11. Korea will resume issuing short-term travel visas and e-visas starting June 1. YonhapThe government will resume issuing short-term travel visas and e-visas starting June 1, officials said Thursday, more than two years after suspending all new applications due to the pandemic.The justice ministry said the decision was aimed at bringing in more foreign tourists to boost domestic consumption and invigorate related industries after Korea lifted nearly all COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. A short-term general C-3 visa allows foreigners to enter the country for tourism, transit, visiting relatives or similar reasons and to stay here for up to 90 days.The short-term visa has only been issued for the purpose of diplomacy, government affairs, or other kinds of humanitarian reasons over the past two years.An e-visa is issued online for foreigners with excellent talent or group tourists, the ministry said."The influx of foreign tourists will boost domestic demand and invigorate relevant industries, which will eventually

May 19, 2022
Korea to resume issuing short-term travel visas, e-visas next month

Small Seoul temple becomes beacon for religious harmony

A seven-story stone pagoda stands at Gilsang Temple, Seoul, Monday. A senior member of the temple's neighboring Ducksoo Presbyterian Church made a donation here to promote religious harmony. Korea Times photo by Lee Hae-rinInspired by friendship between two towering Buddhist and Catholic leaders, Buddhist monk, priest and pastor team up to help poorBy Lee Hae-rinPartway up Mount Bugak, in northeastern Seoul's serene Seongbuk-dong, stands a small Buddhist site named Gilsang Temple. Since its establishment in 1997, the temple has come to represent religious harmony. There, Buddhists and interdenominational Christians mingle and work together on joint projects to help the poorest of the poor in the community. According to the temple's official, the temple formed a partnership with Seongbuk Catholic Church and Ducksoo Presbyterian Church in 2008, and the three have held a bazaar together every year to raise donations for disadvantaged youths in the district.“First proposed by Pastor Son In-ung of the neighboring Ducksoo Presbyterian Church, the bazaar has been held 10 times so far

May 19, 2022By Lee Hae-rin
Small Seoul temple becomes beacon for religious harmony

Air Seoul to resume Incheon-Boracay flights next month

An Air Seoul aircraft/ Korea Times file Low-cost carrier Air Seoul said Tuesday it will resume flights on its Incheon-Boracay route next month to meet pent-up travel demand amid eased virus curbs.Air Seoul will provide four flights a week on the Boracay route from June 17, the company said in a statement. On Saturday, the carrier resumed services to Guam from Incheon and will expand the number of flights from four to seven a week starting July 1, it said.With six A321-200 chartered planes, the carrier currently offers flights on domestic routes to Jeju Island, and the international destinations of Guam, Yantai and Saipan. Air Seoul is a budget carrier unit of Asiana Airlines, the country's second-biggest full-service carrier after Korean Air Lines. (Yonhap)

May 17, 2022
Air Seoul to resume Incheon-Boracay flights next month

T'way Air to open Incheon-Singapore route this month

A T'way Air aircraft/ Korea Times fileT'way Air said Monday it will open an Incheon-Singapore route later this month, becoming the first Korean low-cost carrier to offer flights to the Southeast Asian country.T'way will use an A330-300 on the route and provide two flights a week beginning May 28, the company said in a statement. Inbound passengers are exempt from COVID-19 tests when they enter Singapore. And those who are fully vaccinated, as well as unvaccinated children under age 12, can travel to the country without a quarantine period, it said. T'way Air has suspended most of its international routes since March 2020, after countries strengthened entry restrictions over the pandemic.For the whole of 2021, its net losses deepened to 156.2 billion won ($122 million) from 137.8 billion won. Sales fell to 214.4 billion won last year from 269.2 billion won the previous year. T'way Air plans to operate 20 large planes, as well as 30 midsized and small ones, by 2027 to achieve 3 trillion won in sales. To prepare for post-pandemic demand, the carrier will bring in an average of four larg

May 16, 2022
T'way Air to open Incheon-Singapore route this month

Gov't to significantly increase international flights to meet travel demand

Domestic airplanes are parked on the tarmac at Incheon International Airport, in this April 5 file photo. YonhapThe government will add an additional 230 international flight routes by next month to meet growing demand for travel in the wake of its easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said Friday. The addition will raise the number of weekly international flights from 532 in May to 762 in June.Starting May 23, the government will also recognize negative rapid antigen test results for travelers boarding flights to South Korea, on top of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results currently being accepted, the minister said.From June, international arrivals will also be required to undergo a PCR test within three days of their entry into South Korea. The mandatory test is currently required on the day of arrival.Oral COVID-19 medications enough to treat 1 million patients will be additionally brought in, while the age limit for taking such medications will be further reduced to include children aged 12 and those with underlying health problems. Currently, pe

May 13, 2022
Gov't to significantly increase international flights to meet travel demand

Royal Culture Festival to kick off in Seoul after two-year pandemic disruption

A nighttime image of the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion in Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, Oct. 14, 2021, is seen in this file photo provided by the Cultural Heritage Administration. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukThe Royal Culture Festival, the country's largest festival themed on the Korean royal court and its culture, will return almost to its normal state Tuesday after two years of pandemic-caused disruptions.This year's event will kick off its spring season with an open ceremony at 8 p.m. at the square in front of the Heungnyemun Gate in Gyeongbok Palace, central Seoul, which served as the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).Founded in 2015, the event hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and its affiliated Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation has been held twice every year ― in May and October ― at Seoul's five Joseon-era palaces ― Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Changgyeong, Deoksu and Gyeonghui ― as well as two other royal sites. The festival, however, was held virtually for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.This spring's edition, set to last till May 22

May 10, 2022
Royal Culture Festival to kick off in Seoul after two-year pandemic disruption

Homegrown ingredients, spirits served at Yoon's inaugural dinner

President Yoon Suk-yeol, first from right, toasts with foreign guests during a dinner for dignitaries who attended his inauguration ceremony at the Shilla Seoul, Tuesday. From left are Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff Harris, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and President of Singapore Halimah Yacob. YonhapBy Lee Hae-rinPresident Yoon Suk-yeol held his inauguration dinner at Shilla Hotel in Seoul, Tuesday evening, with some 150 domestic and foreign dignitaries including high-ranking government officials, foreign delegation members and CEOs of major Korean companies. An array of Korean food made with regional specialties, paired with six Korean liquors, was served at the dinner. This is the first time the presidential inauguration dinner was held outside of the Cheong Wa Dae reception hall, which was built in 1978. The dinner had to be offered at a hotel since the relocated presidential office in Yongsan does not have enough space yet to organize a large-scale dinner and Cheong Wa Dae was opened to the public as of Tuesday.As the dinner began, Yoon deli

May 10, 2022By Lee Hae-rin
Homegrown ingredients, spirits served at Yoon's inaugural dinner
  • Multicultural children's choir opens Yoon's inauguration ceremony

Cheong Wa Dae to open to public this week

People stand near Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, May 8. YonhapCheong Wa Dae will open to the public on incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration day Tuesday as the sprawling compound ended its 74-year-old role as the site for the presidential office and residence in line with Yoon's pledge to relocate the top office.With online reservations, visitors will be able to look around the compound, including the Nokjiwon garden and the state guest house of Yeongbin-gwan, from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and then from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day after that, according to the officials of the Cheong Wa Dae relocation task force. The inside of Cheong Wa Dae buildings, however, will be off-limits until after all sensitive equipment and documents are carried out. Visits will be limited to 6,500 people per two-hour time slot and 39,000 per day.The tour program was launched in accordance with Yoon's election promise to relocate the presidential office out of Cheong Wa Dae and give the compound back to the public. He said the move would help him connect better with the people as Cheong Wa Dae had become

May 9, 2022
Cheong Wa Dae to open to public this week
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