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Korean food most unpopular in Japan: poll

Foreigners satisfaction over traditional Korean food, known as hansik in Korea, was the lowest in the neighboring country of Japan, poll showed Monday, amid frayed ties between the two countries over a number of diplomatic issues.Japanese people's awareness of Korean food came at 32.8 percent, compared to the overall average of 64.1 percent, according to a survey by the Korean Food Promotion Institute. The poll was conducted online, questioning 6,000 foreigners living in 10 major cities abroad from Sept. 29 to Oct. 20.Southeast Asians showed the highest awareness of Korean food at 80 percent, followed by Chinese with 75 and Americans with 63.3 percent, according to the survey.Satisfaction over the food was also lowest in Japan with 54.2 percent, the survey showed. The figure was the highest in Southeast Asia at 88.6 percent, followed by the United States with 88.4 percent.The institute attributed the poor satisfaction of hansik in Japan to strained bilateral relations.The high awareness and satisfaction of Korean food in Southeast Asia, meanwhile, is largely attributable to the popul

Jan 8, 2018
Korean food most unpopular in Japan: poll

Weekender New Year's templestay gives peace of mind

Woljeongsa Temple, located in Odaesan National Park, in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, offers various temple stay programs, enabling participants to experience traditional Buddhist living. / Courtesy of WoljeongsaBy Park Jin-haiPYEONGCHANG _ A night’s stay at a snow-covered Buddhist temple in the deep forest, distancing a person from everyday bustling life, seems an ideal place to let go of 2017 and meet the New Year. The late Venerable Beopjeong, a revered Buddhist monk, said, “If you'd like to know who you are, you have to look thoroughly into your mind and at what’s around you. If you carefully reflect on who you hang around with, what you like to do, how you affect your neighbors and what you value most in your life, you can get a sense of who you really are.” Thinking about his words, hoping to rest and empty myself in order to refill, I recently visited Woljeong Temple, in the middle of a thick forest in the eastern valley of Odae Mountain in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province.After a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Seoul, I arrived at the temple in the clear

Jan 4, 2018
[Weekender] New Year's templestay gives peace of mind

My worst travel experiences

The street in Buenos Aires where Kim’s passport and money were stolen / Courtesy of KimTraveling abroad isn’t always fun. Sometimes it hurtsBy Jung Min-hoDon’t be fooled by Instagram photos in which everyone appears to be enjoying every single moment of their traveling experience. In reality, traveling abroad isn’t always fun. Sometimes it hurts and makes you feel like you don’t want to do it ever again.Maybe you are a careful travel planner. Maybe you are not the type of person who flirts with danger. But things happen no matter how well prepared you think you are. The Korea Times asked travel lovers about their worst travel experiences.Being scammed in Buenos AiresA 32-year-old graduate student, surnamed Kim, was visiting Buenos Aires during last year’s summer break. Kim chose the country because he heard many good things about its people.It didn’t take long for him to realize not everyone there was “nice and kind.”“I was walking through a dark alley and suddenly something hit me in the back,” Kim said. “I

Jan 4, 2018
My worst travel experiences

Hotels in Seoul throw year-end parties

Grand Hyatt SeoulBy Kim Se-jeong If you have no plans for New Year’s Eve, Seoul’s luxury hotels are throwing countdown parties for your pleasure.Grand Hyatt SeoulThe Grand Hyatt Seoul’s annual countdown party takes place on the hotel’s ice rink, Dec. 31. The event will start at 10:30 p.m. with a skating performance by a local junior skating team and free skating time. At 11:50 p.m., the ice rink will turn into a countdown arena with all participants counting down the final 10 seconds to 2018 with fireworks. Entry to the countdown party costs 85,000 won per person, including tax. For information and reservations, call (02) 799-8520. Conrad SeoulThe Conrad Seoul’s countdown party will take place at the 37 Executive Lounge on the hotel’s top floor. The lounge has a great view of the Han River.A bottle of champagne, a platter of canapes and desserts will be served to each table, along with music by DJ Allzwell. This year’s party is special in that party guests can make their own 2018 resolution cards with special calligraphy printed on them. The

Dec 28, 2017
Hotels in Seoul throw year-end parties

Best places in Korea to watch sunrise in 2018

People watch the sun rise at Haeundae Beach in Busan on Jan. 1, 2017. / Korea Times fileBy Kwon Mee-yooWatching the first sunrise of the year is a great way to ring in the New Year and sunrise spots across the nation will be the most crowded on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.Celebrating the beginning of the New Year by watching the first sunrise of the year and making a wish upon the rising sun is a tradition in Korea.According to the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, the earliest sunrise can be seen from Dokdo at 7:26 a.m.On the Korean Peninsula, Ganjeolgot Cape in the southeastern city of Ulsan is where you can watch the first sunrise of the New Year at 7:31 a.m.To celebrate the occasion, the Ulsan Ganjeolgot Sunrise Festival offers a variety of events starting at sunset on Dec. 31. There is a year-end concert as well as fireworks displays and other activities all night long.Visit ganjeolgot.ulju.ulsan.kr for more information.Another popular sunrise spot, Homigot Cape in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, throws the Homigot Sunrise Festival from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1.The cape, which is

Dec 28, 2017
Best places in Korea to watch sunrise in 2018

Chinese royal cuisine comes to Seoul

The "lion head" dish / Courtesy of Millennium Seoul HiltonBy Yun Suh-young Royal cuisine in Korea has a tradition of being mild, less spicy and cooked slowly with meticulous care. Chinese royal cuisine is no different. It is characterized by its mildness due to the lack of spices. Huaiyang cuisine, as it is called, is China's most prestigious cooking style, frequently provided at official banquets hosted by the Chinese central government when foreign dignitaries visit. It has been the cuisine for kings in the thousands of years of China's rich history. In Korea, it is rare to find Huaiyang style cuisine, as the more popularly known ones are Shandong or Sichuan styles. Hence it will be a rare opportunity to enjoy China's Huaiyang cuisine which is offered in a promotion at the Chinese restaurant Taipan in the Millennium Seoul Hilton until Dec. 22. The limited promotion event has invited master chef Qi Zhi Hai from the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore, a sister hotel of the Millennium Seoul Hilton, to prepare the courses. Huaiyang cuisine is one of the four m

Dec 15, 2017
Chinese royal cuisine comes to Seoul

Celebrate holiday season at Paradise City

A Christmas tree inspired by Japanese sculptor Kusama Yoyoi’s “Yellow Pumpkin” /Courtesy of Paradise CityBy Kim Se-jeongParadise City is holding Festive Week from Dec. 18 till Jan. 1, 2018, during which guests can enjoy exquisite dishes from a range of cuisines, a variety of entertainment and affordable room packages.Buffet restaurant On the Plate offers grilled meats and seafood.From Dec. 18, the resort’s three restaurants ― Italian restaurant La Scalia, Japanese restaurant Raku and buffet restaurant On the Plate ― will feature seasonal menus. For instance, La Scala’s white truffle special course will be available for 280,000 won per person, Raku’s raw fish platter for 180,000 won and Oh the Plate’s grilled meats and seafood for 99,000 won or more.The hotel’s life music lounge, Rubik, will feature world-class musicians ― Na Yun-gwon and Dynamic Duo on Dec. 23, Rose Motel and Johan Kim on Dec. 24, Gil9 Bong9, Ailee and Yun Mirae on Dec. 30 and Yunha, Verbal Jint and Cheetah on Dec. 31. The hotel is also offering two room

Dec 14, 2017
Celebrate holiday season at Paradise City

Grand Mercure Ambassador: A must-try new hotel in central Seoul

A room in the Grand Mercure Ambassador Seoul Yongsan/Courtesy of Grand Mercure Ambassador Seoul YongsanBy Kim Se-jeongThe Grand Mercure Ambassador Seoul Yongsan is one of latest hotels to open in central Seoul near the U.S. military base and the Yongsan Electronics Market. The 202-room serviced apartment property is a good option for families interested in a weekend “staycation” in the city and for long-term business travelers to Seoul. A Kitchen in the roomRoomsThe Grand Mercure Ambassador’s room interiors reflect the local gast and culture. Guests are welcomed with heated wooden floor and Korea-themed paintings on walls and sculptures on tabletops. Each serviced apartment has pots, pans, stove, silverware and detergent, as well as an espresso machine and capsule coffee beans. In addition, unlike many other hotels in the city, the Grand Mercure’s cable TV service caters to guests from Arab countries or those who speak the Arab language, featuring three Arabic channels. In addition to the Wi-Fi service, each room also has a “Handy” smartphone that

Dec 14, 2017

PHOTOS Lotte hotel at 123-story skyscraper named best new luxury hotel in Asia

Signiel SeoulSigniel Seoul, the hotel at the 123-story skyscraper of South Korean retail giant Lotte, has been named the best new luxury hotel in Asia in a reader survey by a U.S. travel magazine, the company said Wednesday.Global Traveler (GT) awarded the hotel -- which is in Lotte World Tower, the country's tallest building, in eastern Seoul -- with the Best New Luxury Hotel in Asia.Signiel Seoul was followed by Park Hyatt in Bangkok and Conrad Bora Bora Nui in French Polynesia, according to Lotte Hotel & Resorts. The survey was conducted online and offline from January to August.Lotte Hotel Seoul in downtown Seoul was also named the Best Hotel in South Korea for a sixth consecutive year, it said. Lotte Hotel & Resorts is affiliated with Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate, which has sprawling businesses in food, retail and construction. It currently operates 17 hotels in South Korea and eight others in the United States, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Myanmar and Russia. (Yonhap)

Dec 13, 2017
Lotte hotel at 123-story skyscraper named best new luxury hotel in Asia [PHOTOS]

Chinese visitors halved this year over THAAD dispute

The number of Chinese tourists to South Korea is expected to halve in 2017 from last year due to China's economic retaliation over South Korea's deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, government data showed Wednesday.China has retaliated economically against South Korea since early this year after Seoul deployed the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, which Beijing sees as a security threat. Seoul and Beijing agreed in November to bring the frayed ties back on the normal track.The number of Chinese tourists is predicted to fall by 4 million this year from 8,068,000 last year, according to the estimation by the Bank of Korea.The reduction will lead to 5 trillion won ($4.5 billion) in lost revenues, the central bank said.The number of Chinese visitors declined to 2.38 million between March and October this year from 5.94 million a year earlier.The Bank of Korea has said the Chinese economic retaliation will likely reduce South Korea's economic growth rate by 0.4 percentage point this year. (Yonhap)

Dec 13, 2017
Chinese visitors halved this year over THAAD dispute
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