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Dobbit makes tourism videos for Seoul

How do you ride the subway in Seoul? How do you find a vegetarian restaurant? How do you go skating on the ice rink in front of City Hall? For random questions tourists in Seoul might have, “How to Seoul” videos help them find answers.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-30 17:09

Crime prevention booklet released in 12 languages

The two-page brochure "Crime Prevention Guide for Foreigners" was translated into 11 languages, including English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai. The guide has four chapters: "Unknowingly committed crimes," "Crime prevention in daily life," "Reporting a crime" and "Contact for help."

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-30 15:35

All expressways to be toll-free during Seollal

All expressways will be toll-free during the three-day Seollal or the Lunar New Year holiday from Feb. 15-17. This is the second time the current government has exempted tolls for a holiday season, following the same measure taken during last October’s Chuseok holiday.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-30 11:54

Yongin to buy school uniforms for 23,000 students

Yongin City, 40 kilometers south of Seoul, will provide free school uniforms to all middle and high school freshmen there this year. According to the city government, the policy will benefit almost 23,000 students, saving them 296,130 won each.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-29 17:51

Pokemon Korea League bans foreigners

Rachel Stine, an American Pokemon player, is having a heartbreaking moment. Just before the Pokemon Korea league tournament scheduled for this weekend, she received a phone call from an organizer, telling her that she couldn't participate in it because she is a foreigner. "The company representative simply said we are not able to play this tournament because we are foreigners...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-27 15:19

Seoul to create cultural complex in northeast

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will create a large scale cultural industrial district in the northeastern part of Seoul _ in the so-called commuter districts of Chang-dong and Sanggye-dong _ by 2023. The local government announced Thursday it will build an area promoting start-up businesses in art and culture on 157,270 square meters of city-owned land in Chang-dong.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-25 15:30

Bitter cold plunges electricity reserve to alarming level

The Korea Power Exchange (KPX) said it issued a demand response order to companies to cut electricity use between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. as the country's power use soared to 86 million kilowatts earlier in the morning.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-25 11:41

Big snow in Seoul; cold snap warning for northern Gyeonggi [PHOTOS]

As of 4 p.m. 1-3 centimeters had fallen in these areas. About five more centimeters are expected overnight, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-22 17:04

Seoul, third most expensive city for foreigners in Asia-Pacific

Living costs for foreigners residing in Seoul were ranked the third highest in the Asia-Pacific region, last year.According to a report by consulting company, Employment Conditions Abroad Limited, or ECA International, the index of living costs for foreigners in Seoul ranked 11th globally, up one from that of 2016.Luanda in Angola became the most expensive city to live in, up...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-21 18:36

YallaKOREA draws Muslim travelers to Seoul

Until early last year, the backbone for Korea's tourism industry was Chinese tourists. However, as the flow of Chinese tourists declined due to the deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, Muslim tourists have filled the gap. Founded less than two years ago, YallaKOREA caters to Muslim tourists _ mostly those in the Gulf region _ with customiz...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-01-18 17:45

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