Suncheon Bay Garden expo

Suncheon Expo to celebrate 'North Korean Refugees' Day'

SUNCHEON, South Korea - "A variety of festive activities will take place at the Suncheon Bay Garden expo on Sunday to celebrate 'North Korean Refugees' Day'," its organizing committee said.

Fewer Japanese Tourists Coming To Korea

Decline in Japanese tourists raises concerns in Korean tourism industry

SEOUL, Korea - South Korea used to be a dream destination for many Japanese tourists - with the two capitals less than one hour away by flight.

Japan-South Korea Tourism

Weak yen drives South Korea's tourism deficit to record heights

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's tourism deficit touched a seven-quarter high in the first quarter due to the Japanese yen's fall versus the local currency, data showed Tuesday, with local ...

Fewer Japanese going to South Korea

Japanese tourism to South Korea plunges

SEOUL, Korea - Fewer Japanese are going to South Korea amid heightened international tensions over talk of war by North Korea.

DMZ packed with domestic, Chinese tourists

Despite rhetoric and war threats, South Korea's tourism up 11.9 percent

SEOUL, Republic of Korea - "So, how can we promote Seoul as a safe destination in the foreign media in the midst of the current North Korea situation?"

South Korea elects first woman President

Seychelles represented at inauguration of Korea’s female President

The Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Mr.

Park Geun-hye becomes South Korea's first woman president

South Korea swears in first female president

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun-hye made history Monday by becoming South Korea's first female president, pledging to secure South Korea against the threat of an increasingly hostile North Korea at ...

South Korean tourism

South Korean hotels and tourism-related businesses could face a slump in 2013

SEOUL, Korea - Three out of 10 South Korean hotels and other tourism-related businesses said they could face a slump this year due to the global economic slowdown and the local currency's ascent ...

Seoul city government gets tough on dodgy cabbies

Seoul offers cash rewards for reporting taxi drivers who rip off tourists

SEOUL, Korea - The Seoul city government is offering a cash reward of 500,000 won ($457) to anyone informing the authorities about taxi drivers who rip off foreign tourists.

Carnaval International de Victoria set for February 8-10

China and South Korea to showcase culture in Seychelles carnival

The annual carnival of carnivals in Seychelles, the “Carnaval International de Victoria” will see China and South Korean cultures through these country's distinct interpretation of Taichi ...

2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games

World leaders, celebrities supporting 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games

WASHINGTON, D.C. - What will be the world's most inspiring sporting event of 2013, to be held in just two weeks?

Templestay program

Temple stay tourism booming in South Korea

As a paying guest at Mihwangsa, there's no need to book a morning wake-up call.

It's provided well before sunrise, at 4 am to be precise... and it isn't optional.

Tourist shooting in Mt. Kumgang resort

North Korea blames Seoul for the death of Mt. Kumgang tourist

North Korea on Saturday claimed the July 2008 shooting death of South Korean tourist by the North's troops in the Mt. Kumgang resort was the "product of a deliberate scheme" from Seoul.

The 11th Seoul International Cafe Show 2012'

Asia's largest coffee festival kicks off with high expectations

SEOUL, South Korea - Asia's largest Coffee Trade Show, 'The 11th Seoul International Cafe Show 2012' (hereafter referred to as Seoul Cafe Show 2012) will be held on November 22-25, on the third ...

Tourism To South Korea

Number of tourists visiting South Korea expected to top 10 million

SEOUL, Korea - The number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea this year is expected to top the landmark 10 million later this week for the first time on the back of rising Chinese and ...

Rapper Psy to boost South Korean tourism

South Korea hoping to ride on Gangnam Style wave to lure more tourists

SEOUL, Korea - South Korea is hoping to ride on the Gangnam Style wave to attract more visitors to the country next year.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Incheon International Airport

DFW International Airport and Incheon International Airport sign partnership agreement

DFW AIRPORT, Texas - Leaders from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport and Incheon (ICN) International Airport from Seoul, South Korea, both rated among the world's top airports for ...

International Specialized Exhibition EXPO 2012

National Kazakhstan Day at EXPO 2012

YEOSU, South Korea - On 28 July 2012 a solemn celebration of National Kazakhstan Day will be held at the International Specialized Exhibition EXPO 2012 at Yeosu, Korea.

Jeju Island

Jeju becomes major destination for Chinese tourism and investment

JEJU CITY, South Korea - The Consulate General of China in Jeju officially started business on July 14.

Direct flights between Taipei and Seoul launched

Taiwan to expand campaigns targeting tourists from South Korean

The nation will expand advertising campaigns targeting tourists from South Korea following the launch of direct flights between Taipei International Airport (Songshan) and Gimpo Airport in Seoul ...

Medical Tourism To South Kores

Chinese tourists flock to South Korea for "celebrity looks"

It was in the mid-2000s when South Korean plastic surgeon Joo Kwon noticed a trickle of Chinese women walking into his clinic, even though he hadn't advertised overseas.

Asia Pacific Tourism

The Asia Pacific tourism decade

Teaching tourism the University of Technology-Sydney, it may come as a surprise to many eTN readers that the majority of my post-graduate students are not Australian but Chinese and my experience ...

Chinese Shopping In Korea

Deep-pocketed Chinese tourists boost Korean retail sector

Deep-pocketed Chinese tourists coming to Korea lately are different from those in the past, in that many of the former have good knowledge of the latest shopping trends.

South Korea's retail sales plummet

South Korea's retailers post worst results in 7 months

Sales at stores run by South Korea's top retailers posted the worst performance in seven months in September in the face of global economic turmoil and high local inflation, finance ministry data ...

Inter-Korean tourism program at Mt. Geumgang

Inter-Korean tourism talks rejected by Pyeongyang

North Korea has, in effect, rejected working level talks with South Korea on the inter-Korean tourism program at Mt. Geumgang.

PyeongChang plans on becoming tourism hub

PyeongChang seeking to attracting tourists and international events

Still relatively unknown both in Korea and abroad, PyeongChang, the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, is hoping to be much more than just a ski resort.

South Korean marines try to shoot down plane

South Korea: Shot-at Asiana Airlines Flight 324 was on course

An Asiana Airlines plane that two marines tried to shoot down with rifle fire Friday, thinking it was a North Korean aircraft, was on its regular flight path from Qingdao, China, according to the ...

Asian Tourism To Croatia Grows

Croatia emerging as new destination for Asian tourists

The Republic of Croatia is emerging as a new European destination for Korean and other Asian visitors, offering what France and other so-called ``tourism powerhouses’’ cannot.

Abu Dhabi Wants More Korean Visitors

Abu Dhabi goes after South Korean tourists

A delegation of Abu Dhabi travel industry players heads for Seoul this week as the emirate begins to actively target the South Korean outbound industry.

Japan, China, South Korea Reach Tourism Agreement

Japan, China and South Korea team up on tourism

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to jointly address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and ...