By Lee Hae-rin The Korea Grand Sale kicked off this week, featuring a wider range of travel and shopping benefits for inbound tourists and foreign residents in South Korea. The annual festival, which runs until February 28, offers promotions exclusive to foreign customers to boost inbound tourism during the off season in January and February. … Read more
By Lee Hae-rin The arrival of 2025 marks the Year of the Snake. The snake, the sixth sign among the 12 zodiac signs, has long been feared and worshipped by the Korean people as a symbol of revival, wise improvements and new beginnings. According to Korea’s National Geographic Information Institute, the country has 208 places … Read more
SEOUL: Civic and labour groups held candlelight or protest rallies across the nation on Wednesday (Dec 4) to demand the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his controversial martial law declaration, reported Yonhap news agency. The Korean Federation of Trade Unions, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy and other civic groups organised a massive candlelight … Read more
From the bloody sequel to Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning film Gladiator to Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman teaming up in Deadpool & Wolverine, here are our picks of what to watch this weekend. 1. Gladiator II Gladiator II | New Trailer (2024 Movie) – Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Ridley Scott Twenty-four years after Gladiator, … Read more
Asia is a dining destination on par with Europe, judged by the number of international accolades its restaurants and bars have earned, a new report on food industry trends says. Luxury Group, the collective of high-end hotels within the Marriott International portfolio, recently launched its Future of Food report for the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region. The … Read more
From Busan on Korea’s south coast, Park showed an interest in the arts from a young age. Park Ju-hyun in a still from Perfect Family. Initially, she thought her calling was music. In high school, she was a vocalist in a band; she was convinced to take up acting classes in order to improve the … Read more
The three days spent traversing the city, from the south’s colourful Gamcheon Culture Village to the Haeundae Blueline Park, where charming candy-coloured “sky capsules” take visitors on a leisurely ride along the coastline, was peppered with teasers of Busan’s cultural and culinary identity. A chef prepares to cook Korean Hanwoo beef at Yulling, a Busan … Read more
Local media previously reported that CJ CheilJedang, the company owner of the restaurant, had not renewed its contract with chef Sung Anh. The website for Mosu Seoul simply reads: “Closure Announcement. This website is no longer available. Thank you for your support.” On Michelin’s own website, a note has been added to the entry for … Read more
“I was a three-year-old riding on my auntie’s back when I boarded the last ship headed south from the now-North Korean city of Hamhung during the Korean war,” the 76-year-old You says, referring to the large-scale evacuation operations conducted by America’s X Corps during the war. Weary of wagyu? How about Hanwoo? All about the … Read more
