The Korea National Statistical Office announced on December 19 that the ratios of unmarried persons and divorced persons to the entire South Korean population rose 0.7 and 1.1 percentage points between 2010 and last year, respectively. On the contrary, the ratio of those with a spouse fell 1.8 perce

Korea and New Zealand celebrated the first year of the free trade agreement between the two countries at a seminar and networking function held at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul on Thursday, Nov. 17.The Year End Grand Hui event, cohosted by the New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Korea, known as The Ki

To help celebrate Thanksgiving Day, Park Hyatt Busan’s Patisserie presents the “Turkey To Go” set that includes roasted turkey, side dishes and various sauces created by the hotel’s executive chef.The entire family can enjoy the whole roasted turkey, plus special sauces made by Executive Chef Shaun

Featuring sparkling sunlight during the day and inspiring views at night through full-length windows, Park Hyatt Busan’s Lounge is pleased to present sweet and mild Korean traditional dishes of Danpatjuk and Tarakjuk, which are enjoyed by children and adults alike, just in time for the cold season.D

The number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea surpassed 13 million in 2015 and 5.98 million of them were Chinese, accounting for more than 45 percent, followed by Japanese at 1.84 million.It is clear that Chinese visitors are dominating the South Korean tourism market. However, it is also time

According to Style Loft Global, a hotel development and project management service provider, on October 24, Samhee Co. has renovated its Sam-Duk Building with 60 years of history to a hotel to preserve the traditional building rather than tearing it down. Style Loft Global will run the hotel.a FIRST

Lumi Spa at Park Hyatt Busan presents “Rescue Package,” a special solution for the dry and sensitive skin damaged by cold weather, from November to December.Featuring real relaxation alongside stunning views of Gwangan Bridge, Lumi Spa’s Rescue Package is an entire body care program, including a six

Doota Duty Free Store and Doota Mall announced on September 27 that they will hold various events to celebrate the opening of the nation's largest shopping and tourism festival “Korea Sale FESTA.”Doota Duty Free Store will conduct a number of promotional events from October 1 to 7 by using the numbe

Over the past five years, China was followed by Japan and the US.According to data on Korean’s major overseas travel destinations over the past five years handed out to Ahn Min-seok, a lawmaker of the Minjoo Party and a member of the Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee at the National A

South Korea’s population has increased by 1.36 million, or 2.7 percent, compared to five years ago, entering the range of 50 million residents. It took 30 for Korea’s population to reach 50 million from 1985 when the population reached 40 million. It is encouraging news as the population is closely

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on August 17 that the number of leisure ships registered in South Korea increased 17% from a year ago to 15,172 as of December 2015. The number increased by more than 380% compared to 2007. In 2015 alone, 15,059 South Koreans acquired yacht or boat sail

The 2016 Cheongju World Martial Arts Masterships, which is to begin on September 2, will be an Olympics for martial arts with 2,073 participants from 87 countries.According to the Cheongju World Martial Arts Mastership Organizing Committee on August 16, 1,351 players, 261 coaches and 461 technical e

The movie titled “Operation Chromite,” at noon on August 4, hit the 4 million viewer mark. The “Operation Chromite,” is an action blockbuster war film that depicts the stories of hidden heroes who sacrificed everything to make the Operation Chromite succeed, the operation which changed the history a

The world-famous ballerina Alessandra Ferri performs in Korea this fall.Ferri is going to appear on the stage as Juliet in ‘Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet’ of Universal Ballet, on October 23 to 26 at Seoul Arts Center. Her partner for the performance is the principal dancer of the American Bal

It is said that the Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea rejected the claim for public audit for the establishment of Saint Johnsbury Academy Jeju (SJA Jeju) in Jeju Islad. SJA is the fourth international school to open in Jeju Global Education City.Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Office of

During the warm afternoon of June 14, the Spanish Embassy presented a “delicious” program to its guests to celebrate the World Tapas day. It was the first time the celebration takes place in Korea. The celebratory program features tasting of tapas and voting for the best tapas served that day.  Tapa

A grand Queen’s Birthday Ball is going to be held to celebrate Her Majesty’s 90th birthday at the Grand Hyatt, Seoul on June 4, 2016. The largest annual dinner celebration of the British community in Korea aims to honour the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and raise funds to support chari

South Korea's social commercial company WeMakePrice announced on May 9 that it will carry out “Fair Trade, How to Color Villages on the Earth”, celebrating the World Fair Trade Day on the 14th. The event will be jointly held with Korea council of Fair Trade Organizations (KFTO) to promote ethical co

CJ E&M announced on April 21 that it holds KCON events in Paris on June 2, in New York on June 24 and 25 and in LA from July 29 to 31. This year, the events have been held in the UAE in March and in Tokyo this month.The June 2 event is the first KCON in Europe. So far, it has taken place four times