It has been found that South Korea’s tourism account deficit hit a new high last year. This is because the number of inbound Chinese tourists fell in the wake of China’s THAAD retaliation and the number of outbound South Korean tourists increased to a large extent.South Korea’s tourism revenue total

The Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission of South Korea holds a meeting on February 22 in order to discuss how to better handle civil complaints from foreign workers in South Korea.The commission is planning to designate as helpers civil affairs officials at the Seoul Global Center and eight Su

According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) on February 15, the number of South Korean visitors to Japan reached 7,140,200 last year, up 40.3 percent from the previous year's 5,090,302. The figure was the second largest number of foreign tourists to Japan after Chinese tourists and t

Seoul Dragon City is the first-ever lifestyle hotel-plex in South Korea, consisting of four hotels, restaurants and bars, large meeting and convention spaces, and world-class entertainment facilities. The complex, which opened its door in October 2017 in Yongsan, Seoul, has a unique dragon-like appe

Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC) has opened “LOUNGE 1899,” which allows consumers to experience its premium products of “Cheong Kwan Jang” and “Donginbi,” to tap into the red ginseng-based health and beauty markets in earnest. KGC aims to become a global leading total health company by strengthening

Cheonho Station of Seoul Subway Lines 5 and 8 will have the world's first artificial solar lighting system in subway history.Seoul Metro announced on February 6 that the company would create the 'Sunshine Zone' in the form of a circular plaza in Cheonho Station.The Sunshine Zone is a space with arti

Artistic sounds in an ancient cave created a beautiful winter scenery with the snow from the holes in the ceiling of the cave.A cave Concert took place under the theme of “Concert with Poem and Art” at 3:00 p.m. on February 3 in a natural cave located in Hallim-eup, Jeju Island. The unique concert,

Louis Vuitton is getting further and further away from ‘high-end luxury brand.’ Louis Vuitton, which commanded the domestic luxury market as the first generation leader, announced that it launched an official online store in South Korea on Jan. 30 in 25 years after the French luxury brand opened its

The Visit Korea Committee (VKC) held an opening ceremony for the Korea Grand Sale 2018 in front of Doota Mall in Dongdaemun, Seoul, on January 18, as well as carried out a campaign for local residents and foreigners to encourage friendliness. The ceremony was attended by 100 officials in the tourism

Korea Ginseng Corporation’s health and lifestyle cafe 'Sapoon Sapoon' café will launch a special menu that utilizes the spatial characteristics of the airport in addition to signature menu ‘Gingseng-chino.’Korea Ginseng Corporation will open health and lifestyle cafe 'Sapoon Sapoon' in line with the

The Visit-Korea Committee will hold the 2018 Korea Grand Sale,a shopping, culture and tourism festival for foreigners from January 18 to February 28.(http://www.koreagrandsale.co.kr/en)First of all, the committee will hold Special Hospitality Week (Jan. 26 to Feb. 25) as many foreigners are expected

Ganghwa County has announced its plan to attract tourists in 2018 to brace for the tourist city of this year. Its target figure for tourists in 2018 stands at 5 million, up 42 percent from that of 2016. The county has carried out extensive activities to promote the “tourist city of this year” in 201

The National Council of Consumer Education (NCCE) looked into the prices of 1,262 imported wines and whiskeys and announced on December 14 that the average price of imported wines in South Korea is 80% higher than the average price of the same products outside the country and the percentage is 25.5%

Chung Jung One of Daesang Corp. will present the third collaboration 'World Food Trip' package with Yeouido Marriott Hotel.The hotel will present the 'World Food Trip' package which will provide warm and welcoming home-away-from-home relaxation and the joy of cooking with your loved ones and add to

The Visit Korea Committee will hold the 'Korea Grand Sale', which is a shopping, culture and tourism festival for foreigners, from January 18 to February 28 of next year.The Korea Grand Sale will focus on linking with the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, publicizing Korea's representative culture a

“Various types of partnership with Korean game publishers are already in the making behind closed doors," said China’s Tencent about the Chinese government's ban on the import of Korean games. “We are not very concerned about it.”"We are contacting various Korean companies for business ties under th

This year marks the 20th anniversary for Nongshim providing Shin Ramyun to airlines. Since it first began serving Shin Ramyun on select classes of Korean Air flights in 1997, Nongshim has continued to expand its airline partnerships. The company signed a direct sourcing contract with Air Seoul, Asia

A South Korean research team succeeded in developing a new drug candidate using natural substances in grapes and beans that can contain a fatty liver and neutral lipid levels in the blood.The Korea Food Research Institute announced on June 19 that the metabolic disease research team led by Dr. Choi

LG Household & Health care will launch “Hu Bicheop Circulation Essence Special Edition” with Chochungdo, a representative work of artist Shin Saimdang during the Chosun Dynasty, promoting Korea's beauty in 13 countries.This special edition reproduces the famous painting, which features delicate line

The Korean government is considering how to deal with the recent rapid increase in household debt. It is currently discussing the expansion of non-recourse mortgage loans, early adoption of a debt service ratio (DSR), establishment of uniform DSR criteria and so on to this end.Earlier, the governmen