Buddhist temples, mountain climbing, hiking, beautiful scenery, hot springs, food, beaches, palaces, casinos, museums, snow skiing, national parks, cultural performances and shopping are all to be found in South Korea.
The country's age-old search for tranquillity lingers in the shards of traditional culture and pockets of unspoiled scenery that remain. Visitors can experience such calm in the Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, from atop Namsan in the heart of Seoul or while gazing at the moon from a coastal pavilion.
Sexual Assaulter of Daughter Gets 2-Year Jail Term The Korea Times ... yoo Staff Reporter A father who sexually assaulted his daughter was sentenced to two years in jail and ordered to publicly disclose his personal information for five years, Sunday. ...
Sharp Supports 8th U.S. Army Staying in Korea Chosun U.s. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Walter Sharp late last year told superiors that the headquarters of the Eighth U.S. Army should stay in Korea even under a new command structure once full operational...
Cheong Wa Dae Opens Economic Digital Chosunilbo An economic emergency room will open in the underground bunker at Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday. Despite the dramatic location, it is merely the working-level office of an emergency economic council which...
Gender Budget System Helps Create Restroom Equality Chosun When we pull off of expressways during holiday seasons, we regularly witness much longer queues for women's restrooms than men's. The reason is simple: women spend twice as much time in restrooms...
Korea Sends $300,000 Emergency Aid to Palestine Digital Chosunilbo The Korean government said on Monday that it would provide US$300,000 worth of emergency humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip suffering the armed conflict between Israel and...
KAL 858 Bomber Chosun The biographer of the last surviving bomber of Korean Air flight 858 has dismissed recently resurfaced claims that the incident was in fact a plot by South Korean agencies. Noh Su-min, who wrote the...
Coast Guard Moots Dokdo Forward Base Digital Chosunilbo The Korea Coast Guard wants to build a forward base on Ulleung Island to respond rapidly to any emergency on the Dokdo islets that would require the dispatch of heavier vessels. The Coast Guard on...
Economic war room will have president at its head JoonAng Daily Formally called the Emergency Economy Situation Room, the chamber has been set up in an underground bunker at the heart of the Blue House. The temporary council, to be chaired by the president...
Exhibition centers set to expand JoonAng Daily The government said yesterday it will nearly double the size of existing exhibition centers in the country by 2012 to help build up the local convention industry and attract international gatherings.
Lee will use 2009 to broaden reach of diplomacy JoonAng Daily The Lee Myung-bak administration will broaden its foreign policy scope beyond the four superpowers this year. Plans include a possible presidential tour of energy-rich Central Asia, senior Lee...
New definition of budget flying with $15 fares JoonAng Daily Easterjet Airlines pilots receive bouquets in front of the B737-NG that the airline bought last month. Starting Wednesday the pilots will be flying the planes between Gimpo and Jeju. Provided by the...
High schools struggle to survive in a changing era JoonAng Daily Busan High School, a public, general education high school in Busan, was once known as a prestigious school with a nearly 100-year history. Until the 1970s, some 200 Busan High School students each...
USFK relocation timetable in dispute JoonAng Daily The United States has agreed to a South Korea-proposed timetable for relocating its military command here out of Seoul by 2014, but the sides remain split on when to complete the relocation of a...
Police fear link as women vanish JoonAng Daily According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency, a 21-year-old female college student living in Gunpo City, whose name the police did not reveal, got off a bus about 1 kilometer from her home in...
Talks go ahead in the Assembly JoonAng Daily National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o arranged the peacemaking session among the floor leaders of the Grand National Party, the Democratic Party and the Liberty Forward-Creative Korea alliance...
Seoul to donate $300,000 of aid to Palestinians JoonAng Daily South Korea said yesterday that it would provide $300,000 worth of emergency humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people as Israeli ground troops continued attacks on the Gaza Strip.
2008 Olympics affected North defectors JoonAng Daily The growth in the number of North Korean refugees who entered South Korea slowed last year as the Chinese government clamped down on people crossing its borders illegally during the 2008 Beijing...
South Korea Plans to Invest $5.2B in O&G Sector for 2009 Rigzone South Korean companies plan to invest $7 billion in overseas oil, gas and mineral interests in 2009, up 23% from last year's $5.7 billion, to secure more energy from abroad, the Ministry of Knowledge...
Korean Database to Help Combat Flu Epidemics The Korea Times ... hyung Staff Reporter Korean researchers have completed a database of the genetic sequence of flu viruses that have emerged around the world over the past decade. The team, led by...
Park Chung-hee’s Children Feuding Over Properties The Korea Times A big window at the Yookyoung Foundation in Seoul remains shattered, Monday, after a confrontation between foundation staff and gangsters who invaded its headquarters. Nearly 50 gangsters invaded the...
Chef Seen as Most Promising Job in 10 Years The Korea Times ... sook Staff Reporter Cooks and other catering experts are expected to be in high demand in 10 years, according to a survey of 1,082 job search and recruiting experts. The Korea...
Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise to $201.2 Billion The Korea Times South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rose in December for the first time in nine months as a weaker U.S. dollar boosted the dollar value of assets in other currencies, the central bank said...
Ex-Star Footballers Facing Murky Future The Korea Times ... woo Staff Reporter Some of South Korea’s former star footballers are facing an uncertain future as they enter the twilight years of their careers. Lee Dong-gook was released by...
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