All posts tagged "seoul"

  • Seoul’s creative map is designed by Yoon Hyup. The unique graphic image of the capital is part of the CREATIVE CITIES project of the feature international showcase of this year’s Kaohsiung Design Festival at the Pier-2 Art Center in Taiwan in coincidence with the Asia Pacific Cities Summit from Dec. 13 to Jan. 12 in 2014. (Courtesy of Kaohsiung Design Festival)
    ‘Mapping creativity’ hits Seoul

    Kaohsiung Design Festival in Taiwan embraces 10 cities By Chung Ah-young What should be the internationally recognized icon for Seoul? There are numerous candidates, but still Psy and “bibimbap” are among the most likely to represent the...

    • Posted December 10, 2013
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    Snow at palace

    (Yonhap) A woman stands at Deoksu Palace as snow falls in downtown Seoul, Wednesday.   (Yonhap) A man walks on Mt. Seorak in Gangwon Province where the nation’s first snow fell, 15 days earlier than last year.

    • Posted November 27, 2013
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  • “Gyeranpang” (buns garnished with a cooked egg)
    Fresh from the street

    Seoul’s street food scene is an international attraction By Yun Suh-young One of Seoul’s biggest attractions as a food destination is that its culinary offerings are not confined to restaurants. An amazing variety of food is available...

    • Posted November 27, 2013
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    Over 10 million tourists visit Korea in 2013

    (Yonhap) A tourist takes a picture at Changdeok Palace in Seoul, Tuesday. The number of international tourists during the first 10 months of this year topped the 10 million mark, up 9.3 percent from the same period...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • The annual Lotus Lantern Festival on Buddha’s birthday
    Seoul wants Yongsan base on UNESCO list

    By Kim Tong-hyung The U.S. Army base in Yongsan was announced among Seoul City’s new candidates for UNESCO’s cultural heritage list. Other candidates revealed on Monday included the historical sites of Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C.-660 A.D.) in...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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Intel CEO
    Intel CEO to visit Seoul in December

    By Kim Yoo-chul Brian Krzanich, chief executive of Intel, will visit Seoul in December to meet its major Korean clients, Samsung and LG Electronics, industry sources said. The visit was planned as part an effort to speed...

    • Posted November 22, 2013
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  • Sgt. Shin Chang-hoon, left, a tourist police officer, poses with his colleague Lee Kyung-min in front of Deoksu Palace while patrolling the area last month. / Korea Times photo by Kwon Ji-youn
    Tourist police patrol major attractions in Seoul

    By Kwon Ji-youn As a result of hallyu, or the “Korean Wave,” some 11 million foreign tourists swarmed to South Korea last year, fueling the number of visitors’ complaints that continues to increase year after year. To...

    • Posted November 21, 2013
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