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All posts tagged "Tourism"

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  S. Korea’s foreign plastic surgery patients skyrocket in last 5 yrs

  SEOUL (Yonhap) – The number of foreign patients receiving plastic surgery in South Korea has shot up 13-fold since 2010 due to Chinese tourists, a report showed Thursday. The number of foreigners visiting cosmetic clinics operating in...

  • Posted September 17, 2015
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  MERS still plunges S. Korean tourism account deep into red

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — More than a month after its announcement of a de facto end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, South Korea remains gripped by the devastating blow that the disease has dealt to...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  S. Korea to hold K-pop concert to reinvigorate post-MERS tourism

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) — A K-pop concert will be held next month to reassure foreigners of their safety from MERS, an infectious disease that has claimed dozens of lives here but is nearing its eradication, the...

  • Posted July 23, 2015
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  [WSJ] Shanghai Film Fest, Fearing MERS, Tells Koreans: Please Don’t Come

    Shanghai is holding its 18th annual international film festival beginning on Saturday and has invited movie luminaries from around the world to attend. But for those coming from South Korea, organizers have suggested...

  • Posted June 11, 2015
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  Holiday in socialist fairyland? North Korea woos tourists

  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda and leader worship, North Korea says it’s...

  • Posted June 4, 2015
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  US updates travel warning for N. Korea regarding arrests and detention

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States has updated its warning against traveling to North Korea, saying American citizens could face arrest and lengthy detention due to Pyongyang’s inconsistent application of its criminal law. U.S. citizens have often...

  • Posted April 27, 2015
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  S. Korea eyes huge influx of Chinese during May Day holiday

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — About 100,000 Chinese are expected to visit South Korea during the upcoming May Day holiday, having the local hospitality scene and retailers ready to embrace them, the state tourism agency here said Thursday. The...

  • Posted April 22, 2015
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