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[Weekender] Top repurposed spaces in Seoul

Seoul is keen on repurposing and reinventing city infrastructure, embracing adaptive reuse as an innovative way of unlocking the hidden potential in old buildings, warehouses and factories. Accordin...

Sept 20, 2019
Arts&Design
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

1. Everland’s ‘Blood City’ Halloween festival Everland theme park is holding the latest edition of its zombie-themed Halloween festival “Blood City” until Nov. 17. Parts of the park feature a horro...

Sept 20, 2019
Travel
[Weekender] Bank branches reinvented

As banking goes mobile, retail banks are trying to figure out what to do with their increasingly empty branches. One idea is to give customers more reasons to stop by, like a cup of Paul Bassett cof...

Sept 20, 2019
Culture
Kaan show attracts Pattaya visitors

Pattaya on the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand may be better known for its nightlife and water sports. But the city also offers the Kaan show, a theatrical experience that combines live-action...

Sept 19, 2019
Culture
As international galleries look for Hong Kong alternative, KIAF 2019 gets boost

Korea International Art Fair 2019 will be held Sept. 26-29 at Coex in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. A total of 175 galleries from 17 countries, including China, France, the US and Mexico, are participating in ...

Sept 18, 2019
Arts&Design
Fall wine fair at hotel offers 150 varieties of wine

The Mayfield Hotel in Gangseo-gu, western Seoul, is to host the Dionysos Wine Fair at its outdoor gardens Sept. 21-22. The biannual event, held every spring and fall, allows wine aficionados to tast...

Sept 18, 2019
Food&Beverage
King Sejong Institute to open 1st Seoul center

The first King Sejong Institute center in Seoul will open next month to meet rising demand for learning Korean language and culture from foreigners living in South Korea, its operator said Wednesday....

Sept 18, 2019
Culture
‘Thousands of Mirrors’ festival to reflect world literature

Seoul International Writers’ Festival evolves into annual event

Sept 17, 2019
Culture
[Herald Design Forum 2019] Herald Design Forum 2019 calls attention to ecology, environment

Internationally acclaimed designers, artists, scientists to bring unique insights to discussion of mankind’s future

Sept 16, 2019
Arts&Design
Travel like a local on Jeju Island

Airbnb promotes sustainable tourism on Korea’s southernmost island

Sept 16, 2019
Travel
[Herald Interview] Yie Sun-yuul has the world at her heels

Shoe designer is inspired by coral, stone, cubes, alphabet and more

Sept 15, 2019
Fashion
Royal palaces, museums to offer free admission throughout Chuseok holiday

Chuseok is the traditional Korean autumn harvest celebration, similar to Thanksgiving in the United States. Many Koreans visit their hometowns for ancestral rituals and spend time with their families...

Sept 12, 2019
Culture
Paik Nam-june’s monumental installation at MMCA will avoid major technical changes as of now

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art has rolled out restoration schemes for Paik’s large media installation “The More The Better,” but the sustainability of measures remain questioned

Sept 11, 2019
Arts&Design
[Graphic News] Bangkok world’s most visited city again

Bangkok was the world’s most-visited city in 2018 for the fourth consecutive year, ahead of Paris and London, according to a ranking compiled by Mastercard. Thailand’s capital hosted more than 22 ...

Sept 11, 2019
Travel
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and packages

Autumn arrives at Grand Hilton Seoul Grand Hilton Seoul presents Happy Fallidays package for fall. The deal offers one-night stay at a mountain-view room, two glasses of fruit tea and a breakfast f...

Sept 11, 2019
Food&Beverage

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