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[Weekender] Box Office

FilmJun 27, 2014

The Divine Move (Korea) Opening July 3 Crime, Action. Directed by Jo Bum-gu Professional Go player Tae-seok (Jung Woo-sung) watches as his brother is murdered by Sal-su (Lee Bum-soo) during a high...
[Weekender] Around the Hotels

TravelJun 27, 2014

Scallop and king crab promotion at Grand Ambassador Seoul Grand Ambassador Seoul’s international dining restaurant Cafe de Chef is offering special dishes made with scallops and soft king crab, as w...
[Weekender] Busan-Jinhae revs up as key business, travel destination

IndustryJun 20, 2014

Citizens in Busan Metropolitan City, the nation’s second-largest city, with a population of 3.56 million, were shocked in 2012 when the city came behind Incheon in a global survey to measure its comp...
[Weekender] Shinsegae draws Chinese shoppers

IndustryJun 20, 2014

Chinese visitors pose at Shinsegae Centum City in Busan. (Shinsegae Group) Armed with the world’s largest department store, Busan has been drawing Chinese big spenders as one of the most favored sho...
[Weekender] FEZ woos foreign businesses, talent

World NewsJun 20, 2014

About a decade ago, this place was basically a wasteland, a landfill or, at best, farmland. But the 82.3-square-kilometer area between Busan and Jinhae, a district in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Prov...
[Weekender] Busan-Jinhae becomes destination for global tech firms

IndustryJun 20, 2014

The Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority has made a decadelong effort to attract high-tech companies by creating an optimal business environment via its infrastructure for research and developme...
[Weekender] German university epitomizes educational hub vison

World NewsJun 20, 2014

Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremburg (FAU), the first German university to open a Korean campus, is expected to fuel the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone’s vision of becoming an educat...
[Weekender] BEXCO broadening role in MICE industry

IndustryJun 20, 2014

Busan Exhibition & Convention Center appears to be taking a vital step toward becoming a globally competitive business and events destination, offering innovative and integrated MICE facilities and e...
[Weekender] Haenyeo up close and personal

CultureJun 20, 2014

Larger-than-life photographs of Jejudo Island’s iconic female divers in wetsuits hang on the walls of the second and basement floor spaces of POSCO Art Museum on Tehran-ro in southern Seoul, the wome...
[Weekender] Calendar

TheaterJun 20, 2014

Dance “Don Quixote”: Following the Korean National Ballet’s staging of Swan Lake this past April, the company is gearing up to present it latest production, a resurrection of Marius Petipa’s classic...
[Weekender] Around the Hotels

TravelJun 20, 2014

Skin refining program at Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel’s Aequalis Spa is offering the “Ultimate Skin Refinery” treatment program for guests looking to perfect the...
[Weekender] An unlikely love affair with Korean music

CultureJun 13, 2014

When time allows, Hilary Finchum-Sung travels to rural villages on Jindo Island, South Jeolla Province, interviewing elderly people and recording songs that they used to sing in kitchens, on farms or...
[Weekender] Around the hotels

Food&BeverageJun 13, 2014

South American delicacies at InterContinental Seoul Coex InterContinental Seoul Coex is offering the “Viva! Wonder Hour” promotion until July 12 in celebration of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The hotel’...
[Weekender] Balancing work and family

Social affairsMay 30, 2014

Jennifer Soft, a small software venture in Paju, north of Seoul, has a lengthy not-to-do list for its 26 workers. “Never say, ‘I’m in a meeting. Call me later,’” reads one of the 33 things on the li...
[Weekender] Flexible working hours key for family-friendly workplace

Social affairsMay 30, 2014

A growing number of South Korean companies are taking initiatives to create a family-friendly environment to retain talented employees, but severe lack of time remains a problem for working parents i...