Well known as the setting of the popular classical Korean love story “Chunhyangjeon,” Gwanghalluwon Garden is a home to beautiful architecture and natural landscape with lake, trees, and an iconic stone bridge. Located in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, the garden was built by Hwang Hui, a famous politician during the reign of King Sejong of Joseon Dynasty. Hwang Hui first set up a pavilion, whi...

Automotive firm Kia launched a flagship store in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Wednesday. The store features a futuristic interior and will offer car exhibitions, test drives, and other services and events. Visitors can scan mobile QR codes for information on Kia’s newest cars and services. Customers can see the latest vehicles in three dimensions via a large media wall installed at the store. Both the i...

K-pop sensation Blackpink will hold a pop-up exhibition from Aug. 21-30 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the group’s debut, YG Entertainment said Thursday. The exhibition is part of what is called the “4+1 project” the agency announced in June on its social media with a mysterious teaser. Aside from the exhibition, the project consists of a new film in August, a special edition photobook...

A goldfinch is sitting on the stem of a sunflower planted in a garden near the Danwon district office in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, on Aug. 29. A goldfinch eats a sunflower seed in a garden near the Danwon district office in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, on Aug. 29. (Photos: Yonhap)

Though summer travel abroad has become more difficult with strict travel restrictions and quarantine measures implemented around the world amid the pandemic, Jeongokhang Marina Port, located in Seosin-myeon of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, quenches the thirst of travel bugs, presenting an exotic sunset while white yachts are moored in the port. The Jeongok port, the first marina in or around the ...

Visitors are looking around electronic products displayed at the 11th Korea Smart Device x Small Electronics Trade Show 2021, an annual trade fair for small electronics. Robot speakers are showing off their moves at a booth set up in the trade show. Small home refrigerators featuring cute character designs attract visitors to the trade fair. “Watch YouTube videos in an old-fashion way!” A loca...

South Korean construction firm Jungheung Group on Monday pledged to donate 30 billion won ($26.2 million) to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, or KAIST, in the hopes of contributing to the growth of the nation’s semiconductor sector by nurturing global talent in the industry. The company will spend 20 billion won to build an education and research center in Brain City, a te...

Lotte World Aquarium offers its marine animals special treats before Chobok, which falls on July 11 this year and marks the beginning of the hottest portion of summer, according to the lunar calendar. Asian small-clawed otters enjoy pieces of frozen fruits full of vitamins. Hawksbill Sea Turtles gather around to eat frozen cabbage and squid provided as special treats before Chobok. (Photos: Yo...

Lotte Maison Dong Busan, the first brick-and-mortar shopping complex for furniture, home appliances and accessories with 38 domestic and foreign brands opened its doors in the southern port city on June 24. A number of top furniture brands, including Simmons, Hanssem, and ACE, have their products on display inside the shopping complex. Aside from the furniture stores, the living-focused m...

Q: You have been saying that hosting the 2030 Busan World Expo is more important as a megacity of Korea’s southeastern region. What do you mean by that? A: The 2030 Busan World Expo is not just a one-time event but an opportunity to inform the world about Korea’s capabilities and secure new economic growth engines in the Yeongnam region, encompassing Busan, Ulsan, nearby areas of South Gyeongsan...

Lavender flowers in full bloom form violet clouds at Herb Village in Geochang, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Tourists take pictures in a field of lavender flowers at Herb Village in Geochang, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Visitors enjoy blooming lavender flowers at Herb One, the largest lavender farm in the country, in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province. Lavender flowers fill a fiel...

In lengthy Facebook and Instagram posts, which contained photographs of Jungkook with bandages covering his tattoos, she wrote: “Have you ever seen bandages on your favorite celebrity’s body? This hideous sight, which is often seen on Korean television, was made in accordance with the rules of the broadcasters not to expose tattoos on national television.” Some BTS fans expressed displeasure at ...

Over the past four months more than 320,000 people used the KTX-Eum, an average of 2,800 people every day. In April it had more than 99,000 passengers, 1.7 times more than in its first month, establishing it as a leading means of transportation in the central inland area. Every seat on the KTX-Eum is equipped with a wireless mobile phone charger, a USB port and a 220-volt power outlet. This plea...

Could South Korea’s railroad network one day be connected all the way to Europe? It’s a vision the country has long hoped for, after its railroad tracks were severed at the 38th parallel border line during the 1950-53 Korean War that now divides the North from the South. The war has left South Korea “an island,” Son Byung-seok, CEO of Korea Railroad Corp. said in an interview with The Korea Hera...

A total of 160 South Korean civic groups, including People‘s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, National Council of YMCAs of Korea, and Palestine Peace & Solidarity, hold a protest rally against Israel’s bombing of Gaza in front of the Israeli Embassy in Jongro, central Seoul. Members of the civic groups hold up banners with messages denouncing Israel’s use of bombs and asking for the viole...