Retail/Tourism

Retail/Tourism

Seoul Silver Grass fest to open this week
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The annual Seoul Silver Grass Festival is set to open later this week, offering visitors a chance to take in the golden brown autumn scene, the city government said Tuesd... 11:45 Oct. 15
#fashion brand-global market
BEANPOLE eyes global expansion through brand renewal
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung C&T Corp., a construction and fashion unit of Samsung Group, said Tuesday that it aims to accelerate the global expansion of its fashion brand BEAN... 11:40 Oct. 15
#cosmetics
K-cosmetics road show to kick off in Dubai
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday that it will hold a cosmetics road show in Dubai this week to help boost exports of cosmetic products by capitalizing on the rising popularity of... 10:41 Oct. 15
#S Korea-Typhoon Hagibis
(5th LD) Typhoon-caused strong winds hit S. Korea
(ATTN: UPDATES with Busan railway service resumption in paras 4-5; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea suffered some damages Saturday from strong winds under the indirect influence o... 21:35 Oct. 12
#S Korea-Typhoon Hagibis
(4th LD) Typhoon-caused strong winds hit S. Korea
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with damages) SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea suffered some damages Saturday from strong winds under the indirect influence of Typhoon Hagibis, th... 19:08 Oct. 12
#S Korea-Typhoon Hagibis
(3rd LD) Strong winds to strike east coast amid Typhoon Hagibis
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 7, 10, 13-14, photo) SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will experience strong winds on its east coast on Saturday as the country comes under the indirect influence... 15:22 Oct. 12
#S Korea-Typhoon Hagibis
(2nd LD) Strong winds to strike east coast amid Typhoon Hagibis
(ATTN: ADDS updates in paras 7-9) SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will experience strong winds on its east coast on Saturday as the country comes under the indirect influence of Typhoon Hagi... 13:37 Oct. 12
#S Korea-Typhoon Hagibis
(LEAD) Strong winds to strike east coast amid Typhoon Hagibis
(ATTN: ADDS updates in paras 4-6) SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will experience strong winds on its east coast on Saturday as the country comes under the indirect influence of Typhoon Hagi... 13:00 Oct. 12
#photography
Hungarian doctor's photos offer peek into Korean Empire
By Lee Minji SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- In the summer of 1908, a 37-year-old Hungarian got on a train that crossed the Hangang Railroad Bridge and arrived at Namdaemun Station. The plaza in fron... 10:00 Oct. 12
#S Korea-Typhoon Hagibis
Strong winds to strike east coast amid Typhoon Hagibis
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will experience strong winds on its east coast on Saturday as the country comes under the indirect influence of Typhoon Hagibis, the season's 19th typhoon, th... 09:12 Oct. 12
#S Korea-Typhoon Hagibis
S. Korea to come under Typhoon Hagibis' indirect influence over weekend
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will come under the indirect influence of Typhoon Hagibis, the season's 19th typhoon, over the weekend, which will bring strong winds to the southern regions ... 20:44 Oct. 11
#coffee
(Yonhap Feature) Gangneung, Korea's bustling 'coffee capital' with refreshing sea aroma
By Lee Chi-dong GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Neil Vasdev, a University of Toronto professor, took an unforgettable seaside coffee break on a visit here for an international conf... 09:00 Oct. 10
#OECD tourism forum
Korea to host '2020 OECD Global Forum on Tourism'
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been chosen as the host of next year's "OECD Global Forum on Tourism," the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday. The biennial Global Foru... 11:07 Oct. 04
#restaurants-slump
Restaurants in Seoul face hurdles amid economic slump
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Nearly half of the restaurants that newly opened in 2013 had gone out of business by September this year, data showed Thursday, due mainly to the prolonged economic slump ... 09:58 Oct. 03
Adorable monsters to decorate Seoul lake
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- First came a rubber duck. Then came a supermoon, a pair of swans and a human-shaped figure. This year, it's going to be a group of monsters that shimmer under moonlight. ... 09:00 Oct. 03
#beauty products
S. Korea's trade surplus in beauty products hits new high in 2018
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus in beauty products hit an all-time high last year on the back of strong demand from China and other Asian countries, government data showed Tue... 14:01 Oct. 01
#Panmunjom
(LEAD) Panmunjom tours suspended to stem spread of African swine fever
(ATTN: ADDS more info at bottom) SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Tuesday that it will temporarily suspend civilian tours of the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom as p... 11:24 Oct. 01
#Panmunjom
Panmunjom tours suspended to stem spread of African swine fever
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Tuesday that it will temporarily suspend civilian tours of the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom as part of efforts to stem the spread... 11:02 Oct. 01
#Typhoon Mitag
Typhoon Mitag may affect S. Korea next week
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Mitag, the season's 18th typhoon, could affect the Korean Peninsula next week, the weather agency said Saturday. The typhoon formed in the Philippine Sea ear... 15:23 Sep. 28
Saturday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Sep. 28 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:03 Sep. 28