A big clock in Seoul is counting down the time until the opening of the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) 2030 Summit, the largest diplomatic event to be held in Korea this year in about two months.The summit's preparatory committee on March 22 set up the clock at Seoul Plaza to

The Daejeon Metropolitan Government announced that Temi-Orae, which is operated as a cultural shelter for citizens, will open its entire facilities by preparing various exhibitions and cultural events from the 23rd to mark the 3rd anniversary of its opening.Temi-Orae is the only administrative villa

Spring is arguably the best time to visit Korea! A variety of colorful blossoms brighten the landscape while the air is filled with their perfume. Whether your itinerary is focused on the Seoul area or you have time to travel out of the city, you’re sure to get your fill of blossoms at these top att

The Daejeon Metropolitan Government is preparing to become a science MICE city this year.Daejeon City announced on the 17th that it has established the Daejeon MICE brand and established the 2021 MICE Industry Promotion Plan, which includes three major promotion strategies and nine detailed promotio

Hyundai Department Store’s newest addition, The Hyundai Seoul, opened in Yeouido on February 26.The first floor, named “Exclusive Label,” has 30 global designer brands such as Gucci, Prada, Balenciaga, and more. On “Creative Ground” located on B2, there is an H&M brand shop called Arket, the first s

Busan City Tour began operations on March 3 after it closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. Busan City Tour’s two main routes, Red Line that travels to Haeundae and Green Line that travels to Taejongdae, will open first. Due to social distancing procedures, the Blue Line and the th

Dong-gu District, Daejeon (District Mayor Hwang In-ho) announced on the 15th that the third honorary head of the district visited Daedong Sky Park to plant spring flowers for the new spring.At the event, honorary heads of the district office received reports from related business officials on the pr

Discarded transparent plastic bottles have been reborn as fashion items in Seoul.The Seoul Metropolitan Government on March 10 said it signed an agreement with textile manufacturer Hyosung TNC and used discarded transparent plastic bottles to make apparel including clothes and bags.Plastic bottles c

Boryeong City is making all-out efforts to establish a tourist hub for Wonsan Island, which will be a new vitality for marine tourism, in time for the opening of the Boryeong Sea Tunnel (Daecheon Port to Wonsan Island) at the end of this year.Following the opening of the Wonsan Anmyeon Bridge in 201

Dong-gu District, Daejeon (District Mayor Hwang In-ho) announced on the 10th that it will promote ‘Dream Start Customized Integrated Service’ for 270 vulnerable children and their families to ensure healthy growth and development of vulnerable children.DreamStart is a child welfare project that supp

Daejeon City announced that it will operate a ‘Wood Experience Classroom’ in March to expand the base of this year's wood culture experience and promote understanding of wood experience for teenagers.‘The Visiting Ttuk Ttak!(뚝딱) Ttuk Ttak!(뚝딱) Wood Experience Classroom' is a forest wood education pr

Starting in March 2021, you can ride a cruise ship to visit Nodeul Island. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced that the watercourse to Nodeul Island will be restored for the first time in about 50 years. The island was beloved by people as a vacation spot for more than 100 years and th

Luxury Nonsan Strawberry, which boasts the best sweet and sour strawberry flavor in Korea, has heralded that it will sweeten the hearts of online visitors across the country.Nonsan City (Mayor Hwang Myung-sun) will host the 2021 On-Tact Nonsan Strawberry Festival through the YouTube channel 'Nonsan

In May last year, when the social and economic damage was aggravated by COVID-19, the local currency of our city ‘Ontong Daejeon’ hurriedly launched.In just 7 months, it has exceeded 500,000 users and KRW 900 billion in issuance, causing a big repercussion.When used at a local level, it brought vari

The Jeju Story, which operates oreum hiking programs in Jeju with private commentators, will add English, Japanese, and Spanish services for foreign tourists.According to a survey of foreign tourists by the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS) in 2019, Jeju Province has rated the second mo

Daejeon City held an opening ceremony at 3 p.m. on the 4th to announce the opening of a local food store Hanbat-filled linking Daejeon and Chungcheong.Daejeon Metropolitan Government has set up a ‘Daejeon Chungcheong Hanbat-filled Local Food Store’ at Lotte Department Store's underground food center

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced that it will select the cultural heritage of Seoul every month starting on the first week of February 2021 (Wed, Feb. 3) to introduce them on online channels with related historical events.Every first Wednesday, the SMG will postcard news of its sele

Daejeon City has completed the development of the world's first civil service information system (hereinafter referred to as ‘NURIVIEW’) with artificial intelligence (AI)-based sign language recognition technology and announced that the service will begin on February 3rd, Korea Sign Language Day.‘NU

The Daejeon Metropolitan Government hold a 'Daejeon Tourism Taxi Launch Ceremony' on February 1 and launch a customized tourism service in earnest with a total of nine tourist taxis.About 40 people attended the launching ceremony held at Daejeon City Hall, including Sohn Chul-Woong, Director of Cult

AIMING to tighten international friendship, Daejeon will open “Daejeon Support Centre for Foreign Residents” in February 2021 in Jeong-dong, Dong-gu. As of November 2019, the number of foreign population in Daejeon was recorded at 34,000 with the percentage of international students is higher than t