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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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[Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition
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BLACKPINK's Rose stays at No. 3 on British Official Singles chart with 'APT.'
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Summer package for art lovers
Summer package for art loversThe Westin Chosun Seoul is promoting “Art Lover’s Summer Package” in three different styles ― Art Classic, Art Modern and Art Lover ― until Sept. 4. The package prices range from 220,000 won to 380,000 won, excluding tax and service charge. The package includes a one-night stay in the Westin’s signature bed, complimentary fruits and Nespresso machine in the room and co
July 8, 2011
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Millennium Seoul Hilton renovates rooms
Millennium Seoul Hilton renovates roomsThe hotel in downtown Seoul said it has completed a $10 million room renovation. The newly remodeled guest rooms feature “Hilton Suite dreams” beds, wood accents with contemporary textiles in every room, new smart room layout and floor plan, expanded workspaces with well-lit desks and ergonomic chairs, 42-inch LED televisions, embellished bathrooms with bidet
July 8, 2011
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Cathay Pacific offers business class discounts
Cathay Pacific offers business class discountsHong Kong-based airliner said it will offer special business class discounts to those flying from Seoul to Europe and Russia with prices starting at 2.4 million won ($2,250). If purchased 15 days prior to the departure date, those leaving between July 15 and Aug. 15 will be priced at 2,557,500 won and those between Aug. 16 and Oct. 31 will be 2,464,500
July 8, 2011
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Yachting, sea kayaking: Highlight of Namhae travel
Namhae County in South Gyeongsang Province is often called “treasure island,” as there are many things to see, eat and enjoy. Famous tourist sites include Gacheon Village known for having stair-shaped rice paddies, and Boriam, a popular Buddhist temple in Mount Geum. German Village and House N Garden offer exotic scenery as well. The county is at the center of Hallyeo Marine Region, boasting spark
July 8, 2011
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Fat Tire Bike Tours guide sightseers boldly through Paris history, architecture
Riders head toward Place de la Concorde, where the revolutionary guillotine once stood in Paris. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)PARIS ― When my editor emailed me about doing a story on Fat Tire Bike Tours in Paris, I immediately tried to think of an excuse not to do the story. Navigating through the streets of Paris on a bike? I couldn’t imagine a worse way to spend an afternoon.First, a little bac
July 8, 2011
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A watery supper: Chinese tourists dine at overflowing Han River
Chinese tourists were stranded inside the restaurant near Han River which overflowed due to the seasonal heavy rain in South Korea. (Yonhap News)Amid seasonal rain in Seoul, some foreign tourist groups signed an agreement to be responsible for their own safety to have supper by the overflowing Han River.Due to heavy rain, which had lasted several days, the tourists ended up being stranded at the s
July 4, 2011
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Enjoy transparent canoeing in Samcheok
The coastline of Samcheok in Gangwon Province is quite complicated and heavily indented, unlike the usual simple and smooth coastline of the Korean Peninsula’s east coast.Jangho-ri in Samcheok is a village consisting of a beach, a natural port and rocks on the seashore. Jangho Beach may be the best place for marine sports, according to the Korea Tourism Organization.In Jangho Beach, you can try sn
July 1, 2011
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JW Marriott Seoul offers new brunch
Starting July 3, JW’s Grill at the JW Marriott Seoul will offer a new brunch on Sunday. Fresh-squeezed juices and organic salad options are available at the Healthy Counter. The Seafood Counter has sea bream, tuna and other sashimi while the Carving Counter is mobile with one trolley serving slices of sea bass and roasted Tomahawk rib eye. The dessert counter offers cakes, tea, tiramisu, fine brea
July 1, 2011
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German city to hold kids’ festival
The German National Tourist Office said Dinkelsbuehl, the medieval city in Germany, will hold a festival for kids “Kinderzeche” from July 15 to July 24. The festival originates from a legend that several groups of children in Dinkelsbuehl found the courage to ask a Swedish soldier to give up the village after the Swedish army invaded the village in 1632. Highlights of the festival include a colorf
July 1, 2011
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Seoul-Fukuoka/Osaka travel recovers
Air Busan said the travel demand flying from Seoul to Fukuoka has almost recovered since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. According to the carrier, the number of travelers who left for Fukuoka and Osaka from Seoul in June was 900 per day on average, almost nearing the normal average of 1,000 in January and February. The number had declined to about 700 in April. Air Busan said the Busan-Tokyo
July 1, 2011
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Ayana resort & spa Bali helps underprivileged
Ayana Resort & Spa Bali in Bali, Indonesia, said it will hold a “Role Models” dinner on Aug. 11 to create jobs for underprivileged youth. Seven illiterate teenagers, who have not received proper education, have been invited to the resort for 10-weeks training in serving, table setting and taking orders. On Aug. 11, they will serve the resort’s dinner, which will be a four-course meal. The dinner i
July 1, 2011
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Experience the spirit of Japan in Takayama
Stroll among traditional houses, soak in hot springs and drink sakeTAKAYAMA ― It was 8 a.m. on Saturday, and the Incheon International Airport was packed with people heading out for a weekend getaway or an early summer vacation. But our queue ― we were headed to Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Japan ― was noticeably short, and it took only 10 minutes to complete check in. The tour guide said the numb
July 1, 2011
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Hyatt Regency Incheon offers newest conference venue
Located just minutes away from Incheon International Airport, Hyatt Regency Incheon forms an integral part of the city’s primary business and leisure destination -- the International Business Centre. With more than 3,300 square meters of flexible conference and meeting facilities, the hotel is an ideal venue for conferences, conventions and corporate or private functions. The hotel has a spacious
June 28, 2011
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Norwegian fjords offer pure natural splendor
The Naeroyfjord, a branch of the Sognefjord, is the narrowest and the most dramatic fjord in Europe and its landscape is included in the UNESCO'S World Heritage List. (Visitnorway.com)BERGEN ― Once in a while, you might wish you to be fully immersed in nature without a connection to the outside world. True moments between you and the great outdoors, after all, revive the strength lost in the daily
June 24, 2011
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Lotte Hotel opens summer special menu
Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul, the first French restaurant of the hotel run by a three Michelin-starred chef, offers new summer special menu. The special summer menu has three to seven course dinners that include coffee and desserts and are priced at 130,000 won, 180,000 won, and 220,000 won per person. The restaurant also sells 60 different wines carefully selected by sommelier Lee Yong-moon at a 20 pe
June 24, 2011
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Cathay Pacific to offer free Australian visa
Cathay Pacific said those who purchased round tickets for Australia will be given free Australian electronic visa, ETA. The purchase should be made by Aug. 15 on the website, www.cathaypacific.com/kr, which has a “Australia Visa Promotion” page. After clicking on the visa application button and filling in the user information, the ticket purchasers can get a $50 visa for free, Cathay Pacific said.
June 24, 2011
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KTO, Buyeo team up for smartphone service
The Korea Tourism Organization and Buyeo County on June 22 signed an MOU to collaborate for providing smartphone services on tourism in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province. The two will produce animation content about history and legends of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, for smartphones, websites and museums in Buyeo County. The content will include the establishment of Baekje Kingdom,
June 24, 2011
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Philippines’ Sandugo Festival coming up
The Philippines Tourism Board said the country is to hold an annual historical celebration Sandugo Festival from July 1-31 in Tagbilaran City on the island of Bohol. The festival originates from the Treaty of Friendship between Datu Sikatuna, a chieftain in Bohol, and Spanish conquistador Miguel Lpez de Legazpi in 16th century. “Sandugo“ means a pact of blood. For foreign tourists, a famous part o
June 24, 2011
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Sanbangsan Biwon: ‘secret garden’ in Geoje Island
A beautiful garden, Geoje Sanbangsan Biwon, can be found after a 10-minute drive to the right of Geoje Bridge, in Dundeok-myeon, Geoje City, where the legacy of Emperor Uijong of Goryeo Dynasty still vividly remains. Seating in the Mount Sanbang foothill over 24-acres of land, Sanbangsan Biwon looks like it came from another planet. The garden boasts more than 1,000 kinds of wild flowers, trees, s
June 24, 2011
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Ports of call: What’s not to like about Portugal in the off-season?
PORTO, Portugal ― On an overcast day in November, we drove east from Porto along the Douro River. The grape harvest was over. The men hired for the crush had gone home; the raw tawny and ruby ports had been poured into barrels or steel casks to age.The boats that make day trips up the river and the excursion trains that bring visitors to the wineries had ended their seasons, so my travel agent had
June 24, 2011
