​Foreign tourists revisit Seoul mainly because of Korean food: survey

SEOUL -- A survey conducted by Seoul City showed that most foreigners revisit the capital city to taste Korean food again. The second primary reason for the revisit was shopping and the third was because they were satisfied with the country's weather and seasons. In a survey of 500 expats who visited Seoul more than once, jointly conducted Seoul Tourism Organization, the "K-food" section received the highest score of 79.5, followed by "shopping" (73.2), and

September 15, 2023

Seoul becomes popular filming spot for movies and TV shows

SEOUL -- Seoul City has received 632 requests from content producers to support them for the production of movies and drama series in 2022. The capital city has helped many content creators safely complete the filming process through various assistance such as road control and aerial filming. "XO, Kitty," a famous romantic comedy-drama TV series, was also filmed in Seoul. According to data released by Seoul, among 632 requests last year, the city selected 268 of them to offe

September 13, 2023

Seoul blocks road traffic to fix sink hole in Gangnam District

SEOUL -- Seoul City has blocked off a four-lane road in Gangnam, a southern district famous for rapper Psy's global hit song "Gangnam Style", to stop the road traffic while workers fix a sinkhole that is about one meter (3.2 feet) in diameter and 1.5 meters deep. The sinkhole appeared when a ladder truck's wheel sunk into the ground. The rare phenomenon took place in Seoul's most technologically advanced area due to a nearby ruptured water pipe, police said, add

September 12, 2023

Disappeared bank robber arrested at casino in Viet Nam

SEOUL -- A bank robber who mysteriously disappeared after robbing a Credit Union bank in the central city of Daejeon in mid-August was arrested at a casino in Viet Nam's resort city of Danang. A massive manhunt mission was carried out by the police in August to catch the robber, identified by police as a man speculated to be in his 40s or 50s, who pulled a successful bank heist and ran away with some 39 million won ($29,312). The man changed routes and means of travel multiple ti

September 11, 2023

S. Korea to invest $898 mln in AI industry in 2024

SEOUL -- South Korea will invest about 1.2 trillion won ($898 million) in 2024 to nurture its artificial intelligence industry. At a conference in Seoul, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said the country plans to reduce various regulations and focus on improving AI-based services used in everyday environments including the legislative and medical sectors. "While tightening next year's budget as much as possible, the government has allocated 1.2 trillion for the AI sector, up 15.8

September 7, 2023

80% of foreigners satisfied with life in S. Korea: survey

SEOUL -- A survey showed around 80 percent of foreigners are satisfied with their life in South Korea. However, about 20 percent of them have experienced mistreatment in the country. According to government data, a total of 1,752,346 foreigners resided in South Korea for three months or longer in 2022. The national statistics office said the number of multicultural families was 399,396, up 25.2 percent from 2017. The number of multicultural households has steadily increased without bei

September 7, 2023

S. Korean President Yoon promises to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to enhance partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a summit meeting held in Jakarta. The statement was made during his journey to Indonesia for the ASEAN summit meeting. After attending a set of meetings in Indonesia, Yoon is set to move to India to take part in the G20 summit in New Delhi. At the ASEAN summit meeting on September 6, the South Korean leader said his country would support the union of

September 6, 2023

Seoul to operate 199-seater commuter water bus on Han River in 2024

SEOUL -- A water bus that can carry 199 passengers and cross the river will start its operation in 2024 on the Han River that flows through Seoul. The capital city will improve various problems found in its water taxi service which is barely used by commuters. Seoul said the water taxis have been shunned by Seoulites due to the lack of infrastructure that enables passengers to transfer to ground transportation such as buses. In October 2007, Seoul launched the river taxi service on t

September 5, 2023

S. Korea to offer visa and duty-free benefits to attract more Chinese tourists

SEOUL -- South Korea will try to attract more Chinese tourists by exempting the fee for the application of the electronic travel visa and simplifying the process for duty-free tax refund processes. The country will also seek to upgrade its tourism environment by preventing over-competition by travel agencies and sales of overly budget travel programs. Before Beijing imposed a travel ban on South Korea as part of retaliatory steps over the installment of an advanced American missile

September 4, 2023

S. Korea launches smart logistics working group for effective policy-making

SEOUL -- South Korea has launched a smart logistics working group in a bid to receive help from the private sector for the optimization of the government's policy-making process and further upgrade the country's logistics infrastructure into a more future-oriented one that would harness the latest technologies. South Korea with some 52 million people had some 1,550 logistics complexes as of 2021. The country teeming with overnight grocery delivery and single-day parcel delive

August 31, 2023