Most Popular
-
1
Yoon sorry for shortcomings but insists policies were right
-
2
1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
-
3
S. Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s claim over Dokdo in diplomatic bluebook
-
4
US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
-
5
Korean won weakens amid heightened uncertainty
-
6
Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
-
7
Seoul says will cut power to porn festival planned on Han River
-
8
Sewol victims commemorated on tragedy's 10th anniversary
-
9
Chanel, Louis Vuitton see muted growth in Korea
-
10
K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
An annual mass migration started in South Korea on Friday as people headed to their hometowns for one of the country's key traditional holidays.
Seol, or Lunar New Year's Day, falls on Saturday this year, with the holiday period running from Friday to Monday.
Along with Chuseok, the equivalent of Thanksgiving in the United States, Seol marks South Korea's traditional holiday in which many South Koreans head back to their hometowns to pay homage to their ancestors and spend time with family and friends.
People streamed into the main train station in central Seoul and the city's express bus terminals that link the capital to regional cities and towns across the country.
Some 460,000 vehicles are expected to leave the capital area Friday, according to the Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC), while 4.61 million vehicles are likely to hit the road throughout the country, it added.
"The number reached its peak at around noon," a KEC official said. "Homebound traffic congestion is expected to die out at around 7 to 8 p.m."
Others headed to airports to go abroad for Lunar New Year or to tourist destinations in the country. (Yonhap)
Seol, or Lunar New Year's Day, falls on Saturday this year, with the holiday period running from Friday to Monday.
Along with Chuseok, the equivalent of Thanksgiving in the United States, Seol marks South Korea's traditional holiday in which many South Koreans head back to their hometowns to pay homage to their ancestors and spend time with family and friends.
People streamed into the main train station in central Seoul and the city's express bus terminals that link the capital to regional cities and towns across the country.
Some 460,000 vehicles are expected to leave the capital area Friday, according to the Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC), while 4.61 million vehicles are likely to hit the road throughout the country, it added.
"The number reached its peak at around noon," a KEC official said. "Homebound traffic congestion is expected to die out at around 7 to 8 p.m."
Others headed to airports to go abroad for Lunar New Year or to tourist destinations in the country. (Yonhap)
![[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=642&simg=/content/image/2024/04/17/20240417050734_0.jpg&u=)