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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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KTO picks six places to visit in January
The Korea Tourism Organization has selected the top six places in Korea to visit during the first month of the year for locals and foreign travelers. The selected places are Seoguipo on Jeju Island; Goseong in Gangwon Province; Suncheon in South Jeolla; Hadong in South Gyeongsang; Taean in South Chungcheong and Paju in Gyeonggi Province. While these regions are scattered all over the country, they are all great places to make New Year wishes while watching sun rise, the KTO said.The Seongsanilch
Jan. 13, 2012
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Hong Kong "Capsule Bed"
"Capsule bed" manufacturer Eric Wong poses inside a modified capsule-like bedroom imported from Japan in his showroom in Hong Kong Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP) The structure, with each sleeping area has an air conditioner, a TV and an audio facility, mainly targets mainland China's travelers an
Jan. 9, 2012
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Like walking? Try the Himalayan range, all of it
In the shadow of Mount Everest and its magnetic lore, a cross-border route with a grand name, the Great Himalaya Trail, is being touted as an epic, untapped alternative to the bucket-list trek to base camp on the world’s highest mountain.Trekking this trail is an odyssey, not a routine vacation, and even promoters admit that it’s more a theory or consumer product for an untested market than a continuous path. Instead, it’s a web of paths, many unmapped and barely connecting, that meander east to
Jan. 6, 2012
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Plunging into Paradise at Atlantis Island resort
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas ― My daughter circled the sun, bobbing around the yellow mosaic tile work at the bottom of the pool. Everywhere in the Royal Baths, the water was no deeper than 3 feet, which meant that my 9-year-old could touch the bottom wherever she happened to float.I felt no need to play lifeguard. My iced coffee was within arm’s reach. A newspaper, unopened, lay at the foot of the lounge chair. I closed my eyes, preparing to take my own dive, not into water but deep relaxation, the
Jan. 6, 2012
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Lotte Hotel Seoul’s La Seine reopens with better menu
Lotte Hotel Seoul’s La Seine has been reborn as an upscale buffet restaurant and reopened this month. Celebrating its 1st anniversary, the restaurant has special events planned until the end of this month. La Seine is offering “1st Anniversary Menus” prepared with fresh ingredients such as flying fish roe, spicy crispy lobster, barbecue pork, lobster thermidor, beef bone broth with ginseng and snow crab.The Spanish Tapas Gala Dinner will be held on Jan. 11. Priced at 150,000 won per person, the
Jan. 6, 2012
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A healthy, happy, sweet New Year
The Westin Chosun Seoul is offering New Year gifts from Jan. 19-25. The package, coming in three types, is priced 200,000 to 330,000 won.The Happy New Year package includes a night in a Business Deluxe Room, herbal medicinal cosmetics travel kit and two packets of sliced honey marinated Korean red ginseng. The Healthy New Year package offers a night in an Executive Deluxe, the Westin Chosun Seoul’s 2012 diary, free use of the executive lounge and breakfast for two, free access to the sauna plus
Jan. 6, 2012
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Tourism organization holds ‘Ski Korea Campaign’
The Korea Tourism Organization is currently holding the “Ski Korea Campaign” to lure foreign tourists during the winter season.Joined by some 12 major ski resorts and Gangwon Province, the nation’s No. 1 winter trip destination and the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, the campaign is aimed at drawing travelers from warm Southeast Asian countries as well as Australia and New Zealand. Through the first week of March, the KTO will hold the “Fun Ski & Snow Festival” and the “GoGo Ski & Snow Festiva
Jan. 6, 2012
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Nabemono warms up winter at Millennium Seoul Hilton
Genji, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Japanese restaurant, is offering a special “Nabemono promotion” through the end of February. The perfect antidote to the cold winter, Nabemono is a Japanese-style one-pot meal. Seafood, vegetables and noodles are added to a ceramic pot to create a savory and nourishing broth for a satisfying meal that is sure to warm one’s body as well as the soul. Nabemono specials to be featured at Genji include, Hot Pot Medley, Seafood and Udon in a Hot Pot, and Blowfish in a
Jan. 6, 2012
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Vancouver still world's most liveable city: report
Jan. 1, 2012
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New Orleans lets the good times roll for Mardi Gras
Jan. 1, 2012
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Catching winter’s waves
Local surfers embrace ‘best time of year’POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province ― Now that we are in the deep of winter, most of us try to escape the winter chills, seeking the warmth of our homes. But for surfers in Korea this is the best time of the year to go to the beach.Many may raise their eyebrows if you say you are going to stand on a surfboard, waiting to be hit by waves, especially in these sub-zero temperatures.But the number of people surfing in our waters has increased significantly in
Dec. 30, 2011
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Renaissance Seoul Hotel offers ‘Lucky Fortune Cookie Event’
Renaissance Seoul Hotel’s Chinese restaurant, Kabin, presents lucky fortune cookies that include special prizes to all customers dining at the restaurant through Jan. 24. For the month of January, Kabin offers exclusive lunch and dinner sets from the Chengdu city in Sichuan. Using the freshest seafood and ingredients, chefs have prepared hot, spicy and highly addictive dishes. As a special year-end and New Year’s event, a lucky fortune cookie is given to all guests dining at Kabin. There are 100
Dec. 30, 2011
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Imperial Palace Boutique Hotel offers ‘3+1 Lunch Buffet’
Imperial Palace Boutique Hotel’s Cafe Amiga offers the “3+1 Lunch Buffet Promotion” through Feb. 29 for guests to celebrate the New Year at reasonable prices. The promotion offers a buffet for one for 9,900 won for any party of four dining in for the lunch buffet held from noon through 2:30 p.m. Guests are also welcome to make a special request to open the garden terrace for their private gatherings. Cafe Amiga is also offering the “Traditional European Beverages” event through Jan 31 with bever
Dec. 30, 2011
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Accor Ambassador to open 3 more business hotels in Korea
Accor Ambassador Hotel has recently signed agreements to open three additional franchises in Korea. Scheduled to open late February, Mercure Ambassador Gangnam is conveniently located next to Yeoksam Station on Line 2. The hotel will offer 288 comfortable guestrooms with a restaurant and bar, five meeting rooms and a spa to meet demands from business travelers as well as tourists. Ibis Ambassador Insadong is scheduled to open in May 2013 with 360 guestrooms. Located within Insadong’s cultural to
Dec. 30, 2011
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Tourism Malaysia & Shilla duty free shop host travel event
Tourism Malaysia Seoul and Shilla Duty Free Shop invite customers to their “Kota Kinabalu Travel Event” through Jan. 5. The two organizations are featuring this joint year-end event to offer tourists in Korea exquisite travel and shopping experiences. Anyone who purchases items totaling $500 or more at one of the four Shilla Duty Free Shops ― downtown Seoul, Incheon International Airport, Gimpo Airport and online ― during the event period can apply for a raffle. Two winners will win the “Kota Ki
Dec. 30, 2011
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Elephants race, play soccer in Nepal festival
CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) ― Soccer-playing elephants used all four feet and even their trunks trying to score goals. Racing pachyderm thundered to the finish line to the cheers of the crowds. And in the elephant beauty pageant, contestants sported nail polish on their not-so-dainty toes.It was all part of an elephant-themed festival in Nepal that wrapped up Wednesday. The three-day event was held to promote conservation awareness and lure foreign visitors to Nepal.The elephants were trained for weeks
Dec. 30, 2011
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Best of 2011: Tales of a travelin’ man
Planes (jet and prop), trains (speedy and meandering), and automobiles (convertible, utility and luxury) took me on my journeys in 2011, along with an odd assortment of motorboats, canoes and a monorail.I’ve had more hyperbolic years in the past, but a mixture of financial limits and contemplative mood had me slowing down my travels this year. I took time to savor a slice of southern Europe and three islands in Hawaii, to drive the Pacific Coast (on three different occasions) and to visit every
Dec. 30, 2011
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Facebook unwelcome in Vietnam, but Zuckerberg OK
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) _ Vietnam may block its citizens from using Facebook, but that didn't stop website founder Mark Zuckerberg from vacationing in the communist country.In this Dec. 26, 2011 photo, Facebook website founder Mark Zuckerberg rides a water buffalo in northern resort town of Sapa i
Dec. 28, 2011
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This Holy Land battle focuses on tourists’ wallets
BETHLEHEM, West Bank ― A 45-foot-high artificial Christmas tree towers over Manger Square, and downtown Bethlehem is festooned with sparkling decorations. There’s even a picture of a saxophone-playing Santa Claus.But Nabil Giacaman, co-owner of a souvenir shop called Christmas House, isn’t feeling the holiday spirit.The third-generation wood carver, who sells handmade likenesses of baby Jesus and the Virgin Mary, sees as many as 200 tour buses arrive every day from Israel to visit the Church of
Dec. 23, 2011
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All fun and Games: London’s East End, Olympics-close, invites a fresh look
LONDON ― Never mind the sprints, relays and marathons coming to London this summer. Look at the competition now among the flower vendors of Columbia Road.“Who’s got a fiver?” hollers one grizzled man with a fistful of roses.“Four for 2 quid!” bellows another.“Five pounds a bunch!” howls yet another.These guys sound better than the extras in “My Fair Lady,” and they’re here every Sunday morning at Columbia and Ravenscroft streets, supplying blooms, succulents and a soundtrack to accompany London’
Dec. 23, 2011