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Millennium Seoul Hilton’s international buffet restaurant, Orangerie, is excited to sing the praises of Singaporean cuisine as it welcomes a guest chef from Singapore to its kitchen! The chef will introduce a variety of authentic and exciting dishes to Orangerie’s already bountiful buf…
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The Korean meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry is poised to emerge as a growth engine of the “creative economy,” to which the Park Geun-hye government is attaching top policy priority.
“The Korean MICE industry is likely to rise to third place in…
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An exhibition honoring the late Cho Chang-soo, mother of Millennium Seoul GM, that took place from June 10-21 at U-Dream Hall in Sogang University. [photo by NewsWorld] Millennium Seoul Hilton held an upcoming exhibition at Sogang University that honored the late Cho Chang-soo. Entit…
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A panel at the meeting hosted jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Tourism Agency, and the Korea Culture and Tourism Research Institute are engaged in a policy discussion on April 23 about strengthening the competitiveness of the tourism industry in K…
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A nocturnal view of Changdeok Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site. [Photo on courtesy of the Changdeok Palace Office of CHA]By Tracie BrrettAs dusk slowly descended over Seoul in the evening of April 26, about 100 foreign teachers gathered before a historic Joseon Dynasty-era palace, pos…
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President Oh Sung-keun of Bexco.“I will try to include marine week and the marine plant and others in the International Marine Exhibition, a representative display, bigger in scale. I will also search for international displays with more than 1,000 viewers and the exhibitions that local regions don…
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Nocturnal view of the breathtaking world heritage Changdeok Palace where about 100 native English teachers will participate in a program, titled “Taste of K-Culture for Native English teachers in Korea: Moonlight Tour at Changdeok Palace” on April 26 between 8 p.m. and 10 p.mThe Kor…
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Rebirth 058, 162x108, LED and pigment print on fine art paper, 2012Kim Hyun-jung’s works depict butterflies as a symbol of people’s dreams of freedom. She said, “The butterflies on my works of art flying among flowers freely is like hovering between nature and artificiality, between consciousness…
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Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s popular Italian trattoria, will host a month-long promotion celebrating the cuisine of Emilia Romagna. For the entire month of April, diners will be able to take a gastronomic journey to Northern Italy in addition to choosing from Il Ponte’s always-popular…
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Chairman Cho Yang-ho of Hanjin Group, 2nd L, hold hands with members of Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce at a dinner in the evening of Feb. 7. Later Chmn. Cho invited reporters at the dinner to the site where Wilshire Grand Hotel with 900 rooms is being rebuilt in the center of th…
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A poster to publicize a national briefing session on the three mega projects “for Korea’s Great Leap Forward” at the State Guest House of the Cheong Wa Dae on June 29. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)The Korean government wil…
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Min Hyung-bae, mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, takes the oath of office at Main Assembly Hall of the City Council in Muan on July 1. (Photo: Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City)Min Hyung-bae, went down in history as the firs…
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Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young explains the direction of city administration, including growth strategies to lead the future of Gyeongju and a vision for the next four years, in a meeting with reporters at Alcheon Hall in Gyeongju City Hall on July 15.…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural address during the 40th Seoul Mayor’s inauguration ceremony at Seoul City Hall on July 1.On the first day of his fifth term in office, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon again brought up ‘youth’ as the key keyword…
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