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The nation marked the 39th anniversary of Tourism Day on Sept. 27 as the number of foreign inbound tourists is forecast to surpass a record high 11 million during the whole of 2012.Figures released by the Korea Tourism Association showed that the number of foreign tourists stood at about 1.1 million…
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The nation observed World Standards Day with a ceremony at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, on Oct. 12 with hundreds of people from government, academia and standards-related industries in attendance.Among those on hand at the ceremony were Prime Minster Kim Hwang-sik,; Vice Minister for Industry and T…
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The 90th Session of the OECD Tourism Committee & OECD/APEC Tourism Working Group Forum, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) took place at Deogyusan Resort in Muju, Jeollabuk-do, from Sept. 24-26…
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Korea’ s Genji, Millennium Seoul Hilton’ s Japanese restaurant, is pleased to present Nagoyan cusine during the month of October, including a special guest chef visit from the Nagoya Hilton from October 21st to the 28th.During this limited time, Genji diners will be able to sample the subtle nuanc…
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Accor-Ambassador Hotels reaffirm its position as leading hotel management group in South Korea with the celebration of 25 years of fruitful partnership between the French hotel group Accor and Korea’s global hotel management company Ambassador Group. Speaking on this milestone, Chairman Suh Ju…
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The Andong Maskdance Festival is primed to become one of the classic Hallyu (Korean Wave) festivals as it comes up with programs combining the tradition of ancient Korean mask dances and the modernity of reenacting the modern-day universality of the mask.The Andong Maskdance Festival made its debut …
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Jade Okshim Hwang and Joon Hwan Park (EI’ s Hospitality Education Partner (HEP) master licensee in South Korea) have been selected to receive the Educational Institute’ s Lamp of Knowledge Award for Outstanding International Educator. These awards are given to individuals who demonstrate extraordi…
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President Lee Charm of Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has been reappointed to serve his second term as the CEO of the KTO on July 31, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports said recently.Coming to Korea from Germany in 1978, I fell in love with Korea’s history, culture, nature and people so …
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Jin Air, the low-cost airline operated by Korean Air, netted 7.8 billion won in profit, up 256 percent YoY in the first half, tops among the low-cost air carriers in Korea with first-half revenue totaling 119.5 billion won, the company said.The low-cost air carrier also announced its Butterfly Point…
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Taipan, Millennium Seoul Hilton’ s Chinese restaurant, will spotlight the alluring and eclectic cuisine of Macau during the month of July. A unique blend of Chinese and Portuguese flavours and cooking styles, the food of Macau is exciting and vibrant, just like the people, who definitely have…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group joined the trend of logging record-breaking first-quarter earnings, achieving its highest performance since its merger with Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) wi…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group logged an all-time high net profit of about 1.9 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, driven by improved outcomes in the non-banking sector. K…
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk poses for a photo with officials of FTP Corp. in Hanoi,Vietnam. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank announced on April 27 that it signed business agreements with major local financial and industrial institutions by…
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KODIT CEO Kang Seung-jun (fifth from the left) poses for a photo with participants in the NEST AI-Lab Launch Ceremony on May 8. (Photo: KODIT)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) announced on May 11 that it held a launch ceremony for NEST AI-Lab at NE…
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