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Chuseok still is a headache for couples
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Students suffer sleep deprivation, fatigue, suicidal thoughts
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N. Korea launches trash balloons toward S. Korea for 2nd day: JCS
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Heat wave watch issued for Seoul; latest on record
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Yoon's approval rating hits new low: poll
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Lime green plates deepen slump in Korea’s luxury car sales
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Popular tourist destinations beckon Chuseok holidaymakers
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Nearly 2,000 aging separated family members die in first 8 months of year: gov't data
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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Koreans do things quickly. Is it efficiency or lack of patience?
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Calories that stalk the Chuseok table
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More than just ski slopes
Chilling out in Gangwon’s unique tourist spotsPYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― The problem with a winter holiday is that some people don’t like being stuck on the ski slopes all day. So when PyeongChang, the country’s best winter resort town, was hit by a record snowfall of 77 centimeters in one day, there was a desperate urge to get away from the slopes. Deciding on a day trip away from the city,
Feb. 18, 2011
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Hong Kong’s unexpected face: wetlands
Mai Po and Wetland Park, one of best bird-watching destinations in winterHONG KONG ― The air was gratifying at Mai Po Inner Deep Bay, totally different from the dry, fume-filled atmosphere of the central city. It was refreshing and moist, just to the point where your skin feels comfortable and your lungs feel detoxified, finally having taken in a satisfying amount of pure oxygen. Who could have im
Feb. 18, 2011
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Winter activities to spice up Daegwallyeong Snow Festival
Snow festivals in Korea heavily depend on the weather and it seems that the Daegwallyeong Snow Festival will offer a full chance to enjoy white snow before the “kkotsaem chuwi,” or a cold snap in the flowering season, comes late February.Taking place for nine days from Saturday through Feb. 20 at Hoenggye-ri in Daegwallyeong-myeon in PyeongChang County, the festival will feature a variety of winte
Feb. 11, 2011
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Old Quarter connects to past in bustling Hanoi
HANOI (AP) ― Close your eyes in the streets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter and you will experience two sensations. The first is the earsplitting cacophony of conversation, cars, clamor and chaos. The second is the realization that closing your eyes for very long in such a crowded place can be unwise, unless you enjoy being jostled, bumped, hustled, shouted at, or maybe even knocked down.Such is the Vietna
Feb. 11, 2011
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Neon makes a comeback in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS ― One of the hottest tickets in Las Vegas isn’t Cher or Celine, Blue Man Group or Cirque de Soleil. It’s a day trip to a gravel lot filled with scrap metal, miles from the Strip.There, on North Las Vegas Boulevard, surrounded by a chain-link fence, is the latest incarnation of the legendary Las Vegas neon “boneyard.” It’s the kind of place where great signs of long-gone casinos and bars,
Feb. 11, 2011
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Around the hotels
Grand Hyatt SeoulThe hotel kicked off a series of events titled “The Wine Club” on Feb. 10. The events offer unlimited wine and a Spanish Tapas-style dinner buffet. The second event “Shiraz around the world” is to be held on March 3, followed by “Pinot Noir at its best” on May 12, “Summer Wines” on June 2, “Made for Japan” on Sept. 1 and “Big Reds” on Nov. 2. Entrance fee is 75,000 won per person
Feb. 11, 2011
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1330 call service still soaring in popularity
The use of travel call service number 1330, a 24-hour help line for local and international travelers, has jumped 27 percent in 2010 from the previous year, the Korea Tourism Organization said Wednesday.According to the KTO, the number of 1330 calls dialed by both foreigners and Koreans soared to nearly 170,000 in 2010 from 133,000 in 2009, following an increase of 32 percent year-on-year growth i
Jan. 30, 2011
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The anti-cruise: No bingo, no karaoke, just fjords
TROMSOE, Norway (AP) ― In the arms race now gripping the travel industry, there is almost nothing cruise ships will not do to tempt new customers.Some boast of climbing walls, ice skating rinks and water parks.Others offer endless bingo, salsa, yoga or gambling. Travelers can go clubbing all night, have their bodies scrubbed with precious oils, or attend culture and history lectures by Ivy League
Jan. 28, 2011
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Botanical gardens on Kauai, the anything-grows Hawaiian island
At home in soggy Seattle I’m a lackadaisical gardener, yet visiting Kauai has turned me into a garden-loving tourist.Kauai, like its sister Hawaiian islands, is a botanical bonanza. Bathed in the island’s natural steroids of endless sunshine and warm-rain cloudbursts, plants flourish. Wandering through one botanical garden I gaped at a croton, a broad-leaved tropical plant, that towered over my he
Jan. 28, 2011
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Around the hotels
W Seoul-WalkerhillThe hotel offers two special romance packages. The “W Dreams in Romance” package includes one night stay in the Wonderful room – with balloons and a set-up bath -- a course dinner at the buffet restaurant Kitchen or the Japanese restaurant Namu, and a Ralph Lauren perfume gift set for two. The price starts from 465,000 won. For those thinking of proposing, the “Who’s Tying the Kn
Jan. 28, 2011
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‘Little Russia’: A foodie’s winter haven
Warm up with comforting food and heady tipples near DongdaemunWith Siberian temperatures and biting winds gripping the peninsula, your motivation to get out and about may be close to zero. But if hibernating your weekends away is growing dull, a trip to Seoul’s “Little Russia,” for a dose of hearty fare and strong alcohol, is a fitting antidote to the cold weather. Part of the Central Asia distric
Jan. 24, 2011
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Skiing in Andorra: Tiny place, tall mountains
EL TARTER, Andorra (AP) ― It is less than 32 kilometers from border to border. It has two heads of state, a bishop from Spain and the president of France, but its official language is Catalan. Its mountains rise higher than 2,745 meters, and they accommodate some 20 kilometers of ski slopes.This is Andorra, a tiny landlocked principality that is almost all vertical, tucked in the eastern Pyrenees
Jan. 21, 2011
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New Madrid hotel is absolute garbage
MADRID (AFP) ― A new hotel has opened in the heart of Madrid proudly declaring that it is complete rubbish.More of a wooden shack than a five-star establishment, the walls of the Beach Garbage Hotel are strewn with detritus dragged up by the tide, recovered from landfills or snapped up at flea markets.Among the wall decorations: plastic drums, wooden frames, musical instruments, striped socks, tir
Jan. 21, 2011
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Jeju’s Yongcheon Cave full of peculiarities
A maintenance worker planted an electricity pole in Woljeong-ri, Jeju Island in 2005. The next day, the pole was gone. Upon close inspection, he discovered that the pole had sunk into a deep hole with seemingly no bottom.That is how Yongcheon Cave was accidently revealed to the world, after lava from the volcanic eruption on Jeju Island made a series of lava caves, called “Geomun Oreum Lava Tube S
Jan. 21, 2011
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Colombian cops catch cocaine carrier pigeon
(AP)A drug-smuggling pigeon which played a role in transporting drugs into a prison has been caught by police in Bucaramanga, Colombia, the British Telegraph reported.According to police, the carrier was trying to fly into the jail with a bag containing drugs, including 40 grams of marijuana and five grams of cocaine. But the hapless bird was exhausted by the task and it could not complete its mis
Jan. 21, 2011
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CICI honors Korea image promoters
Incheon International Airport, the U17 Korean women’s national soccer team, and French scholar Guy Sorman will receive awards Wednesday for promoting Korea’s image. Sponsored and organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute, the annual CICI Korea awards previously honored female weightlifter Jang Mi-ran, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the Cheonggye Stream and singer Rain.This year, In
Jan. 18, 2011
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Youngest Everest climber to set new record in 2011
Jordan Romero at 13 became the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. (AP)At the age of 13, Jordan Romero became the youngest person to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 2010. Romero, now 14, is attempting another record-setting year for 2011. His goal is to reach the peak of Mount Vinson, Antarctica’s highest point. If he succeeds, Romero will be the youngest person to climb the tall
Jan. 18, 2011
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Gyeongju to host UNWTO meeting in Oct.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday historic city Gyeongju will host the 19th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, one of the largest meetings in the world tourism industry, from Oct. 8-14.The ministry said the October meeting in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, is expected to gather more than 100 ministers and deputy ministers from 154 member
Jan. 17, 2011
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Tourists overrun Haneda international terminal
A surprising name recently has joined the pantheon of popular Tokyo tourist spots―Haneda Airport’s international terminal.Since the international terminal opened in October, it has been inundated with visitors who came to the airport not for flights but to stroll the terminal itself. The sightseers outnumber genuine air passengers by more than 2-to-1 on weekends and holidays, according to the airp
Jan. 14, 2011
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Traveling for business in Germany, and enjoying it
NEW YORK ― I practice intellectual-property law in New York, but as a dual U.S.-German national, I have considerable cross-border work, which is why I go back and forth quite often. I have a working wife and a toddler who has developed the ability to be in three places simultaneously; that means I have to keep my away time as short as possible and make every business hour count. But that is still
Jan. 14, 2011