LIFESTYLE
Chinese tourists stand in a long line outside a duty-free shop in central Seoul. [Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- In an effort to bring back Chinese tourists, South Korea's state tourism agency will hold a five-day roadshow for group tours next week in Beijing and two other Chinese cities. The state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Thursday that the road show would be held in Guangzhou, Beijing and Shenyang. It will be the first such event since China banned group tours to So
[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- A shortened work week aimed at improving the quality of life has been a key election pledge by President Moon Jae-in who took office in May last year with support from labor unions, but its implementation has caused mixed reactions as South Korea faces a slow economic recovery. In a policy meeting Wednesday with the ruling Democratic Party (DP), top government officials agreed to introduce a six-month grace period for the implementation of a new act on short
[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Philip Morris International, a global tobacco company, refuted the results of a South Korean probe, claiming heat-not-burn (HNB) cigarettes are less harmful to a human body than conventional cigarettes. After months of debating over whether HNB cigarettes are just as harmful as ordinary cigarettes, South Korea's health watchdog unveiled test results earlier this month, saying there is no evidence the new trendy HNB cigarettes are less harmful. HNB
[Photograph by Jazin Wee] SEOUL -- Working around the Central Business District (CBD) in Seoul, office buildings are surrounded by a cluster of mountains. My colleague has pointed out their names and how climbing is a hobby for the elderly. I thought that if the elderly can scale, why can't I. And so, my journey and experience of this unparalleled sport up the mountain began. It wasn't as bad as I imagined, but the revelations and wonders that fell upon me were ones that I
[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Tongki, a 24-year-old male polar bear living alone in a South Korean zoo can have a comfortable life for the rest of his days at a British animal park which provides an environment similar to the actual habitat of bears. The polar bear was born in 1995 at a zoo in the southeastern city of Masan and moved to the Everland amusement park in Yongin two years later. It has been living alone since 2015 after other polar bears died. Everland said Monday th
