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South Korea to Offer Tax Refunds to Tourists Getting Plastic Surgery
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com After declaring a “de facto end” to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak last week, the South Korea announced Thursday that it […]
Lee Min-ho to Star in Korean Tourism Ads for Overseas Audiences
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean actor Lee Min-ho will star in government-produced commercials aimed at jumpstarting the Korean tourism industry, which took a hit following the […]
North Korea Woos Tourists
Pictured above: A North Korean family at Pyongyang’s “fun fair.” (Photo courtesy of Roman Harak/Flickr) by ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — If you’re still looking […]
Hansik Served at Expo Milano 2015
by COURTNEY LEE Looking for one place to taste over 100 national cuisines? Try Milan. Expo Milano 2015, which began last Friday and will run until Oct. 31, is […]
[VIDEO] Anthony Bourdain Hits South Korea in ‘Parts Unknown’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The fifth season of CNN’s travel show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown premiered Sunday night, opening the episode with a scene of Bourdain nursing a […]
Paris Pharmacy Becomes Major Tourist Attraction for Koreans
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com While some tourists fly to Paris to visit the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower, many Korean tourists are choosing to flock to a […]
Exhibition Shows Off the ‘Tomorrowland’ Visions of a NKorean Architect
by TONY KIM Whenever a movie set in the future premieres, it’s always interesting to what the director envisions society will look like decades or centuries from today. In such films, […]
Bali Businesses Ban Annoying Korean Tourists
by STEVE HAN The sign on the bottom says, “Because of a violent incident inside this store involving a Korean person, we are banning all Korean tourists.” Hotels, retailers […]
The Korean War, 60 Years and Counting
War and Peace? A photojournalist shares images that capture a 60-year and-still-counting legacy of war. by MARK EDWARD HARRIS July 27, 2013, marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of […]
April Issue: Reporting From Pyongyang
Photo by Mark Edward Harris Inside North Korea Jean H. Lee, a 17-year veteran of the Associated Press, talks about the opportunities and challenges of running the news agency’s newly […]
