Customs Allowances All visitors who enter Korea must submit a written baggage declaration to a customs officer upon entry. If a passenger declares non-duty-free articles voluntarily, the declared amount will be accepted and the clearance procedure will be expedited, unless the declared price of articles is questionable. Duty-Free Articles All travelers who enter…
Traveling with Pets Visitors may bring their beloved pets to Korea. However, there are regulations to follow when traveling with pets. Please read carefully through this section to find out how to make traveling with pets more pleasant and enjoyable. Entry into Korea Commercial airlines and passenger ships have different regulations…
Alien Registration A Korean embassy or consulate can issue two types of visas: a short-term visa for visitors who want to stay up to 90 days and a special long-term visa for periods longer than 90 days. A visitor with a special long-term visa is required to apply for alien registration at a…
October, Month of Culture: full of arts cultural events Cultural enrichment” has been proclaimed as one of the four policy priority areas of Park Geun-hye’s administration. The cultural enrichment initiative aims to raise the level of happiness of individual citizens by offering them the chance to become a producer and a consumer of…
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress Theatre Festival Suwon Hwaseong Fortress Theatre Festival 2014 Suwon hwaseong Fortress Theatre Festival 2014 will be held around Square of Hwaseong Palace form 1(Thu) May to 6(Tue) May. The space decorated creatively and uniquely with varied program that families can enjoy all together will give you an amazing time where you can…
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (Hangul: 커피프린스 1호점; Hanja: 咖啡王子1號店) The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (Hangul: 커피프린스 1호점; Hanja: 咖啡王子1號店; also known as Coffee Prince) is a 2007 South Korean television drama, starring Yoon Eun-hye, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun-gyun and Chae Jung-an. Based on the novel of the same name written by Lee Sun-mi, the hit series…
Exo (stylized as EXO pron.: EKS-oh; Korean: 엑소) Exo (stylized as EXO pron.: EKS-oh; Korean: 엑소) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band produced by S.M. Entertainment. Formed in 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, Exo consists of twelve members, who are separated into two subgroups, Exo-K and Exo-M, promoting their music in both South Korea and…
MBLAQ an acronym for Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality) is a South Korean quintet male vocal group created by South-Korean entertainer Rain under J.Tune Camp. The group consists of Seungho, G.O, Lee Joon, Cheondung, and Mir. The group debuted on October 9, 2009, at Rain’s Legend of Rainism concert. On October 14,…
French Minister Pellerin causes sensation in Korea It was as if she was born to be a star. No matter where she went, from the busy streets of Seoul to the crowded subway during her first return Korea, the country of her birth, 39 years after she was sent to France for adoption,…
Royal wedding ceremony at Unhyen Palace Royal wedding ceremony reenactment of King Gojong and Empress Myeongseong, along with members of the royal court Unhyeongung is the site for the last Royal wedding ceremony, a reenactment of King Gojong and Empress Myeongseong’s (Queen Min) Royal Wedding Ceremony that took place on the grounds of Unhyeongung…
