All those involved in the abalone market on Jeju Island have gathered on Wednesday to discuss the future for its prized possession. The meeting consisted of three presentations by renowned professors and doctors involved in the fishery research facilities. The presentations largely consisted of t..

In time for summer getaways and vacations, temple stays are under the limelight once more. Many tourists are visiting Jeju Island in hopes of getting their feet wet in the Buddhist culture. While the infamous Ollegil tracking remains a tourist favorite as well, the temple stays are being offere..

A special promotional hall in honor of the 2002 FIFA World Cup has opened at the Jeju World Cup Stadium on June 24th. The Seogwipo municipal government set up the hall to preserve the historical value of the stadium and to develop the 2002 event into a tourism resource. At the 864 square meter ..

Jeju Island has been recognized as a clean environmental island after it was designated as a world natural heritage site by UNESCO in 2007. In commemoration of the fourth anniversary of Jeju being added to UNESCO’s World Natural Heritage list, the local government announced that the province g..

A system to permit docking of tour ships will be introduced in order to boost the tourism rate for Jeju Island. .Additionally, legal ground will be established to help foreigners settle down in the country if they wish to reside in Korea for a long term. The Ministry of Justice gave an advance ..

The 11th Taekwondo Festival will take place beginning on July 8th. This annual event is hosted by Jeju’s regional government and will last for five days until the twelfth. Taking place at the Halla Gymnasium, 2500 people are in line to attend the festival. Approximately 1200 competitive Taekw..

The Jeju’s special self-governing province will set up environmentally friendly strategies with the official Green Growth Committee. Jeju is urged to set up strategies to maximize the competitiveness of its natural resources. The competition among the individual cities and provinces in the na..

The Oriental Dragon Cruise Ship will sail aboard for the first time on June 1st. This cruise ship will travel between Jeju Island and Shanghai 24 times until the end of this calendar year. It hopes to carry approximately 12,000 foreign passengers before the year comes to an end. The cruise ship..

The preservation and globalization of female skin divers, or better known as Hae-nyuh, has been brought to the lime light. The Jeju’s special self-governing province is taking charge of a five-year-project to preserve and globalize the Hae-nyuh heritage. This plan will focus on the rich cultu..

Various technological upgrades have been made in response to the growing international interest on Jeju Island. Ranging from a voice interpreting service to a multilingual website, the upgrades hope to encourage even more international attention. A smartphone application providing a voice inter..