Reservations for the night hike to watch the sunrise on Jan. 1 next year on the Seongpanak Trail and Gwaneumsa Trail, which began at 9 a.m. on Monday, were fully booked in about 40 minutes, according to the Hallasan National Park Office.
A total of 2,702 visitors stopped by to make a wish at a pop-up event in Seongsu-dong, eastern Seoul, on Nov. 30, held by the Jeju government and the Jeju Tourism Organization to promote the island.
The first snow of the season is expected to blanket Mount Halla in Jeju on Tuesday.
The endangered species Reddish-black myotis, known as the "golden bat" and designated as a natural monument, has been found on Jeju Island.
Another endangered Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin entangled in nets, ropes and other marine debris has been spotted in the waters off Jeju.
Jeju has welcomed over 11.6 million tourists this year as of last Tuesday, marking 2.2 percent in growth on year attributed to an influx of international visitors.
According to the Jeju branch of the Korea Meteorological Administration on Saturday, rain ranging from 150 mm to 347 mm drenched Jeju from Friday to early Saturday morning, including 333 mm in the northern mountainous regions.
Jeju police said they have arrested three prominent union and labor group figures in a widening investigation into North Korea-influenced subversive activities.
A 2.1-magnitude earthquake struck waters near Korea's southern Jeju Island on Tuesday morning at 11:33 a.m., said the state weather agency.
Pledis Entertainment, home of boy band Seventeen, signed an agreement with the province of Jeju to produce promotional content for the island.
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