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Seoul savings: Sixty traditional markets offer New Year's discounts

Sixty traditional and local markets in Seoul will participate in a Lunar New Year discount event.

2025-01-15

Shoppers hunt for deals ahead of Chuseok

Customers shop for goods at a traditional market in Seoul on Monday, two weeks before the three-day Chuseok holiday starts.

2024-09-02

Yoon, Han seemingly bury the hatchet during visit to market fire site

President Yoon Suk Yeol and Han Dong-hoon, interim chief of the People Power Party, visited the scene of a large fire that broke out at a market in Seocheon, South Chungcheong, in a speedy conciliatory gesture following reports of their falling out.

2024-01-23

President Yoon, Korea Inc. reaffirm commitment to Busan despite failed expo bid

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and other heads of Korea's major companies joined President Yoon in a meeting with Busan businesspeople and officials and a stop by a traditional market to eat tteokbokki.

2023-12-06

Seoul to introduce measures to curb exorbitant pricing at Gwangjang Market

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is introducing measures to make pricing more transparent at Gwangjang Market, one of Korea's most popular tourist destinations known for its food stalls.

2023-12-04

Chuseok countdown

A five-day traditional sales event is held at Moran Traditional Market in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday. The six-day Chuseok harvest holidays kick off in eight days.

2023-09-19

Market on your calendar

A crowd of people seen at a traditional market in Mangwon-dong, western Seoul, on Sunday, three weeks ahead of the upcoming Chuseok harvest holidays that start on Sept. 28.

2023-09-10

Traditional markets see resurgence in popularity thanks to trendy and tasty treats

On a late January afternoon, some 50 people organized themselves into a line among the run-down buildings of Gwangjang Market, a 118-year-old traditional marketplace in central Seoul. With their heads tucked inward against the biting wind and...

2023-02-06

Traditional market delivery

Fresh food products from traditional markets in Seoul will be available through dawn delivery services.

2022-11-21

[WEEKEND GETAWAY] Budget-friendly ways to see more of Korea

There's plenty of ways to have fun without breaking the bank in Korea. Here are four cost-efficient travel destinations that also offer unique experiences, as recommended by the Korea Tourism Organization.

2022-10-28