South Korea’s transportation card industry has seen a dramatic growth in terms of size and technology since it was first adopted in 1996. This month, Korea Railroad Corporation said the coverage of transportation card dubbed “Rail+” is expanded into taxis service, apart from public transportation including bus and subway.Now, companies are developing new services, which can be compatible with tr

People in a modern society are exposed to various digital devices such as smartphones, computers and televisions, increasingly suffering from eye strain and fatigue.When you use a laptop for over two hours, it can significantly increase your eye fatigue and lead to vision loss, according to “Digital Eye Strain Report 2015” recently published by the Vision Council, a non-profit organization.Unl

Renaissance Seoul Hotel presents small house wedding fair at sky lounge Club Horizon on March 19th, 2015. Renaissance Seoul wedding is beloved by many couples for its’ sophisticated and elegant service. Main theme is ‘Walking on the Clouds.To appreciate its support, the hotel will be invited reserved couple and other wedding related property. The event will start at 6:30pm with cocktail receptio

South Korea’s high-profile mat provider Good Dream Warm Water Mat (www.gooddream7.com) has recently unveiled a new mat completely blocking electromagnetic waves.The firm made its mat 5 centimeter in thick to prevent the breakdown of a hot-water boiler, which may occur when a person lies on the mat and presses a hose of hot water to block the flow of hot water.Good Dream Warm Water Mat’s new pr

9 March 2015, Seoul, Korea… Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Café 395 offers a new concept in hotel dining by offering market-to-table goods that put the spotlight on fresh and premium ingredients. In the advent of spring, the restaurant will start featuring spring-fresh vegetables and other ingredients found abundantly in springtime.As the weather gets warmer and plant shoots start to form in the grou

Sushi Cho at The Westin Chosun Seoul will present a Gala Dinner with Chef Hideki Ishikawa on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, 2015. A three-star Michelin chef Hideki Ishikawa has been featuring gala dinner at Sushi Cho since 2010. For this gala dinner, Sushi Cho will prepare the chef Ishikawa’s creative nine-course kaiseki-style cuisine accompanied by carefully selected sake.A three-star

The Westin Chosun Seoul’s Chinese restaurant, Hong Yuan, presents “The Genial Air of Spring” from March 2 through March 31, 2015. The price of lunch is KRW136,000 per person and dinner is KRW185,000 per person (inclusive of service charge and tax). Hong Yuan’s spring set menus require a minimum order of two persons.“The Genial Air of Spring” lunch menu includes special cold dishes for spring, sh

As a world-class style hotel brand and a pioneering spirit in design, W Seoul-Walkerhill (www.wseoul.com) launches the ‘Hot Spring’ Package (available from March 1st thru May 31st) offering a spectacular view of cherry blossoms and complete healing for your mind and body.“W Hot Spring” Package was originally designed to serve guests seeking comfortable relaxation for their mind and body, while e

The Westin Chosun Seoul(www.echosunhotel.com) is known for one of the propitious site for confession of love to the extent which people say that it is highly likely for a proposal in the site to come true. In particular, you can have a meal while looking down at the city nightscape through window glasses in The 9th Gate Grille (Tel No. 82-2-317-036).It is popular as much as the seats are not ava

Renaissance Seoul Hotel presents “Spring Weekend 'One day package” for guests looking for upcoming season from March 1st to May 31st.Three different Spring Weekend ‘One-day Packages’ are offered and all include complimentary use of the indoor swimming pool, Renaissance Recreation Center and 50% discount on sauna as common benefits. For those looking for an affordable package with reasonable

SINGAPORE - In a landmark collaboration between two leading business schools from the East and West, the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago Booth) will team up to develop human capital for Asia’s dynamic economies and corporations through a series of executive education programmes for business leaders. To be named

Having a charming terrace and fabulous Hangang River view, Sheraton Grande Walkerhill hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul presents ‘All About Spring (Walkerhill’s Spring)’ Package with breakfast type of your choice. The package will run from 1 March until 30 May 2015.The two types of package offer an overnight stay, breakfast, and Hill Street Festival Coupon in common. ‘Blooming Walkerhill’ starts from

Tokyo, Japan - As an TMALL Partner for the second half of 2014, transcosmos inc. has received Gold certification in the apparel and mother & baby care categories and Silver certification in the daily goods and automobile categories.transcosmos is the only company to receive a total of four certifications, and has been recognized for its second consecutive term, following the first half of 2014.

Weather is also getting colder; Renaissance Seoul Hotel is offering “Winter package” for those wanting to make romance and relaxing during the winter season Until February 28, 2015.Three different packages are prepared to suit different guests and needs. All packages include complimentary use of the indoor swimming pool, Renaissance Recreation Center and 50% discount on sauna as general benefits

February 12, 2015 --- Renaissance Seoul Hotel’s buffet restaurant Café Elysee opens the door with ‘Home-made Pasta Promotion’ ongoing.Café Elysee presents a variety of HOME-MADE Pasta Promotion at lunch on Weekdays only. Chef’s offering 4 kinds of pasta from Noodle making machine, 3 kinds of appetizer and other side menus. Carbonara, Alio-olio, black squid noodle pasta for main dishes and penne

Seoul, South Korea has been unveiled as the venue for the annual conference of International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) in 2017. The Seoul meeting will mark the 70th anniversary of the event.On January 30, IAESTE (IAESTE Korea, www.iaeste.org) announced that the IAESTE's 70th Annual Conference would be held in Seoul for a total of eight consecutive

Sulwhasoo is the AmorePacific’s holistic beauty brand offering harmony and balance to your skin with Asia’s philosophy and wisdom. Before the lunar new year’s day in 2015, Sulwhasoo is going to lauch its gift sets for gratitude, which are comprised of the best products among Sulwhasoo lines.They include three different sets of Jaum, Jinsul for woman and Bonyoon for man, suitable for giving thank

Renaissance Seoul Hotel offers romantic Valentine’s day packages From February 14th, 15th to celebrate a special moment with their lovers.Three packages, ‘Be my Valentine package’, ‘Sweet suite package I’ and ‘Sweet suite package II’ provide diverse privileges including common benefit of complimentary use of the indoor swimming pool, recreation center and sauna for two, complimentary breakfast f

The Pavilion, the lobby lounge at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, will featurepromotion starting from 27 February 2015 (Friday) to 26 April 2015 (Sunday), on every Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.For the Fridays, the following promotion will be operated in two shifts: the first shift will be run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the second shift will be run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. For the Sat & Sundays

The promotions are available February 14th only for all couples. ‘Manhattan Grill’ is offering 6 kinds of course lunch and dinner menu with a special price. Lunch course menus are Manhattan appetizer, soup(soup of the day or wild mushroom soup), champagne raspberry sherbet, US Prime tenderloin steak with sweet potato, broccoli and peppercorn sauce, selection of your favorite sauce, red wine, white