Seoul city to create tourist pass to promote PyeongChang Winter Olympics

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The Seoul city government said Wednesday it will create a new travel pass for visitors during the upcoming 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

PyeongChang. Photo: wikipedia.org

The Olympics will kick off on February 8 next year for a 17-day run in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea, and the surrounding area.

The special pass to be launched in November will be used for visits to tourist attractions in Gangwon Province in addition to 16 locations in the capital city designated under the Discover Seoul Pass, the city government said.

News source: www.english.yonhapnews.co.kr

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Nachspiel Gangnam-style i Seoul

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Suiter med innendørs basseng og fire meter brede senger er bare noe av det som kan friste turister til det nye hotellet Glad Live Gangnam i bydelen Gangnam-gu i Sør-Koreas hovedstad Seoul, skriver Se og Hør.

Nachspielklubben D.Star holder åpent fredag og lørdag fra sen kveld til tidlig morgen, og lokker til seg festglade mennesker.

Den velstående og trendy bydelen Gangnam-gu ble berømt verden over da den populære sør-koreanske artisten PSY i 2012 fikk stor suksess med hit-låten “Gangnam Style”.

Les mer her: www.gladlive-hotels.com

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Poland re-opens its embassy in Ulaanbaatar

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The Mayor of the Mongolian capital city Ulaanbaatar, Sundui Batbold praised the upcoming re-opening of the Polish embassy in the capital, during his meeting with Poland’s ambassador, Michal Labenda this week.

– Mongolia and Poland have a long history of bilateral relations. I am convinced that the Mongolian-Polish ties will even broaden and come to a new level, said the mayor.

He added that Ulaanbaatar and Warsaw have lots in common which will make the cooperation development between the two cities smoother.

The sides highlighted development of bilateral ties in the fields of transport, education, agriculture, infrastructure and environment.

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North Korea tourism: Flights over Pyongyang offered as new attraction

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In an effort to create more activities for his people and foreign tourism companies, North Korea leader Kim Jung Un has reportedly allowed a Pyongyang flight club to fly citizens and tourists over the capital city, the Associated Press reported, according to the International Business Times.

Running since July, the flights on ‘ultralight’ aircraft fly over some of Pyongyang’s biggest sites like Kim II Sung Square, the Munsu Water Park and the May Day stadium.

The flights can cost as much as $150 for longer trips to $65 for shorter ones. The trips also reach an altitude of roughly 6,500 feet.

North Korean officials have said more than 4,000 citizens have climbed Pyongyang’s skies along with ‘hundreds’ of foreigners from 12 countries.

Compared to the other headlines North Korea’s made of late, the flights are likely some good news for North Koreans. 

The flights are also a boon to tourists who often visit museums or other closely monitored areas. Previously, the best view a tourist or North Korean could have was from the 492-foot tower in Kim II Sung Square.

However, while North Korea loosened its travel policy in 2010 to allow visitors from the United States, the State Department has consistently put out travel warnings to all U.S. citizens and asked they not attempt to visit North Korea.

The department’s official site says at least 14 U.S. citizens have been detained in North Korea over the last 10 years and that even being part of a tour group cannot ensure safety.

And there still are travel restrictions, or difficulties, for Americans to enter North Korea. Unlike visitors from China, who can take trains directly to the mainland, U.S. tourists must travel by plane, according to CNN.

And while journalists will have a tough time gaining visas, most other U.S. citizens can be approved for a visa with little trouble.

Kilde: www.ibtimes.com

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New ‘Seoul Best 100’ guidebook to be published

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An updated Seoul guidebook will be published by the end of the year to reflect new tourist attractions and public transportation in the South Korean capital, a city official said Monday, yonhapnews.co.kr. reported.

“We’ve placed an order to make 100,000 copies of the new ‘Seoul Best 100’ by spending 160 million won (US$140,000),” the source said.

The new 120-page guidebook will be printed in five languages — Korean, English, simplified and traditional Chinese, and Japanese — the official said.

“We’d like to help tourists visiting Seoul, especially those coming for the first time, get a comprehensive grasp of attractions in the 25 wards in our city with just a quick skim through of this book,” the official said. “It’s kind of a basic book to learn about Seoul.”

There have been voices that the latest guidebook, published six years ago, does not reflect new attractions, including Dongdaemun Design Plaza, and new public transportation like Subway Line 9.

In making the new book, the city will launch a panel comprised of tour and promotion experts and foreigners residing in Seoul to find the city’s top 100 attractions by October, the official said. Public opinions will also be reflected in the book via online surveys, he added.

The guidebook will contain information on contact numbers, addresses, transportation, operation times, fares and visitor opinions, as well as basic information about the attractions, the official said.

In particular, the city has decided to not copyright the book, enabling everyone to make use of its content.

See the full story here: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/07/18/0302000000AEN20160718002500315.html

News source: www.english.yonhapnews.co.kr

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Pyongyang: Hundretusenvis feiret Kim Jong-un og partiet

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Kim Il-sung-plassen i Pyongyang, med Juchetårnet på andre siden av elva. (Arkivfoto: worldramblings.wordpress.com)

En enorm mengde dansere, og flere hundre tusen andre nord-koreanere, tok oppstilling på Pyongyangs store paradeplass, Kim Il-sung Square, hvor de fremførte en dans som markerte avslutningen på den fire dager lange partikongressen i Koreas Arbeiderparti (kommunistpartiet) og den formelle utnevnelsen av Kim Jong-un (33) som partiets førstesekretær (formann), skriver VG. 

Æresgjesten Kin Jong-un var selv til stede og så på festlighetene fra en balkong med utsikt over plassen, som er oppkalt etter den unge lederens bestefar, Kim Il-sung (1912-1994), partiets og landets grunnlegger, og statsleder fra 1948 til sin død. 

Plassen, som stod ferdig i august 1954, ligger i hovedstadens Central District på vestbredden av Taedongelva, ved foten av Namsan-høyden. Plassen er med sine 75 000 kvadratmeter verdens 37. største,

Ved Kim Il-sung Square ligger blandt annet kommunistpartiets hovedkvarter og Nord-Koreas utenriksdepartement. 

Dette var den sjuende kongressen i partiet, men det har ikke vært partikongress siden 1980, selv om den etter vedtektene skal holdes hvert femte år.

Kilde: www.vg.no

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Macao får verdens dyreste hotell. Prislapp: 1,4 milliarder dollar

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Med egen butler, spaavdeling og Michelin-restaurant gjør hotellet The 13 i den autonome kinesiske regionen Macao, rett sørvest for Hongkong, alt for at gjestene skal få det så komfortabelt som mulig. Det koster, skriver e24.no

Macao, kjent for gambling og shopping, var portugisisk koloni i flere hundre frem til 1999, da territoriet ble tilbakeført til Kina.

The 13 vil bestå av 200 villaer, og skal bære preg av luksus i hver minste detalj. Hotellet skal etter planen åpne dørene i løpet av sommeren 2016.

Det var finansnettstedet Business Insider i Storbritannia som først omtalte saken.

Det børsnoterte selskapet Louis XIII Holdings Ltd. i Hongkong står bak hotellanlegget, som skal ha kostet over 1,4 milliarder dollar å bygge – nær 12 milliarder i norske kroner.

Stephen Hung. Foto: scmp.com

Hongkong-milliardæren Stephen Hung (57), kjent for sine spektakulære dresser og svært ekstragavante smak, eier hotellet, som han har oppkalt etter sitt eget lykkertall. Han er styreleder i Louis XIII Holdings, og nestleder i styret i Rio Entertainment Group, som driver Rio Hotel & Casino i Macao. 

Les hele saken og se bilder her: http://e24.no/privat/reiseliv/prislapp-paa-1-4-milliarder-dollar-her-aapner-verdens-dyreste-hotell/23645590

Kilde: www.e24.no

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AFP ÅPNER KONTOR I PYONGYANG

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Det franske nyhetsbyrået AFP (Agence France-Presse) har kunngjort at de vil åpne et byrå i Nord-Koreas hovedstad Pyongyang, og blir med det det andre internasjonale nyhetsbyrået med permanent tilstedeværelse i byen, skriver VG Nett.

En avtale om å åpne kontor ble tirsdag inngått i Paris mellom AFP og det nord-koreanske nyhetsbyrået Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Det andre store internasjonale byrået med kontor i Pyongyang er amerikanske AP (Associated Press). I tillegg har det japanske byrået Kyodo og kinesiske Xinhua kontor i den nord-koreanske hovedstaden.

AFPs kontor skal bemannes med to nord-koreanske journalister. AFP ble startet i 1835, og har 200 kontorer i 150 land.

Kilde: www.vg.no

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KARL LAGERFELDS DESIGN-HOTELL I MACAU

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Den tyske moteskaperen Karl Lagerfeld (82) vil ikke være snauere enn sine mote-rivaler Versace, Bulgari og Armani, som alle har sine hoteller – sistnevnte i verdens høyeste bygning Burj Khalifa i Dubai, der designerens hotell legger beslag på fire etasjer av den 828 meter høye “måneraketten”, skriver VG / HRR Nett.

Karl Lagerfeld har gjennom årene design-bidratt til flere hoteller rundt om i verden, men er nå i gang med å tegne det som skal bli hans aller første “Lagerfeld-hotell”, som skal åpnes i den autonome, kinesiske regionen Macau, kjent for sine mange kasinoer og gambler-turisme.

I samarbeid med en lokal kasino-driver bygges Lagerfeld-hotellet i 20 etasjer. Hotellet får 220 rom og suiter, spa, restauranter – og en spillehall, selvsagt.

Chanel-designeren utelukker ikke at det kan bli en kjede av Lagerfeld-hoteller – om debuten i Macau faller i smak hos det motebevisste gjesteklientellet.

Kilder: VG, HRR Nett, Luxuo.com

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BAMSEOM ISLAND IN SEOUL “REBORN” AS ECO PARADISE

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Bamseom Island. Photo: Kim Jinha / asiaone.com / The Straits Times.

A paradise with sandy white beaches where pure-minded people lived. That’s how Yoo Deok Moon describes Bamseom, once his island home in the middle of the Han River running through central Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea. 

His heart is still there, even though it has been 47 years since he and more than 400 residents were relocated to the mainland as part of the capital city’s redevelopment plans, reports asiaone.com / The Straits Times.

Read the article at http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/seoul-island-reborn-eco-paradise

Source: http://news.asiaone.com, The Straits Times

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