In celebration of the hotel’s one-year anniversary, Mercure offers spring promotions for the whole month of March. The hotel’s restaurant Caf SODOWE provides a delicious lunch buffet for 14,200 won and dinner buffet (includes steak and a bottle of wine) for 38,500 won. The hotel’s lobby lounge also offers a happy hour where guests can savor limitless desserts and coffee for only 15,400 won. The hotel’s sky lounge on the 21st floor offers a happy hour with one plate of teriyaki and limitless beer

Guests of Ritz-Carlton properties around the world now have the pleasure of using Asprey Purple Water amenities in the guestrooms starting this March. Holding a royal warrant and dating back to 1781, Asprey is one of the world’s oldest and most revered luxury goods. Featuring fragrant products with a fresh citrus fragrance blended with spicy undertones, the striking new collection of purple jacquard print tubes have been specially designed to add a final touch of luxury to all Ritz-Carlton bathr

The hotel presents a special dessert buffet “All About Chocolate Meets Fruit” that features various desserts made of chocolate and fresh fruit, at the 41st floor Lobby Lounge Bar. The bar presents a stunning view of the city where guests can enjoy various desserts with a warm cup of coffee or tea. The buffet offers fresh strawberries, cherries and pomegranates along with various kinds of chocolate desserts including a mini fondue, chocolate marshmallows, mini-bars and more. Also guests may choos

The hotel offers the “Spring Spa Package” from March 1 to June 30 which combines refreshing spa treatments and luxurious accommodation. The package includes a retreat in a Grand Room and a spa treatment at The Spa with the treatment of your choice. Guests can choose between the Detox Moor Mud Body Treatment and the Detox Mud Facial Treatment. The package also includes a leisurely breakfast buffet at The Terrace with views of the Han River. Guests may also enjoy complimentary use of the sauna, in

The hotel’s Japanese restaurant MURASAKI presents the “Edo Mae Course Set” from March to April. “Edo Mae” is one of the three representative Japanese cuisines. Three special ingredients ― sea cucumber eggs, estuary oyster and natural cockle ― will be cooked with Edo Mae recipes. The chef said that he paid particular attention to the presentation to preserve the natural taste and nutritional values of the special ingredients. The Edo Mae Course Set is comprised of an appetizer, clam rice, sashimi

Don’t know what to do with that aging kimchi in your fridge? Here is one of many traditional Korean dishes that use old kimchi. Spicy kimchi is stir-fried with pork (you can omit the pork to make it a meatless dish) and served with sliced tofu that has been either boiled or pan-fried. Kimchi and pork are a classic combination in Korean cooking. The taste is intoxicating, with the pungency of kimchi and the rich flavor of fatty pork. The crunchy texture of the kimchi and the meatiness of the pork

New gastropub sends nod to American culinary tradition

Pusan National University in Busan recently appointed former National Assembly speaker and five-time lawmaker Kim Hyong-o, 67, as a chair professor of the Institute of Social Science Research. He is to give lectures on political science to undergraduates and graduates beginning this spring semester, school officials said.He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science from Seoul National University and completed the doctoral course in political science at Kyungnam University i

STRASBOURG, France (AFP) ― A damaged Ferrari once belonging to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is to be sold on eBay, after its new owner came to an agreement with the Internet auction site, the vendor’s laywer said on Thursday. Renaud Bettcher told AFP said he and his client ― a garage owner from the eastern city of Strasbourg ― were “very satisfied” that they had finally been given the go-ahead to sell the car, after eBay asked for proof of its provenance.The site would also pay undisclosed

Song Hyun-seung, a director of Yonhap Infomax, has been tapped as the new president and chief executive of Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s key news service, company officials said.A CEO screening committee of the News Agency Promotion Foundation, Yonhap’s largest shareholder, agreed to recommend Song as the single candidate for the top post of Yonhap News after interviewing three candidates in a meeting on Thursday.Song is scheduled to be formally elected as president and CEO of Yonhap News du

Fashion designer Lie Sang Bong presented his fall and winter collection during Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday. The collection, with motifs of Korea’s traditional “hanok” houses, presented works featuring geometric patterns and an Oriental brushwork motif that set the minimal tone of the collection. “I thought over and over how I would reinterpret the traditional Korean house hanok for my collection. I hope my small effort reminds people of the beauty of the Korean house,” said Lie. Bright color

A federal court jury in New York began deliberation Thursday after hearing closing arguments in the trial of accused "cannibal cop" Gilberto Valle.Valle, a former New York City police officer, sobbed in court Thursday as his lawyer, public defender Julia Gatto, told jurors he had a penchant for "disturbing porn" and his alleged plot to kidnap, cook and eat women was a product of "sick thoughts" and "ugly fantasies" that should not land him in prison, the New York Post reported.Gatto argued that

Symptoms related to the brain can include loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, tingling of the skin, language disturbance, double vision, gait abnormalities, memory loss, sensory loss, and abnormal movements such as tremor and rigidity. Headaches and dizziness can arise from brain disorders, but abnormalities may not present themselves upon examination even with the presence of symptoms. People may feel the need to undergo tests, in particular, a brain MRI to confirm the diagnosis when th

Comprehensive action needed to prevent diseases during dry and dusty season, doctors say

From Interpretation to Communication: Dreaming of Becoming a Global LeaderBy Choi Jung-wha (HUEBOOKs)Choi Jung-wha, president of Corea Image Communication Institute, has written a new book “From Interpretation to Communication: Dreaming of Becoming a Global Leader.”The book presents life and career tips for aspiring interpreters and professionals. The professor-interpreter also teaches at the Korean-French department of the Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation at Hankuk University o