The amount of money needed for a trip in Seoul is the sixth-highest among 11 major cities in Asia, accounting for only half of the cost needed for a journey to Tokyo, data showed Sunday.Travelers need to spend approximately 333,000 won ($280) each day for a stay in Seoul, compared with an average 675,304 won for a day in Tokyo, according to the data compiled by online travel booking site Expedia.Other cities in the analysis were Bangkok, Hanoi, Taipei, Bali, Singapore and Hong Kong. The cost per

More than 1,000 migrants are expected to gather at the Olympic Stadium in Jamsil on Sunday for a citywide sports day.The event, hosted by the Yangcheon Migrant Workers Center, will pitch migrant workers, volunteers and other associates of the city’s seven migrant workers’ centers against each other in a series of sports and games.The event, held annually to promote exchanges between Koreans and foreign residents, drew 800 participants from 20 countries last year. The events include relay races,

The Gwangju International Center will be running a GIC Culture tour to Jeonju on Sept. 19 to look around its traditional hanok houses.The tour will stop on the way at Geumsansa Temple in Gimje, which still has some features from the ancient Baekje era.On arriving in Jeonju, the first stop will be at Hanbyeok Pavilion to try the local tipple, Moju. After that, there will be a lunch of tteokgalbi, or seasoned pork patties, before the group looks around the city’s hanok village.The hanok village is

Two events featuring spoken word and other performances will be held this weekend in Seoul and Busan.In Busan, performance art event Poetry Plus will return for a 42nd outing Saturday with around 20 performers, including poetry dance and short stories.Started in 2000, Poetry Plus event gave birth to the Wordz Only spoken word open mic night in the same city, and returned for a 41st show in June after a long hiatus. Wordz Only will be relauched next month with a new format.Work by local artists w

Fresh from its Autumn Pops Concert on Saturday, Camarata Music Company is seeking singers to join its Camarata Chorale to sing in its signature Christmas performance of Handel’s “Messiah.”The choral work is a common Christmas performance and has been performed by CMC each December since 2009 to more than 1,000 people each year.CMC has an auditioned chamber choir and a general choir, the Camarata Chorale, which is open to everyone, regardless of experience, has been set up to give expats and Kore