South Korea’s celebrity yogi, Nadia, plans to open a new course customized for yoga instructors. She hosted a major yoga festival, “Korea Yoga Marathon,” on June 2. The new class will start from July 20. For more information, visit www.daniayoga.com(khnews@heraldcorp.com) 

HOTEL (CONVENTION)GRAND HILTON SEOULThe Grand Hilton Seoul Convention Center is the venue of choice for domestic and international meetings and conventions. Facing directly across from the main hotel building, the center houses a large convention hall as well as small and medium-sized banquet halls and conference rooms. With a spacious lobby and reception area, the new convention center provides a quiet and serene atmosphere well-suited for cocktail receptions, meals and meetings. The fourth-flo

SERVICED RESIDENCE(WORLDWIDE)OAKWOOD PREMIER COEX CENTEROakwood Premier COEX Center Seoul is the city’s first deluxe furnished serviced residence area, combining the highest class in hotel services with the spacious and cozy atmosphere of a private home. The property offers 280 furnished apartments from studio apartments to four-bedroom suites. Each residence has a separate living, dining and sleeping area, as well as a fully equipped kitchen. Oakwood Premier COEX Center offers its guests a wide

Whether it be for business or for pleasure, the Sheraton Incheon Hotel has all the amenities to ensure its guests the perfect hotel stay. The Sheraton Incheon Hotel is strategically situated at the heart of Songdo, Northeast Asia’s vibrant new business hub with thriving businesses, exciting cultural experiences and modern leisure options. The Songdo international business district, located just 20 minutes from the Incheon International Airport and 40 minutes from Seoul, was developed as one of t

Somerset Palace Seoul, located in the heart of Seoul’s diplomatic, business and financial districts and beside Gyeongbokgung Palace, is famous for its luxurious yet family-friendly residences. Many popular tourism sites, restaurants, shopping and entertainment outlets in the city are easily accessible through the nearby Anguk, Jonggak, and Gwanghwamun subway stations. Its apartments are available in four different sizes: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse. Every unit offers an enrich

Hotel (business), Imperial Palace SeoulImperial Palace Seoul is rising not only as a landmark hotel in the Gangnam area of Seoul, but also a convenient urban hotel that caters to the needs of international visitors to southern Seoul. The award-winning hotel has small and large halls that can host different meetings and conventions. The hotel was named “Favorite Business Hotel” by readers of Time Asia in the Travel Choice Awards in 2006 for the first time in Korea. The Dubhe Hall, decorated in a

The Korean traditional folk song “Arirang” reflects Koreans’ unique sentiment of “han,” representing the suppressed yet hopeful desire for justice. The UNESCO Cultural Heritage piece is also believed to have played a key role in creating solidarity among Korean people throughout historical hardships and in shaping the Korean identity. In commemoration of gugak, or Korean traditional music, song’s listing as a UNESCO Cultural Heritage item last December, the National Gugak Center is staging the o

Taean offers scenic trail courses and great local cuisine

Hospital Orderly Peter Russel does not quite appear the cut of a hero. But the hunched and husky-voiced 46-year-old has a fearsome pastime. At the weekends, he likes to battle Vikings. Making up beds as he hides out from his boss in a hospital ward, Peter croaks about his weekend reenactments of the 991 Battle of Maldon. But when he steps on stage as Earl Byrhtnoth, his words boom out as though against the waves that separated the Anglo-Saxons from the Viking hoards. Recounting the ancient battl

Mustard Seed English camp is seeking expat teachers to volunteer for underprivileged children on July 13-14.Brad Curtin, who leads the expat volunteers at the weekend camp, said that they were hoping to get about 30 foreign teachers involved on Saturday and about 10 for the next day.The teachers will lead lessons planned by camp organizers on the first day, and the camp is seeking people who can lead special classes for Sunday.“On Sunday we try to get teachers to teach special subjects,” he said

Young Korean designers caught the eyes of fashion hunters at a prestigious Italian menswear trade show, receiving large orders and an offer of store space. Three menswear clothing brands ― Bastong, Westage and Instantology ― and eyewear brand grafik plastic showcased their designs to international buyers and press during Pitti Uomo, the world’s largest menswear trade show, from June 18-21 in Florence, Italy. The total amount of orders is expected to be $270,000, according to the Korea Creative C