The Dongdaemun Design Plaza is central to Seoul's mayoral race, with data showing it boosts local sales and foot traffic, contradicting candidate Jeon Hyun-heui's calls for its dismantling.
If it can be decorated, it will be decorated. Or at least that seems to be the case in Korea's latest decorating craze. This time, the focus is pens.
As the late summer sun set on Thursday evening, Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) — central Seoul’s cultural landmark designed by famed architect Zaha Hadid — lit up with glittering art.
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul has been selected as the top hotel in Northern Asia by the American travel magazine's annual 2024 Readers' Choice Awards.
High levels of toxic heavy metals, over five thousand times above safety standards, were found in counterfeit products sold in Seoul.
With the infiltration of Chinese e-commerce platforms dealing a killer blow to retailers on Dongdaemun, once Korea's fashion mecca, local companies are hoping new strategies can win out.
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary through a four-day event starting Thursday, the same day the silver spaceship-like landmark opened in 2014.
People visit Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun District, central Seoul, on Sunday, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, which starts on Friday.
Seoul’s mascot, “Haechi,” got a makeover. The Seoul Metropolitan Government introduced an 8-meter-tall (26-feet) air-filled Haechi at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Jung District, central Seoul, on Thursday.
More supermarkets in Korea are opting to close on a weekday to avoid mandatory closure on Sundays.
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