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Public Holidays Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2003Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 1 January 1 New Year's Day Some Koreans still celebrate New Year's on this official holiday, but most 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Koreans now celebrate New Year's on Seollal, the first day of the lunar 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Korea. Family mem- 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 bers who live around the country reunite on this day to spend time together. This holiday features family rituals honoring ancestors and var- 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 ious traditional games. Feasts are held with specially prepared food. 2 March 1 Samil Independence Movement Day This day marks the beginning of the independence movement against Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945). On this day in 1919, leaders of social 1 1 2 3 4 5 and religious groups gathered at a park in central Seoul and declared 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Korea's independence from Japan. A huge number of Koreans took to the streets on this day to demand Korea's independence. 9 10 11 12 13 14315 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 April 5 Arbor Day Trees are planted on low-lying mountains and in fields throughout the 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 country every year as part of the country's vast reforestation program. 30 31 4 This day is a national holiday when schools as well as government agencies are closed. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat May 5 Children's Day 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Children are the center of attention on this day as their parents shower 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 them with presents and take them on outings. All the theme parks, department stores and family restaurants are crowded with children and 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 their parents on this day. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 629 30 Eighth Day of the Fourth Lunar Month Buddha's Birthday 5 Solemn rituals are held at Buddhist temples across the country. The day's festivities reach a climax when monks and laymen march through city streets with beautiful paper lanterns. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat June 6 Memorial Day 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 This is a day to pay homage to those killed in the defense of the nation. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Memorial services are held at the National Cemetery and other locations. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 July 17 Constitution Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 This national holiday celebrates the establishment of the first Korean constitution on July 17, 1948. The Republic of Korea was created about 27 28 729 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 a month later. 31 8 August 15 Liberation Day Sun Sun Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag, is raised from nearly every building Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat on this day that marks the end of the 35-year Japanese colonial rule in 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1945. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15th Day of the Eighth Lunar Month Chuseok or Harvest Festival Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 This is one of the two most important traditional holidays in Korea; the 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 other being Seollal (New Year's Day). Chuseok is often referred to as 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 Korean Thanksgiving Day. Families hold memorial services at relatives' 10 gravesites. National highways are usually crowded with cars and buses 9 carrying people to their hometowns.

October 3 National Foundation Day Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat This day commemorates the foundation of the Korean nation by the leg- 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 endary man-god Dangun. According to myth, Dangun founded the first 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Korean kingdom, Gojoseon, in 2333 B.C. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 December 25 Christmas 16 17 18 1119 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Like in many other countries, Christmas is observed as a national holiday. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31

CALENDAR Non-Christians as well as Christians celebrate this day by exchanging gifts. 30

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Introduction 005 004 Introduction 008 Introduction to Korea 018 1 Entering & Leaving Korea Getting a visa before entry Procedures for entry Settling in Korea Departure procedures 032 2 Accommodations & Housing Lodging facilities & Housing information Other information on living in Korea 046 3 Currency & Banks Currency system Banks & Insurance 058 4 Education Major schools for foreigners Korean language institutes 068 5 Hospitals Hospitals 072 6 Shopping Overview 078 7 Communications & Media Phones & Communications Broadcast Postal service & Internet services 086 8 Transportation Information Transportation Nationwide travel information 096 9 Driving in Korea Driver's license & Car 104 10 Culture Overview 112 11 Leisure & Food Leisure in Korea Activities Food 130 Others 135 Maps CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO KOREA of theEurasiancontinent,liesbetween33 The KoreanPeninsula,whichissituatedattheeasternedge Climate the capitalofKorea,isdividedinto25gu,orwards. Busan, Daegu,Incheon,Gwangju,DaejonandUlsan.Seoul, one specialcity,Seoul,andthesixmetropolitancitiesof of 2002.Administratively,Koreaconsistsnineprovinces, The RepublicofKoreaispopulatedby47.6millionpeopleas Land / Population coasts, themountainsdescendgraduallytocoastalplains. South Koreaismountainous.Alongthesouthernandwestern plains inthesouthwesternarea,approximately70percentof Britain andisalittlelargerthanPortugal.Excludingsome km; NorthKorea122,762sq.km).Itisnearlythesamesizeas total of222,154squarekilometers(SouthKorea99,392sq. Korea isroughly1,000kilometerslongandencompassesa some 3,400islandsdottingthecoastline. northern area,seassurroundKoreaonthreesides,with atively largenumberofriversandstreams.Exceptforits Korea. Consideringitsterritorialsize,thepeninsulahasarel- 790 km)andDumangang(Tumen,521km),bothinNorth (525 km),bothinSouthKorea,andtheAmnokgang(Yalu, rivers, includingtheHangang(514km)andNakdonggang South Korea.Thepeninsulahasasignificantnumberof The secondhighestmountainisthe1,950-meterHallasanin the KoreanspiritandisfeaturedinKorea'snationalanthem. China. Thismountainisregardedasanimportantsymbolof 2,744 metersabovesealevelalongthenorthernborderfacing The highestpeakisBaekdusaninNorthKorea,whichrises Russia andjutstowardJapantothesoutheast. the Asiancontinent,sharesitsnorthernborderwithChinaand The KoreanPeninsula,whichliesonthenortheasternedgeof Geography and have distinct weatherpatterns. although theyareshort incomparisontowinterandsummer seasons, springand autumn,aregenerallysunnyandclear, due primarilytothe maritimePacifichigh.Thetransitional property andlossoflife.Itishothumid inJulyandAugust that beginsinlateJune,oftencausing severedamageto Siberian airmass.Torrentialrainsfallduring therainyseason cold anddryinwinterdueprimarily tothecoldanddry tal climate,ithasmonsoonalweather in summer.Itisbitterly Although Koreahasthegeneralcharacteristics ofacontinen- four distinctseasonsaswelldiversetopography. spite ofitssmallsize.Itliesinthetemperatezone,andhas bone oftheKoreanPeninsula,Koreahasadiverseclimatein tude. WiththeTaebaeksanmountainrangeformingback- ° and 43 ° north lati- of themouth,tongueandthroatwhencertainsoundsarearticulated. be vitalelementsoftheuniverse,andconsonantsresembleshape combination ofthesymbolsforsky,earthandhumansthataresaidto bined toformnumeroussyllablegroupings.Thevowelsresemblethe known. Itcomprises10vowelsand14consonants,whichcanbecom- is consideredahistoriceventasitsinventorsandperiodofinventionare world foritsscientificdesignandexcellence.Thecreationofthealphabet Hangeul isconsideredtobeoneofthemostefficientalphabetsin fields. have builtstrongfoundationsinpolitical,economic,socialandcultural 1910), isoneofthegreatestrulersinhistoryKorea.Hereputedto King Sejong(1418-1450),thefourthkingofJoseonDynasty(1392- "Hunminjeongeum" isnowkeptattheKansongArtMuseuminSeoul. World list,Korea'sfirstliteraryworktobeincludedonthelist. ument, "Hunminjeongeum",isincludedinUNESCO'SMemoryofthe the samenamewasissuedexplaininghowtousealphabet.Thedoc- "the correctsoundsfortheinstructionofpeople,"andadocument in 1443.Itwaspromulgated1446underthenameHunminjeongeum, phabet wascreatedbyKingSejongwiththeassistanceofafewscholars All Koreansspeakandwritethesamelanguage,Hangeul.TheKoreanal- Language Buddhist, 38percentasProtestantand 13percentasCatholic. adhere toareligion,ofwhich46percent identifiedthemselvesas rituals. Recentofficialstatisticsshowed that54percentofallKoreans that itstillinfluencesthewayKoreans thinkandtheirrelationships tem ofethics,insteadareligion.Nonetheless,thereisnodenying as itwasdesignatednationalreligion,butisnowconsideredasys- Confucianism exercisedimmenseinfluenceduringtheJoseonDynasty grotto shrineandBulguksaTemple,areproductsofBuddhistculture. Silla Kingdom.Korea’ssplendidculturalheritage,includingtheSeokguram played asignificantroleintheunificationofKoreanPeninsulaby Three Kingdomsperiod(1stcenturyB.C.~7thA.D.).Buddhism mizes theOrientalspiritofKoreans.ItwasintroducedtoKoreaduring Buddhism, whichhasevolvedintoamajorreligioninthecountry,epito- combinations ofelementsfromtraditionalreligions. the UnitedStates.Therearealsovariousminorreligionsbasedon Protestantism havesignificantlygrownundertheinfluenceofEuropeand troduction fromtheWestinlate18thcentury.Catholicismand and Christianity.ChristianityhashadalargefollowinginKoreasinceitsin- four broadstreamsofinfluence:Shamanism,Buddhism,Confucianism, Freedom ofreligionisfullyguaranteedintheRepublicKorea.Thereare Religion

Introduction to Korea 009 place acentralizedpoliticalstructurebasedonthe exist. JoseonadoptedNeo-Confucianismasthestateideology.Itputin The JoseonDynastywasestablishedin1392afterGoryeoceasedto Joseon Dynasty green inlaidceladonpotteryandtheworld'sveryfirstmetaltype. legacies oftheGoryeoDynastyareinternationallyrenownedblue- and Khitansinvadedonmanyoccasions.Amongthecultural developed relationswithothercountries.Ofparticularnote,Mongols "Korea." ThepeninsulasufferedfrequentforeigninvasionsafterGoryeo "Korea" comesfromGoryeo,asforeignersbegantocallthekingdom Goryeo wasfoundedin918afterthefallofUnifiedSilla.Thename Goryeo Dynasty part ofthepeninsula,lastedforsome230years. dom thatsucceededGoguryeoinpartofManchuriaandthenorthern were builtduringtheUnifiedSillaperiod.Meanwhile,Balhae,king- ushering intheUnifiedSillaperiod.BulguksaTempleandSeokguram the kingdomsofcentralandsouthernpartpeninsulalater, that isnowSeongnam,asatellitecitysoutheastofSeoul.Sillaunified Korea. Wiryeseong,thecapitalofBaekje,wasestablishedinarea in thecentralandsouthernpartsofpeninsulathatisnowSouth The ThreeKingdomsandtheUnifiedSillaPeriod lasted some2,400years. by devotiontothewelfareofmankind.Gojoseon'srulepeninsula centuries earlier.TheideologyofGojoseonkingdomwascharacterized is presumedthathumansbegantoliveintheKoreanPeninsulaseveral Although Korea'sfirstkingdom,Gojoseon,wasfoundedin2333B.C.,it Dawn ofStatehood History cial codeswerethoroughly basedonConfuciancodes ofconduct. en thestatusofyangbanclass.The familysystemandmoralso- of conductwereenforcedalongtheextended familysystemtostrength- Moral, ethicalandsocialprinciplesprescribed byNeo-Confuciancodes divided intopeasants,artisansandmerchants. called middlepeople.Thehereditarysystem ofthesepeoplewasagain ly enforced.Thevastmajorityofthe populationbelongedtotheso- class. Classdistinctionbetweentheupperandlowerclasseswasstrict- Kingdoms. BaekjeandSillawereestablished Goguryeo wasthemostpowerfulofThree As North Korea,andManchuria. the northernpartofpeninsula,whichisnow part ofthepeninsula.Itsterritoryencompassed the firsttobefounded,occupiedlargest from 57B.C.to668A.D.Goguryeo,whichwas Kingdoms -Goguryeo,BaekjeandSillalasted Data availabletodateindicatesthattheThree yangban (noble) such, and Goryeoperiods,werecreatedduringtheJoseonera. suppressed, fewBuddhistworksofart,suchasthoseproducedduringtheSilla and the1988SummerOlympics. Korea becameknowngloballyasitplayedhosttothe1986AsianGames to raiseincomelevelsandfosterlong-termnationaldevelopment. For instance,hepushedSaemaul(NewCommunity)projectsdesigned economic development. lar aspirationsfordemocracy.Atthesametime,hepushedaheadwith Park ChungHeeestablishedanironruleaftersuppressingrisingpopu- 1960 whenhewasforcedoutofthepresidency.Afterward,President First PresidentSeungmanRheeruledSouthKoreafor12yearsuntil Modern-day Korea 1945 withJapan'sdefeatinWorldWarII. nexation ofthecountryin1910.Korearegaineditsindependence sights ontakingoverKorea.KorealostitssovereigntywithJapan’san- After emergingvictoriousfromtheSino-JapaneseWar,Japansetits Colonial Rule source ofpolitics,societyandculture. in thiseramadesignificantheadwayasNeo-Confucianismbecamea tural andacademicachievements.Ofspecialnote,activities of nationalstrength,enabledthekingdomtoproduceoutstandingcul- However, Joseon'spoliticalandsocialstability,alongwiththebuildup Because Buddhismwas Korea onthemapagain. Cup withJapanput ing ofthe2002World countries. Theco-host- all theparticipating peace andharmonyby that promotedworld recorded asanOlympics The SeoulOlympicswas ancestors. performed ritesforhis trolled hisfamilyand represented andcon- The headofthefamily Confucian traditions. family inlinewith solute controloverhis ab- of afamilyexerted family system,thehead Under theextended

Introduction to Korea 011 Books aboutKoreaforForeigners National GeographicJapan&KoreaTubed Yi,O-Nyong /Lee,Kyou-TaeTuttlePublishing Co. Kim, Man-Jo/Kyou-Tae,LeeO-Young, /Man-Jo,KimYi,Kyu-Tae The KimchiCookbook 2002 FIFAWorldCupStadium10Korea Guide Books&Others Curry, LindySoon/Park,Chan-Eung(Ed)LibrariesUnlimited A TigerbytheTailandOtherStoriesfromHeartofKorea Oberdorfer, Don/PerseusBookGroup The TwoKoreas The ArtsofKorea Hur, SonjaVegdahlandBenSeunghwa/GraphicArtsCenterPublishingCo. Culture Shock!Korea The Koreas The MakingofModernKorea History &Arts Cheong, Sung-Hwa/GreenwoodPublishingGroup Politics ofAnti-JapaneseSentimentinKorea Made inKorea Buddhist Spirituality Noland, Marcus/InstituteforInternationalEconomics Avoiding theApocalypse:TheFutureofTwoKoreas Judd, KennethL.andLee,YoungKi(Eds),/HooverInstitutePress An AgendaforEconomicReforminKorea Culture andCustomsofKorea North Korea Andersson, ThomasandDahlman,CarlJ./WorldBank Korea andtheKnowledge-BasedEconomy Korea AftertheCrash Korea andGlobalization:Politics,EconomicsCulture Learning toThinkKorean Myths andLegendsfromKorea Market andSocietyinKorea Jhong ChunPyoandChun-Pyo/KluwerAcademicPublishingCo. International FinanceinKorea Politics, Society,Culture&Economy A Panoramaof5000Years- Korean Heritage1 Yu Hung-june/TranslatedbyCharlesM.MuellerCreation&Criticism Smiles oftheBabyBuddha National AcademyoftheKoreanlanguage/TranslatedbyKimJung-woo An IllustratedGuidetoKoreanCulture Overall AspectsofKorea Connor, MaryE./Abc-Clio Park, HanS./LynneRiennerPublishing Steers, RichardM./Routledge Hammer, Elizabeth/YaleUniversityPress Edited andpublishedbyHollymCorporation Yoshinori, Takeuchi(Ed)/NationalBookNetwork Bridges, Brian/Routledge Korean History Kohls, L.Robert/InterculturalPress McNamara, Dennis/Taylor&Francis Buzo, Adrian/Taylor&Francis Clark, DonaldN./GreenwoodPublishingGroup Grayson, JamesHuntley/Taylor&Francis (English version),233traditionalkeywords Gingko Press Andrew C.Nahm/HollymCorporation Rand McNally&Co. Lewis, J./Curzon www.sigmainstitute.com/koreanonline www.korea-museum.go.kr University ofBerkeleywebsiteonKoreanstudies http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~korea/index_casa.htmlU.C. Simple GuidetoKorea Weidman, JohnC.(Ed),Park,Namgi(Ed)/GarlandPublishingCo. Higher EducationinKorea Asian Ingredients Insight GuideKorea Lonely PlanetKorea International BusinessPublications,USA(Ed),Publications Korea, SouthBusinessLawHandbook International BusinessPublications,USA(Ed)/Publications Korea, SouthInvestmentandBusinessGuide www.sjack.com General informationonKorea(inEnglish) http://210.121.38.1/english/sub/1/index5-d.htm www.koreascope.org 10 culturalimagesofKorea www.mct.go.kr/best10/s_data_l_200.html English websitedevotedtopublicizingKorea Korea-related Websites Food inKorea Asia theBeautifulCookbook South KoreaHandbook Flavors ofKorea Loewen, Nancy/RourkePublishingGroup Coultrip-Davis, Deborah,andRamsay/YoungSook,BookPublishingCo. Cartoons andillustrationsofKoreantraditions Cost, Bruce/Harpercollins Le Bas,Tom/LangenscheidtPublications Storey, RobertandEnglish,Alex/LonelyPlanet Information onKoreanhistory www.kimsoft.com/korea.htm www.cool.pe.kr http://korea.insights.co.kr www.911tour.com Information onhomestayandinternationalexchanges www.kojaco.com cize Koreanpopularculture www.koreanavi.com Website devotedtoonlinepromotionofKorea by KNTO www.photo-korea.org www.koreainfogate.com Korea, includingDMZ www.charmkorea.com www.prkorea.com www.koreatips.net unteers forforeignervisitors www.guidekorea.org www.korea.net Recent socialandotherissuesinKorea Hoare, James/MidpointTradeBooksInc Nilsen, Robert/MoonPublicationsInc. Website onKoreanmuseums Passmore, Jacki/Harpercollins (with Englishservice) General informationonKorea Provides imagesofKorea Information onKoreantourism Travel guideforforeignvisitors Japanese websitecreatedtopubli- Website forKoreanlanguagevol- Provides photoimagesofKorea Information onoverallaspectsof English websiterunbyKT Information onKoreanculture

Introduction to Korea 013 10 BEST IMAGES OF KOREA stands forthepurityandhomogeneityofKoreanpeople. water). Thewhitebackgroundrepresentspeace,andalso universal elements:heaven,earth,sun(orfire)andmoon one ineachcorner.Eachtrigramsymbolizesofthefour characterize infinity.Thecircleissurroundedbyfourtrigrams, concepts ofcontinualmovement,balanceandharmonythat cosmic forcesofyin.Thesetwotogetherembodythe yang, whilethelowerbluesectionrepresentsnegative upper redsectionrepresentsthepositivecosmicforcesof cle inthecenterofflagisdividedintotwoequalparts.The the principlesofyinandyanginOrientalphilosophy.Thecir- The KoreanflagiscalledTaegeukgi.Itsdesignsymbolizes Taegeukgi determination andperseveranceofthe Koreanpeople. means flower,thusitisaflowersymbolizing theimmortality, both blightandinsects.Mugungmeans immortality,andhwa try. Theyareremarkablytenacious and abletowithstand October, aprofusionofmugunghwagracestheentirecoun- gunghwa asitiscalledinKorean.EveryyearfromJulyto The nationalflowerofKoreaistheroseSharon,ormu- Mugunghwa (NationalFlower) (National Flag) enriching Koreanliterature. come thenationalwrittenlanguage.Hangeulhascontributedgreatlyto writing systems to be- ed withoutanydirectinfluencefromalreadyexisting it originatedandthenamesofpeoplewhoinventedit.Andwascreat- is welldocumented,includingthedate world's writingsystemsasitscreation come tobeknown,isuniqueamongthe in writing.Hangeul,asthealphabethas common peopletoexpressthemselves phonetic alphabetthatenabledthe tion ofthepeople,"itisaneasy-to-learn or "thecorrectsoundsfortheinstruc- Originally knownasHunminjeongeum, sound ofthespokenlanguage. could simplyandaccuratelyconveythe ation ofanalphabetforwritingthat In 1443,KingSejongpromotedthecre- Hangeul Hanbok Of late,hanbokdesign hasbeenadaptedtobettersuitmodern living. hanbok differaccordingtotheseason andsocialstatusofthewearer. ing productintheSoutheastAsianmarket. been knownasa"miraclecure."Indeed,Koreanginsengisprizedtrad- that growsonlyinthewild,deepmountains.InOrientalmedicine,ithas (Traditional Clothing) (Korean Alphabet) terial andmannerofwearing an outercoat.Thecolor,ma- jacket andavest,allbeneath men wearloosetrousers,a jacket andlongskirtwhile gant combinationofashort the lines.Womenwearanele- notable featuresofhanbokare traditional clothing.Themost term usedtodescribeKorean Hanbok isacomprehensive Sansam isatypeofginseng mate andsoil. Ginseng isverysensitivetocli- diseases, includingcancer. hailed asapanaceaforvarious long cultivated,hasbeen Ginseng, whichKoreanshave world foritselixir-likepowers. recognized throughoutthe Korean ginseng,orinsam,is Ginseng

Introduction to Korea 015 anchovies thatareusedforflavoring. derived mainlyfromtheseafoodsuchasoysters,squid,shrimpsand kimchi. Kimchicontainshighlevelsofprotein,calciumandironthatare pan thatisplacedoveracharcoalgrillorgasrange. sharing withforeignvisitors.Bulgogitastesbestwhenitiscookedona tually everymeal,bulgogiisusuallyatreatthatKoreanhostsenjoy are mostoftenidentifiedwithbulgogi.Whereaskimchiisservedatvir- Korean barbecue,thetermliterallymeans"firemeat."Beefandpork Another foodthatKoreaisfamousforbulgogi.Usuallytranslatedas Bulgogi Kimchi Olympics. Itwasanexhibitioneventinthe1988SeoulOlympicGames. Taekwondo wasadoptedasanofficialeventofthe2000Sydney physical andmentaltraining,coupledwithtechniquesfordiscipline. vates characterthrough the body,butalsoculti- Taekwondo buildsnotonly tures quickandhighkicks. A dynamicsport,itfea- the world. rently practicedthroughout Korean martialart,iscur- Taekwondo, atraditional Taekwondo sumptuous mealismeaninglesswithout stuffed cucumberkimchi.ToKoreans,any delicately flavoredversionstohearty comes inavarietyoftypesrangingfrom lesterol andveryhighinfiber.Kimchi Korea. Kimchiislowincaloriesandcho- found atvirtuallyeverymealservedin ginger andotheringredients,kimchiis soned withsalt,garlic,redpeppers, ly madeofcabbageorradishandsea- A pungent,fermentedcondimentgeneral- country andpeace. "street cheering,"inwhichtheydemonstratedtheirloveofsoccer,the during theworld'smostpopularsportingevent,creatingterm, cheering duringtheWorldCup.MillionsofKoreanstooktostreets ple aroundtheglobeasaresultoftheirenthusiasticbutorderly planted agoodimpressionofKoreaanditspeopleinthemindspeo- was stagedinMayandJunethetwocountries.TheRedDevilsim- squad thattookfourthplaceinthe2002Korea/JapanWorldCup,which The RedDevilsisthenameofsupportersKoreannationalfootball The RedDevils along theEastCoast. best touristattractionsasithasalargeresortandisnearbybeaches ancient tombs,stonepagodasandartifacts.GyeongjuisoneofKorea's Heritage List.Gyeongjuaboundsinhistoricalandculturalrelicssuchas Seokguram Grotto,whichareincludedinUNESCO'SWorldCultural of historicalbuildingsandtreasures,includingBulguksaTemple years. Thecityiscalleda"museumwithoutwalls"becauseofitswealth Gyeongju wasthecapitalofancientSillaKingdomforathousand Gyeongju

Introduction to Korea 017 Visa Status and Required Document

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C-4 ● Employment Contract 019 BEFORE ENTRY Short-term ● Recommendation of Employment by Any Relevant Authority Chief www.moj.go.kr Employment ● Permission from the Ministry of Culture & Tourism Korea uses the Status of Sojourn system with respect to immigration policy. There are 32 types of visas reflecting specific social activities and residency D-4 ● Documents Proving Eligibility for Training, Admission to a School, purposes for foreigners. Any foreigner residing in Korea must obtain per- General Trainee or Academic Training Program mission from the relevant authorities should he or she attempt to engage in ● Personal Statement (Resume)

any activity different from what is permitted under the assigned visa. ● Guarantee of Financial Responsibility for the Applicant's Sojourn

● Notarized Personal Guarantee

● ● Procedure for Visa Application D-7 Application Form Permission for Establishment of a Entering & Leaving Korea Employment of ● Letter of Invitation Branch or a Liaison Office

Foreign Invested ● Notarized Personal Guarantee ● Business Plan Visa Application prior to Entry Company ● Personal Statement (Resume) ● List of Company's Foreign ● Business Registration Employees ❶ When Applying at Korean Embassies Overseas (Company Register Certificate) D-8 ● Foreign-Invested Company Processing period 1 Day ● Letter of Appointment Company investor Registration Fee ● List of Company's Foreign Single entry US$ 30 (Up to 90 Days) Employees US$ 50 (More than 90 Days) D-9 ● Trade Business Registration Multiple entry US$ 80 Trade and ● Business Plan Visa status (D-8) Management ● Contract for Introducing Equipment ● Processing in person: Single entry visa for a stay of 1 year or E-5 ● Application Form less. Professional ● Letter of Invitation ● Visa issuance authorized by the head of Korean embassies Employment ● Notarized Personal Guarantee or consulates overseas. ● Personal Statement (Resume) E-7 ● Documents Relating to Company ● Must apply with a letter of invitation issued by Korean ● Diploma or Certificate Specially Establishment sponsor specitying reason for stay. ● Recommendation of Designated ● List of Company's Foreign Employment by Any Relevant ❷ Provision of Visa Issuance Certificates at Profession Employees Immigration Office Authority Chief Processing period 3 Days ● Contract of Employment

Fee None (fees applied when applications are submitted F-3 ● Application Form

abroad) Dependent ● Letter of Invitation

Visa status Overseas embassies or consulates issue D-8 ● Document Proving Family Relationship single and multiple entry visas with residency periods of 2 ● Notarized Personal Guarantee

years or less. Overseas Koreans (F-4) ❸ Countries Exempt from Fees Document that verifies Korean descent, letter of invitation, notarized personal reference, and other Sweden, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan documents required by the Ministry of Justice (sojourn period 2 years, excluding Koreans in China and Russia) Irrespective of residency period The United Kingdom For residency periods of 6 months or less Check Points Before Departure Colombia, Barbados, Peru, Liberia and the Dominican Carry important papers with you at all times, such as passport, birth Republic For residency periods of more than 90 days certificates, school documents for children, bank books, insurance certificates (including car insurance certificates), credit cards, immuniza- tion records and medical records. Do not pack them in moving boxes as they may become lost.

Be sure to mark "Handle with Care" or "Fragile" as needed on boxes going through customs or the post office to Korea. ENTERING & LEAVING KOREA ENTERING & LEAVING u n omprfml.Noformisnecessarywhendeclaringnothing. out one form per family. Customs Declaration out perpassenger,includingaccompanyingchildren. National PlantQuarantineServiceCustomerCenter /Tel.032-740-2074 National VeterinaryResearch&QuarantineService CustomerCenter/Tel.032-740-2660 Incheon AirportQuarantineOffice/Tel.032-740-2700, 2706 National PlantQuarantineServicewww.npqs.go.kr National VeterinaryResearch&QuarantineService www.nvrqs.go.kr Quarantine Service. present acertificatefromtheexporting countrytotheNationalPlant gers whoarriveinKoreawithplantsorothervegetationarerequiredto to theNationalVeterinaryResearchandQuarantineService.Allpassen- required topresentaquarantinecertificatefromtheexportingcountry All passengerswhoarriveinKoreawithlivestockorotheranimalsare should reporttotheirlocalquarantineofficeorhealthcenter. Anyone whocontinuestoshowsuchsymptomsafterreturninghome and highfeverarerequiredtoreportthequarantineofficeruponarrival. naire. Allpassengerswhoshowsymptomsofdiarrhea,gripe,vomiting and SouthAmerica)mayberequiredtocompleteaquarantinequestion- ed (whichmayincludecountriesinSoutheastAsia,CentralAfrica, gions wherecholera,yellowfever,andbubonicplaguehavebeendetect- All passengersandmembersofflightcrewswhoarriveinKoreafromre- Quarantine Arrival PROCEDURES FORENTRY basis, morethan500timesaweek. About 40internationalairlinesflyfromheretomajorcities around theworldonaregular Incheon InternationalAirportisthegatewaytoKoreaandSeoul,capitalcityofKorea. Entry Declaration fever andpestshouldhandinthisform. ing fromareasinfectedwithcholera,yellow Quarantine Questionnaire tion formstofilloutintheairplane. landing, flightattendantswillhandoutdeclara- The processforentryisnotdifficult.Priorto When declaringitemsforcustomsclearance,fill One formshouldbefilled Passengers arriv- lection counters(locatedbetweenCarousels5and61718). baggage-claim area).Collectoversizedbagsatthebagcol- the lost-and-foundcounter(locatednearCarousels3and20in on thedesignatedcarouselforyourflight,fileareportimmediatelyat sengers shouldproceedtocustoms.Ifyoucannotlocateyourluggage which islocatedonthefirstfloor.Afterpickinguptheirbaggage,pas- Passengers maypickuptheirluggageinthebaggage-claimarea, your flight. Fill inanymissingitems. Form, etc.)whilewaitinginlineattheinspectionbooth. Prepare topresentrelevantdocuments(passport,CustomsDeclaration Inspection forEntry notify acustomsofficer thatyouhavenothingtodeclare. If youhavenothing todeclare,youmuststillgothroughcustoms and sist youinfillingouttheform. Customs officerswillansweranyquestions youmayhaveandcanas- to thecustomsareaandpresentaCustoms DeclarationForm. If youhavegoodstodeclare:Afterpicking upyourbaggage,proceed Customs Inspection ● ● ● ● Baggage Claim Collect oversizedbagsatthecounterforbags. Report missingbagsatthelostbaggagecounter. Proceed tocustomsclearancewithyourbags. Retrieve yourbagsfromthebaggagecarouselcorrespondingto

Entering & Leaving Korea 021 of customsoffice tract andpassport back intothecountry out ofthecountry a customsofficer.) perfume carriedbypassengersundertheageof19mustbereportedto shops butbroughtbackintothecountry exceed US$400intotalvalue ● ● ● ● ● ❶ the necessarydocumentsready. goods andlistofrelevantinstitutionsinthisbooklet.Besuretohaveall duty-free goods,benefits,dutiabletaxassessmentforused Check informationonclearanceprocedures,requireddocuments, Property Clearance Clearance Procedures Visitorscanpickuptheirgoodsupondeparture. and chargeastoragefee. Custody Custody &Return For morequestions,call82-32-740-3100,3221~5(CustomerServiceCenter) Korea CustomsServicewww.customs.go.kr/eng/ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Goods SubjecttoCustomsDeclaration Submit papersforcustomsclearance Reserve timeanddateforclearancebycallingmovingfreightsection Secure allrequireddocuments:B/L,packinglist,employmentcon- Remit freightcostandbilloflading(B/L) Check withfreightcompanyaboutarrivaltime Goods thataretobestoredattheairport Goods alreadydeclaredascarry-outitemsthatarebeingbrought Goods coveredbyanATACarnet Goods tobeusedduringthecourseoftripandthentakenback Import-prohibited andrestrictedgoods Goods thataretobere-soldatacommercialbusiness More than2ouncesofperfume(Notethatallalcohol,tobacco,and More than200cigarettesor50cigars Alcohol withavalueofoverUS$400 More than1bottle(1liter)ofalcohol Goods withavalueofoverUS$400purchasedfromlocalduty-free Goods purchasedoracquiredfromoverseas(includinggifts)that Clearance Procedures Customs canretaincertaingoodsthatdonotclearcustoms work oper, videoeditingmachineandexpensive cameraforprofessional such asgrandpianos(formusicnon-professionals), colorpicturedevel- Goods unrelatedtoyouroccupation: valuablemusicalinstruments organ, televisionswiderthan50inches (includingprojectionTV),etc. chair andequipment,largedishwasher, commercialkaraoke,pipe truck, commercialprinter,colorcopier, broadcastingequipment,dental moving agency) 1 year Short-term Resident or morewithaccompanyingfamily) months ormorewithaccompanyingfamily) Quasi-Mover companying family) intending toresideinKoreafor2yearsormore(1yearwithac- (1 yearormorewithaccompanyingfamily) surance certificate,etc.(onlyforthosebringingcars) Documents toshowforcar card, notarizedemployment,contract,etc. Documents toconfirmperiodofstay Declaration ofhandbaggage Copy ofB/Lissuedbyforwarder out bydeclarer List ofvaluablegoods Packing list by declarer Declaration ofmovingandfreightrelatedfacts in thecustomsoffice Import DeclarationForm ❷ ● ● ❺ The goodsmustarrivewithin6monthsofyourentrydate. quantity andusageofgoods,whetherornottheyhavebeenused. country basedonyouroccupation,reasonforrelocation,familysize, The customsofficeheadwilldeterminethegoodstobeallowedinto ❹ ● ● ● ● ● ● Mover ❸ Goods notsuitableforpersonalorhouseholduse:familyautomobile, Goods transportedonbehalfofothers(attherequestafriendor Foreigners residinginKoreafor3monthsto1year Koreans whorelocatetoKoreaafterstayingabroadfor3months Foreigners intendingtoresideinKoreafor1yearormore(6months Koreans movingtoKoreaafterstayingabroadfor1yearormore(6 Koreans withforeignpermanentresidencestatusandforeigners Koreans movingtoKoreaafterstayingabroadfor2yearsormore Required DocumentsforCustomsClearance Goods NotConsideredHousehold Certification ofHouseholdGoods Categories ofMovers Form providedbycustomsofficetobefilled CFA (TheCustomsFriendshipAssociation) Car registration,ownershipcertificate,in- Verified bycustomsoffice Passport, foreignerregistration Should befilledout

Entering & Leaving Korea 023 million won more bythecustomsoffice are duty-free.) ing tothecustomsoffice and soonwhichexceedfamilysize relocating withoutfamily),furitems,electricalappliances,kitchenware orWns 02-2236-1909 02-560-5700 02-335-2642 02-538-1612 02-598-9700 02-358-5411~2 051-972-0123 064-741-6330 051-460-6114 Panalpina KoreaCo.,Ltd. Four Winds 032-740-3333 02-660-5114 02-3438-1114 Cho YangTransport Korea TransportMoving&Storage Ajin Transportation Asian TigersTranspack ❾ Gimhae Customs Jeju Customs Busan Customs Seoul GimpoCustoms Incheon Customs Seoul Customs Korea CustomsService ❽ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● (Based onDomesticWholesalePrice) ❼ ● ● ● ❻ ● ● ● Other itemsforwhichoneperhouseholdisconsideredadequate Dishwashers andgasovens Washers anddryers Package-type airconditioners Movie camerasandmovieprojectors Color televisionswiderthan29inches Refrigerators andfreezerslargerthan600liters Hunting gunsorrifles Hand-woven silkrugslargerthan5sq.meters Luxurious furnitureandlightingapparatusworthmorethan2millionwon Stereo equipmentworthmorethan2millionwon Musical instruments(pianos,electricorgans,etc)worthmorethan2 New itemsneverused Jewelry, pearls,ivoryandequivalentitemsvaluedat1millionwonor Boats, airplanes,cars(CarsmadeinKoreaandregisteredoverseas More thanonecarperfamily.Short-termresidentscannotbringincars Other goodsthatmaynotconstitutehouseholdbelongingsaccord Goods unbefittingfamilysituation:feminineorgoods(formen Major FreightCompanies Relevant Institutions Dutiable ArticleswhenQuantityExceedsOne Dutiable Articles www.customs.go.kr air fordelivery,suchascosmetics,electronicitems,gifts,samples,etc. Parcel Mail papers, andrawmaterialsforexporter express mail)thatrequiresamedayornextdelivery,catalogues, Express Mail(EMS) require deliveryreceipt,postcards,books,catalogues,newspapers,etc. Regular Mail ❶ Customs ClearanceofMail H 1588-0001 02-3665-3651 080-023-8000 02-334-8200 02-551-1608 Korea CustomsService ❸ 02-430-0123 United ParcelService(UPS) Federal Express(FEDEX) 02-2649-6231 DHL Airborne Express ❷ COEX PostOffice Seoul SongpaPostOffice Seoul InternationalPostOffice Major CustomsClearancePostOfficesinSeoul clearance andduty-freeitems.Tel.02-653-2272Fax.02-653-2530. Call theCustomsClearanceSectionofKoreaOfficeforinquiriesonmail Types ofMail Relevant Institution Express ServiceFirms(CourierService) Items 30kgorless(usually20less)broughtbysea Items 2kgorless(5forbooksbooklets)thatdonot www.customs.go.kr Items 20kgorless(regularexpressmail,parcel

Entering & Leaving Korea 025 Documents RequiredbyVisaType Required documents (2 copiesforchildrenunder17years),applicationform Accompanying familymembers Applicants tion officeintheirprovinceofresidencewithin90daysentry. Application and thosesubjecttomutualagreements(A-3)areexcluded. - Copyofaforeignemployee'salienregistrationcard,passportcopy (Foreigners shouldalwayscarrytheiralienregistrationcards) Businessregistration,NotarizedAIDSexamination Foreigners, 17yearsorolder,whowishtostay1yearmorewillbefingerprintedatregistration. BusinessregistrationInstituteestablishmentandoperational with F-3visasmaybeexemptfromfees.) Fee Processing period Foreign-investedcompanyregistration,businessregistration F-3 Businessregistration Businessregistration E-6 E-2 Only commonlyrequireddocument E-1, 3,4,5,7 D-8 Registrationfeereceipt,businessregistrarion,certificateofhealth, Statementgrantingentrytoaschool,orregistrationfeereceipt D-7, 9 D-6, F-1 RequiredDocumant D-3-13-2 D-2, 4 Visa Status Alien Registration SETTLING INKOREA 10,000 won(Argentinecitizensunder14yearsorCanadianwhostaylessthan6months Passports, 3photos(3x4cm),applicationform Applicants forlong-termvisasmayapplyattheimmigra- Within 3days accident insurancereceipt Documents incommon Diplomats (A-1),governmentofficials(A-2) entry. stay formorethan90daysaftertheirdateof stay ofmorethan90daysandwhointendto Eligibility Passport, 3photos(3x4cm) Foreigners withvisaspermittinga www.moj.go.kr Processing period members (F-3)mayobtainthesameperiod. obtain permissionforastayofupto2years.Accompanyingfamily Period ofsojourn months willbeexemptfromfees.) Canadian citizenswithF-3visasprovidedforastayoflessthan6 (Argentine citizensunder14yearsofage,UnitedKingdomcitizens,or Fee ship notneededifextensioniswithinvalidperiodofprevioussponsorship) form, statementofemployment,notarizedpersonalguarantee(sponsor- Required documents before thesojournperiodexpires province orforforeigninvestors,KISC(KoreaInvestmentServiceCenter) Application their periodofsojourn Eligibility Extending PeriodofSojourn mission iftheyplan to re-enterKoreawithintheirsojournperiod. Possessors ofmultiple entryvisasarenotrequiredtoobtain re-entryper- proval fromtheMinister ofJustice.) Korean Embassyhead:extensionsfor 15daysto3monthsrequireap- (Permission ofExtensionforlessthan 15daysmaybeapprovedbythe Korean Embassyintheircountryofsojourn. permission periodaftertheyhavedeparted Koreabyapplyingatthe be giventoforeignnationalswishing extendtheirre-entry Extension ofre-entrypermissionperiod China, Taiwan,SaudiArabia,IranandLibya Foreign nationalssubjecttorestrictionsonmultiplere-entrypermits Belgium, Sweden,Switzerland,Liechtenstein,France,FinlandandGrenada Surinam, theNetherlands,Norway,Denmark,Germany,Luxembourg, Foreign nationalsexemptfromobtainingre-entrypermission day ofdeparture vestors) orImmigration Application Processing period Fee requesting permissionforre-entry Required documents Permissible period temporarily andreturnduringtheirauthorizedtermofresidence Eligibility Re-entry Application Multi re-entry-50,000won 30,000 wonperalienregistrationcertificate Single re-entry-30,000won Foreigners residinginKoreawhowishtoleavethecountry Foreigners withalienregistrationcardwhowishtoextend Processed atalocalimmigrationoffice,KISC(forforeignin- Submit ateithertheimmigrationofficeofrelevant Those withD-7,8,9,E-5,7,orF-1visastatusmay Immigration office-oneday;KISConthespot On thespot Multiple entry-2yearsorless Single entry-1yearorless Office atinternationalairportsorseaportsonthe Passport, alienregistrationcard,applicationform Passport, alienregistrationcard,application Special considerationmay

Entering & Leaving Korea 027 tration card. status, whileCategory2applicantsneed onlytomodifytheiralienregis- istration attherelevantimmigrationoffice afterchangingtheirsojourn Permitted exception than sixmonthsareexempted.) of theUnitedKingdomandCanadawithF-3visasintendingtostayless Fee ship, andalistofforeignemployeesworkinginthecompany book orcertificateofbusinessregistration,notarizedlettersponsor- foreign-investment registrationcertificate,curriculumvitae, the applicant'spurposeforbeinginKorea,statementofemployment, Required documents Application establish andoperateaforeign-investedcompany in Koreaforasubstantialperiodoftimewithanothervisa,desiringto Foreign investors,includingfamilymembers,whohavebeenresidents without theappropriatevisaorwithashort-term vested-companies, includingfamilymembers,whoenteredKorea lished aforeign-investedcompany;orrequisitepersonnelofforeignin- Korea withouttheappropriatevisaorwithashort-termandestab- Eligibility Changing StatusofSojourn Fee port, motherorfather'salienregistrationcard Required documents Applicants within 30daysofthebirthchild. Application they musthaveapassport.) within 30daysofbirthcandepartwithoutastatussojournthough intending tostaymorethan30daysafterbirth(InfantsleavingKorea Eligibility Application toAcquireStatusofSojourn Korea. ed astatusofsojournapplyforregistrationasforeignnationallivingin Those whointendtostaymorethan90daysafterthedateofbeinggrant- ents mustapplyforastatusofsojournwithintheperiodstipulatedbylaw. If thechildisunabletoobtainapassportwithin30daysofbirth,par- of theparents. Period ofsojourn 50,000 won(Argentinecitizensunder14yearsofage,and 40,000 won Korean-born childrenofforeignnationalsholdingaD-8visa Foreign investorsincludingfamilymembers,whoentered Parents ofthechild Should besubmittedtoalocalimmigrationofficeorKISC Submitted totherelevantimmigrationofficeorKISC (Citizens ofArgentinaandUnitedKingdomareexempted) F-3 statusperiodgrantedwillbethesameasthat Category 1applicantsmayrenewtheir alienreg- Passport, applicationform,evidencesupporting Application form,birthcertificate,child'spass- residency form(availableatsi,gun,orguoffices) Documents tobesubmitted within 14daysofmoving. Foreigners mustreportachangeofaddresstotheirsi,gun,orguoffices Reporting ChangeofAddress Visa AdjustmentsandEligibility their departure. return theiralienregistrationcardtotheimmigrationofficersatairportorseaportof Registered foreignerswholeavethecountryaftercompletingtheirperiodofstayshould Change ofresidencywillbenotedonthealienregistrationcard. tion forms. Visit theWebsiteofMinistryJustice(www.moj.go.kr), whereyoucanalsodownloadapplica- Useful InformationonDepartureandEntry Immigration Offices Gimhae 051-972-1610 nho ipr 3-4-23Jj 064-721-3494 Jeju 032-740-7213 Korea CityAirTerminal Incheon Airport ua 5-6-00Cucen033-244-7351 063-245-6161 062-381-0015 055-222-9272 061-665-2441 Chuncheon 043-262-0595 042-254-1391 Jeonju 051-461-3030 Gwangju Masan Cheongju 031-355-2016 Yeosu 031-666-2677 Daejeon Ulsan 02-732-6214 02-650-6239 031-876-5561 Busan Hwaseong 032-889-9903 Sejongro (Seoul) Osan Uijeongbu Seoul Incheon oor theirfamilllieswhoenterKoreawithout investedcompany,orpersonneland statustoD-8aftersetting-upaforeign- D-8orF-3 upgradeto children(within30daysofbirth) Thosewishingtochangetheirvisa nationals childrenofforeign Sojourm Visastatus ForeignnationalparentofKorean-bom Status of Immediate Changing Permission for Korean-bom Residence Immediate Status of Permission for eetywt igeadwithintheperiodstipulatedbytheirvisa withsingleand theexpirationdateoftheirvisa. Thosewishingtore-enterthecountry 2yearsorless Re-entryforthose Immediate Thosewishingtostaybeyond Re-entry Extensionofstay Applicants Permit for Awarded NatureofPermit Immediate Sojourm Period Processing Extension of Period Permit for Adjustment Visa 052-261-7545, 0515 053-981-6854 Daegu 02-551-6922 multiple entry-visas Alien registrationcardandchangeof IC02-3460-7571 KISC but notinpossessionofamultiplevisa. Korea) the companyestablishmentorentering invested company(immediatelyafter sable tothesetting-upsaidforeign- D-8 visasandareconsideredindispen-

Entering & Leaving Korea 029 leaving thecountryasdeemednecessary. liens orinfractionswillbedetained. ● ● ❺ return officeonehourpriortodeparture. the airportauthoritiesshouldrequesttheirreturnatcounterof Claiming CustodyBaggage return toKoreaifdeclaredontheNotificationofHandBaggageform. used fortravelbytravelersorflightattendantsareexemptfromtaxupon Declaration ofhand-carriedbaggage ❹ quarantine. Plant QuarantineServicetodetermineifyourdestinationrequiresplant Plant quarantine your destinationrequiresanimalquarantine. National VeterinaryResearchandQuarantineServicetodetermineif Animal quarantine ❸ tion, gotogateandwaitboardplane tax receipt,gothroughcustomssecuritycheckanddepartureinspec- Pay DepartureTax,gotodeparturegate(3rdFloor),submit ceive boardingpassandcheck-inbaggage(2ndFloor) Arrive attheairport(2hoursinadvance),check-inairlinecounter,re- ❷ cluding short-termleaves),DeclarationofDeparture,boardingticket Passport andalienregistrationcardwhenconcludingresidency(ex- ❶ Declaration ofDeparture Departing Procedures The Koreangovernmentreservestheright toprohibitanypersonfrom Those withoutstandinglegalviolations,unpaidtaxesorsocialsystem Departure ProceduresDEPARTURE PROCEDURES Detention Customs Quarantine Departure Required Documents Check inadvancewithyourairlinesandtheNational Check inadvancewithyourairlinesandthe Visitors wholeftbagsinthecustodyof High-priced orluxuriousgoods Firms SpecializinginMovingFreightOverseas shipping insurancetoprotectagainstpropertydamageorloss. items froma99-sq-meterapartment.Customersareadvisedtoobtain per 20feetand40ofspace.A20-footcontainercanaccommodate Container charges meter. for smallitems,arequotedperCBM(cubicmeter):1meterx Charge perCBM rather thanweight. Freight charges Condition ofMoving Packing-Inland Transport Procedure forMovingFreightAbroad Moving Freight c hpigwwaehpigc.r02-3142-3100 02-3455-1350 02-722-8000 because theyaremorereliablethanunlicensedforwarders. www.aceshipping.co.kr www.hyundaishipping.co.kr International FreightForwardersAssociationwww.kiffa.or.kr/member/member1.htm, 02-3782-0250 Those movingoverseasareadvisedtouseafirmthatismemberoftheKorea www.tonginmv.co.kr Hyundai Shipping http://glops.korex.co.kr Ace Shipping Tongin Express Korea ExpressGlops ● ● ● ● Required Documents Door to Door toPort Insurance Policy Commercial Invoice Packing List Bill ofLading From housetocustomsinthedestination From housetointhedestination Charges forinternationalshipment,especiallythose Moving freightchargesarebasedonbulkvolume, Container shippingchargesarenormallyquoted ▷ Clearance ▷ Shipping ▷ Arrival

Entering & Leaving Korea 031 ACCOMMODATIONS & HOUSING hr 000 8,0 5,0~ 000 50,000~100,000 90,000 50,000~ Ondol 90,000~150,000 80,000~110,000 30,000~80,000 120,000~150,000 Double/Twin 70,000~130,000 100,000~130,000 Third 60,000~100,000 Second 250,000~450,000 First 270,000~300,000 Single Deluxe 150,000~230,000 250,000~270,000 Super Deluxe 170,000~250,000 160,000~350,000 Class Rate many hotelshavenosinglerooms. not includemeals.Confirmtheroomtypebeforereservingas Check outisusuallybeforenoon.Roomratesingeneraldo vance duringpeakseasonsorinternationalevents. ticular, bookingshouldbemadeabout1or2monthsinad- Rooms shouldbebookedaboutaweekinadvance.Inpar- ular touristdestinations. connected totransportationtheairport,aswellpop- available. Somehotelshavegoodviews.Mostare bars, dutyfreeshops,healthclubsandotherfacilitiesare on thefloor. Hotels Accommodations HOUSING INFORMATION LODGING FACILITIES & (as ofFebruary1,2002,inKoreanwon).VATis not included. Conference rooms,dininghalls,restaurants, sleeping doneonmatsplaced as ondol(heatedfloor), ble bedsandKorean,known Western withsingleordou- are availableintwostyles: the nationalflower.Rooms gunghwa (RoseofSharon), fied bythenumberofmu- The hoteltypecanbeidenti- ratings inWesterncountries. not correspondwithhotel class, buttheseratingsdo class, secondclassandthird super deluxe,first Korean hotelsareratedas with month ormore. breakfast. A10-20percentdiscount isavailableforlongstaysof1 However, thereisnoservicechargeortaxonroomrates. ited, andmotelstaffmaynotspeakEnglish. are available,butsomemotelsonlyofferKoreanstyle.Facilitieslim- rates generallydonotincludemeals.Western-andKorean-stylerooms Late checkout(after12o'clocknoon)mayincuranextracharge.Room tween 20,000wonand60,000won. Rates formotelsandinnsdifferbyplaceseasonbutusuallyfallbe- Motels/Inn www. goone.com,www.billboard.pe.kr www.koreahomnestay.com, www.whnc.org Information onHomestay Korean YouthHostelAssociationwww.kyha.or.kr p.m., andcheckoutisnoon. cooking facilitiesarealsoavailable.Check-inisbetweennoonand2 card foramembershiprate.Foodischeaperthanatotherplaces,and hostel associationsinothercountriescanpresenttheirmembership non-members usuallypayinga30percentsurcharge.Membersofyouth available onlytomembers,otherswelcomenon-membersaswell,with 40,000 won,butdifferaccordingtolocation.Whereassomehostelsare Korean YouthHostelAssociation.Ratesrangebetween15,000and There are47youthhostelsinKorea,mostofthemmembersthe Youth Hostels and majorholidays. miniums shouldbebooked2to4weeksinadvanceduringtheskiseason Check-in isbetweennoonand2p.m.,checkoutnoon.Mostcondo- apartment) duringthepeakseason,and60,000wonoffseason. rate is150,000wonfor4people(56.1sq.meter include asupermarketandsportclub.Typicallythe Other facilities frigerator, cookingpans,dishes,etc. Condos haveakitchenequippedwithstove,re- resorts, golfcoursesandothertypesofresorts. condo (shortforcondominium)areavailableatski Apartment-like accommodationsreferredtoas Condominiums and 50,000won,whichincludes The costisbetween30,000won Korea's uniqueculture. to learnaboutKoreansaswell food. Thisisagoodopportunity to experienceKoreancultureand Homestay isforthosewhowant Homestay

Accommodations & Housing 033 oe eue 223-1102-2235-0276 02-546-8409 02-753-6370 02-542-0112 02-2236-2121 02-984-3679 02-986-2000 02-771-0500 First 02-2272-0773 02-333-3388 Deluxe SuperDeluxe First 02-2270-3114 02-532-0399 02-452-6867 02-330-7770 02-755-9548 02-755-4906 Youngdong 02-752-3192 02-532-5000 02-556-1126 Westin Chosun Deluxe 02-756-1119 02-453-0121 02-773-6000 02-332-1155 Victoria 02-546-6111 02-557-1221 Tower First 02-332-1122 SuperDeluxe Deluxe 02-771-4500 First Sofitel Ambassador 02-541-3111 Deluxe Shilla Super 02-544-8523 Sheraton WalkerHill 02-556-8855 First Deluxe Deluxe 02-6006-9114 Seoul Rex 02-2233-5073 Deluxe 02-755-5582 02-752-7417 02-3451-8000 02-2274-5733 Seoul Palace 02-553-8118 Seo (West)Seoul 02-2233-3131 02-2266-2151 SuperDeluxe Sekyo 02-777-7811 02-753-3131 02-755-8897 02-555-0501 Sejong First Deluxe Samjong 02-396-6633 02-771-2200 SuperDeluxe Royal 02-557-0141 Deluxe 02-412-1932 Riviera 02-2287-6000 First First SuperDeluxe Ritz-Carlton 02-735-6212 02-557-0111 Renaissance Seoul 02-420-0100 02-732-1774 Deluxe Radisson SeoulPlaza 02-735-9071 Prima 02-732-0161 President First Poongjun First Pacific First 02-417-3655 Olympia 02-784-2332 First Novotel AmbassadorGangnam 02-734-0665 First02-929-2000 02-419-7000 Novotel AmbassadorDoksan First02-780-8001 New World 02-730-9911 02-2247-2496 02-926-4071 SuperDeluxe New Star 02-6282-6263 New Seoul 02-784-2332 First02-2247-2500 New Kukje 02-6282-6262 Deluxe 02-453-5416 02-715-9441 Marguerite 02-795-0457 02-792-3111 02-559-7990 Manhattan SuperDeluxe 02-453-5131 02-717-9441 Lotte World 02-794-0171 02-754-2510 Lotte Super 02-555-5656 Kyungnam 02-651-1389 Deluxe 02-548-2500 02-317-3144 Koreana First 02-554-0643 SuperDeluxe 02-3216-7799 Deluxe 02-752-3758 02-798-6953 JW Marriott Deluxe 02-455-6311 02-653-1999 02-797-1010 02-514-3535 Grand Inter-Continental SuperDeluxe 02-3216-5656 02-555-7575 02-771-1000 02-797-1234 Holiday InnSeoul 02-455-1100 02-796-0918 02-797-4111 Holiday Itaewon SuperDeluxe Deluxe SuperDeluxe 02-3440-8200 Fax Hilton International Deluxe Deluxe 02-792-1122 Hankang Deluxe 02-3440-8000 Hamilton Deluxe Telephone First Grand HyattSeoul Grand Hilton 02-3430-8000 Deluxe Green World Deluxe 02-3452-2500 Green Grass Class Elle Lui SuperDeluxe Dong Seoul Crown COEX Inter-Continental Capital Amiga Name Seoul Hotels eue 0-6-1102-564-4573 02-567-1101 02-854-4799 Deluxe Deluxe 02-3282-6400 aae Frt 6-2-55062-224-9723 062-232-3731 062-222-2525 062-228-8000 062-673-4300 062-226-0020 062-524-0026 062-526-8666 062-942-9112 062-673-0700 062-226-0011 062-224-0766 First Fax 062-524-0025 First 062-526-8600 062-942-9111 062-225-7222 Deluxe Shin YangPark First Telephone 062-224-8933 Palace First First Mudeung Park First Moodeung NewWorld First062-224-6111 First 053-764-0620 Gwangju Prince Class Kukje 053-985-0888 053-763-7311 Koreana 053-755-0086 053-622-1501 053-253-4121 Grand Prix 053-985-0808 Grand 053-752-1001 053-751-2305 053-629-5501 053-252-6001 Name First 053-983-0433 053-766-8004 Gwangju Area 053-751-2301 First 053-472-7900 First 053-982-0801 First 053-765-6006 Soo Sung First 053-423-7400 053-471-9911 053-757-6133 Pal KongPark First New YoungNam 053-426-5211 First 053-757-6141 First New Samil 053-628-2833 First Kumho 053-953-2008 Hwang Sil 053-558-4971 053-628-1001 First 053-742-0002 First Hwang Kum 053-952-0088 053-253-0323 Fax Hillside 053-559-2100 053-755-3367 053-742-0001 053-765-7157 Garden Deluxe 053-252-7799 Deluxe Dong Taegu First 053-755-3001 053-953-2008 053-765-7776 Dong In Telephone Deluxe First Daegu Prince First Daegu Park First 053-952-0088 Daegu Grand Daegu 042-621-8409 Class SuperDeluxe Crystal Crown 042-621-8400 042-822-0041 Ariana 042-822-5250 Inter-Burgo 042-823-5805 042-862-0059 042-822-0811 Fax First 042-822-9410 Name 042-824-0023 042-823-2111 042-865-7000 Daegu Area 042-824-0211 Deluxe 042-822-2000 042-824-0035 042-634-5609 Telephone Shamony Deluxe Deluxe First Yousoung 042-634-5600 First Deluxe Riviera Yousoung Lotte Daedeok Class First Hong-in Expo Chateau Grace Adria Name Daejeon Area

Accommodations & Housing 035 egioKL eue 047320 064-733-9377 064-731-4333 064-733-2001 064-758-2521 064-735-5415 064-731-1000 064-758-2500 064-738-4466 064-720-6515 064-752-9777 SuperDeluxe Deluxe Fax SuperDeluxe 064-742-3150 064-724-2001 064-752-8222 Deluxe 064-738-9990 064-746-4111 Telephone SuperDeluxe Seogwipo KAL 064-747-5000 SuperDeluxe 064-732-2039 Lotte Jeju 064-738-3800 064-741-8000 SuperDeluxe Jeju Shilla 064-733-1234 Jeju Pacific Jeju Oriental Class 051-207-1400 Deluxe 051-463-3510 SuperDeluxe Jeju KAL 051-241-1161 Deluxe 051-207-1300 Jeju Grand 051-463-3511 051-241-1051 Hyatt RegencyJeju 051-244-1153 Green VillaJeju 051-241-1523 051-241-4301 051-741-5757 051-742-1313 Crown Plaza 051-245-8061 Name Deluxe 051-744-1331 051-742-7411 051-328-2009 First First Jeju Area 051-555-1900 051-866-8770 051-328-2001 SuperDeluxe First 051-324-4495 Westin ChosunBeach 051-555-1800 051-866-7400 051-642-6595 First First Sorabol 051-743-1250 051-742-2100 Deluxe Sapphire 051-328-9911 051-642-1330 051-505-4283 Royal 051-742-2121 051-743-1234 051-810-5110 Royal Kingdom 051-337-8820 Pusan 051-506-0093 SuperDeluxe First First 051-810-1000 Phoenix 051-463-2800 051-337-8811 SuperDeluxe Fax Paragan 051-740-0141 051-462-9101 First Paradise Beach First 051-463-5001 SuperDeluxe Nam TaePyungYang 051-7400-114 051-466-9101 Telephone Neul Bom First Mirabo First Marriot SuperDeluxe Lotte Busan First Kukje Deluxe Class Haeundae Grand Grand Empire Commodore Arirang Name Busan Area the contractuponsigning. years. Housing Rental Type ofHousing for rental,purchasing,typesofcontractsandrealestateagencies. This sectionprovidesinformationontypesofhousing,paymentcontracts Types ofHousing ● ● ● ● ● ❶ the valueofresidentialproperty. the owner.Thejeonsedepositisusuallyequivalentto45-55percentof Jeonse canbeconvertedintowolseandviceversawiththeconsentof The initialdepositamountwilldeterminethelevelofmonthlypayments. or two-yearcontract.Wolsereferstoamonthlyrentalpaymentsystem. and thedepositmoneyisreturnedtotenantuponexpirationofaone wolse. Jeonserequiresasubstantialdepositinlieuofmonthlypayments The rentalsysteminKoreaincludestwoarrangements,jeonseand ut-aiyhueSmall-sizedapartments Officeandapartmentcompoundlay-out Multi-family house Officetel Western-stylecondominium One-room lay-out Studio apartment Stand-alonestructureonownlot Villa Features Single-family House Inresidentialcomplexwith5storiesorhigher Apartment (Condominium) Type Renter shouldkeepthehouseinitsoriginal condition. Renter shouldpaytheremainderupon occupancy. Renter shouldbepreparedtopayadeposit equalto10percentof Deposit shouldberefundedattermination ofthecontract. Renter isrequiredtopayadepositaftercontractingforoneortwo Key MoneyDeposit Public parkinglot No janitorormanageronduty Low building Public parkinglot Janitor andmanageravailable Office orresidentialpurpose Public parkinglot No janitorormanageron-duty Low building Gas supplied Janitor andmanageron-duty 4 storiesorlower More spaciousandlesscrowdedthanapartmentcomplexes Gas supplied Garden oryard Public parkinglot Stores andamenities Janitor andmanageronduty (Buying andRental)

Accommodations & Housing 037 or passportattherelevantregistrationoffice.) contract. (Foreignpurchasersmustpresenttheiralienregistrationcard contract signing. one- ortwo-yearcontract. monthly paymentuponoccupancy. deposit (one-ortwo-yearcontract). minor, thewrittenconsentofhisorher legalguardianisrequired. ney, anddocumentcertifyingthatthe seal isregistered.Iftheownera certify theregistrationresidencecardofproxy,warrantattor- In casetheownerdoesnotsigncontractinperson,youwillhaveto to thoroughlyexaminethesubjectunitandownershipregistry. When yousignacontractforhousingpurchaseorrental,itisnecessary Signing Contract contract money. Under law,housingsalesandrentalfeesconstitute0.15percent0.9ofthe ● ● ● ❸ ● ● ● ● ● ❷ Renter shouldpaytheremainingamountuponoccupancy. Renter shouldpay10percentofthetotalmonthlypaymentupon Renter shouldpayallmonthlypaymentsinadvanceuponsigninga The depositwillberefundeduponterminationofthecontract. Renter shouldpaytheremainderofdepositandprovidefirst Renter shouldpay10percentofthedeposituponsigningcontract. Deposit isordinarily10to20timesthemonthlypayment. Renter isrequiredtomakemonthlypaymentsafterprovidinga Advance PaymentofTotalMonthlyRent Monthly Payment+KeyMoneyDeposit tration cardbeforesigningany verify therealestateagent'sregis- to obtainacontractinEnglish. ership. Itispossibleinmanycases the transferandregistrationofown- comprehensive services,including credentials andexperience. real estateagent,checktheagent's ● ● ● Purchasing aHouse The purchaserorrentershould A realestateagentwillprovide When seekingassistancefroma anteed hisorherdepositwhenthecontractexpires. tration cardandrentalcontract. registration office,notaryorguoffice.Mustpresentalienregis- compiling contractsinEnglish. general servicesregardingthepurchaseandrentalofoffices,and/or money totherenterifownerfailsfulfillcontract. of thecontract. alien registrationcardarerequired.). ● ● ● Registration ofExactDatesOccupancy ● ● Real EstateAgents tion commissionsetupatthesi(city),gun(county)orgu(ward)office. ker tocourtorbringyourcomplainttherealestatebrokeragearbitra- directly. However,shouldnoaccordbereached,youcouldtakethebro- estate agency,youareadvisedtotrysettlethecasewithbroker When abrokerage-relatedproblemoccursindealarrangedbyreal In CaseofBrokerageProblems ● ● In theCaseofBreachContract 1 pyeong=3.3058squaremeters ● HNHARat 02-797-9800 02-749-1120 02-541-8050 02-3453-1570 02-797-7733 Prime CorporateServices CHUNGHWA Realty 02-792-8277 02-794-0811 NANCY BizcoInc. HANS Realty 02-2331-6197 02-749-1997 DREAM LANDRealty Rent Bank Telephone Lucky Realty 02-795-0700 Seoul RealEstateConsulting 02-564-1031 Doyle Realty 02-796-7633 ERA Korea Century 21YooLimRealty Starts International Name When theGovernmentendorsesrentcontract,renterisguar- The followingagentsprovidelegalservices,packingand/or Some staffcanspeakEnglishfluently. The houseownermustreturndoubletheamountofcontract The rentershallforfeitanycontractmoneywhenheorsheisinbreach Not availablewhentherenterisacompany. The occupancydateofadwellingisavailablefromtherealestate Address changesshouldbereportedtotheguoffice(Passportand o elEtt 02-790-7933 02-798-8005 02-790-4989 02-792-5000 Top RealEstate 02-2232-1199 PRIME Realty 02-792-7921 02-792-0775 Seoul Realty P.L. Consulting Bando Realty 02-790-2100 America Realty 02-3477-4411 02-793-0324 02-2007-8500 Booil Realty Telephone Colliers JardineCo.Ltd. CROWN Realty GRAND Realty 02-399-2600 EHS Realty Cushmane Wakefield Name

Accommodations & Housing 039 Wolse large single-familyhousesandexpensive villas. into UNVillageandanordinaryresidential district.UNVillagehasmany Hannam-dong, whichisnearbyItaewon. Thisneighborhoodisdivided A significantnumberofforeigndiplomaticmissionsarelocatedin Hannam-dong Wolse the bigcity.ApartmentsarealwaysingreatdemandIcheon-dong. can feelcomfortableandcozy,whileavoidingthehustlebustleof parks andshopsthatoffertheconveniencesofcitylife.Residentshere A largenumberofJapanesenationalsliveinthisneighborhoodsmall Ichon-dong young peopleandavidshoppers. expatriates reside. and workplaces.Manyforeignerspreferneighborhoodswhereother environment, comfortablelivingandeasyaccesstobusinessdistricts Popular neighborhoodsarethosewhichofferahigh-qualityeducational Residential areasforforeignersarebecomingevermorediverse. Major ResidentialAreas high-speed Internetservices. and gasrangeoven.Manyexpatriateresidencesarenowwiredfor ing roomandkitchen,built-inwallsystems,refrigerator,dishwasher, housing isusuallyfurnishedwithbasicamenities,suchasseparatedin- ing, spaceforentertaining,andattractiveviews.Inaddition,expatriate Expatriate housingusuallyfeaturesspaciouslivingrooms,amplepark- eigners canbefoundresidinginvariousareas. eign embassies.ButasaresultofKorea'srapidglobalization,todayfor- In thepast,residentialareasforforeignerswerecenteredaroundfor- Major ResidentialAreasforForeigners las; 2million~4wonformedium-andsmall-sized apartmentunits 1.5 million~5millionwon;jeonse:150million~500won 8 million~12millionwonfordetachedhouses; 4million~9forlargevil- popular internationalhangoutfor selling largesizes.Ithasbecomea at adiscount,includingfivestores Itaewon offersname-brandclothing unique goods. leather apparel,clothing,andother a diverserangeofshopsoffering Itaewon isfamousforshopping,with Designated asaspecialtouristzone, Association /Tel.02-797-7319) Itaewon (Itaewon SpecialTourism million~12 millionforlargehouses expatriates. range ofhigh-endapartmentsanddetachedhousesthatarefavoredby Gangnam area,areexclusivelyforforeigners.TheSeochoareaalsohasa The high-riseSamsungWorldCenterandHumanTouch,bothinthe tached houses,villasandapartmentsforrentexclusivelyexpatriates. there. Thereareanumberofde- school andgrocerymarketsituated many Frenchnationalswitha Bangbae MiddleSchoolishometo Of particularnote,theareanearby and Seocho-dong. dong, Banpo-dong,Bangbae-dong These areasincludeSamseong- Gangnam-gu/Seocho-gu Wolse students. rent here.Thesesmallunitsarepreferredbyforeignbusinessmenand There aremanyone-roomandtwo-roomunitsoffitelsavailablefor Seodaemun-gu/Mapo-gu Wolse tourist attractions. bassador areinthisarea,whichisnear theBukakSkywayandother ficial residenceofsomeEuropeanambassadors andtheJapaneseam- its villasarepreferredbyexecutivesof multinationalcompanies.Theof- Many ofthearea'slargehousesareleasedasembassybuildings,while This isaresidentialareawithmanylargehousesandexpensivevillas. Seongbuk-dong Wolse area alsohasconvenientaccesstothedowntownbusinessdistrict. tary. VillasnearSangmyungUniversityarefavoredbyexpatriates.This There aresomeresidentialareasforexpatriatesaroundtheSinyeongro- Sinyeong-dong/Gugi-dong Wolse convenient accesstodowntownSeoul. and AfricancountriesareinthePyeongchang-dongarea,whichhas tives offoreigncorporations.TheembassiesmanySouthAmerican houses areleasedasembassyoffices,whilevillasrentedtoexecu- This areaisknownforitsexpensivedetachedhousesandvillas.Large Pyeongchang-dong Wolse las; 3million~8millionformedium-andlarge-sized detachedhouses las; 3million~8millionforlargehouses homes 0. 3.5 million~8millionwonforvillas:jeonse:7million~10detached 5 million~7millionwonfordetachedhouses;7million~9villas;9 8 million~13millionwonfordetachedhouses;3.5million~5vil- 8 million~13millionwonfordetachedhouses; 3.5million~5millionwonforvil- 6 million~2millionwonforapartments&offitels;jeonse:40million~120

Accommodations & Housing 041 ua oc il 25232 http://humantouch.co.kr www.fraserhospitality.com 02-552-3921 02-262-8282 www.oakwoodseoul.com Human TouchVille Rodamko Hotel 02-3466-7000 Oakwood PremierCoexCenter Hotel forLong-termResidents health club,andbusinesscenter. www.koreagagurent.co.kr ates. TheyhaveaKorean-stylerestaurant,bakery,conveniencestore, 3~5Million These arefullyservicedhotelapartmentbuildingsexclusivelyforexpatri- 1.5~2.5Million www.erent.co.kr/shop/daesung 02-798-3737 Fully ServicedHotelApartments 5Million 2 02-798-7708 2 9Million 2 Korea FurnitureRent 8Million 4 Daeseong RentalCo.,Ltd 14Million 3 3 3 12Million Furniture Rental 3 9Million 3 5 3 Apt. Apt. 8.5Million 4 Villa Source 4 4 11~13Million 2 Dongbu Ichon-dong 7.5Million 7 Villa Villa Seobu Ichon-dong 4 House 3 Bangbae-dong 2 4Million 2~3 House 4~5 Pyeongchang-dong 5Million House 4 Seongbuk-dong 8Million 7.0~7.8Million Villa Seongbuk-dong 2 5Million Villa Seongbuk-dong 2 7.5~9.2Million 7~7.5Million Villa Seongbuk-dong 2 2 2 13Million 3~4 2~3 Dongbinggo-dong 3 2 7Million 2 3~5 Dongbinggo-dong 3 7~7.5Million 3 Dongbinggo-dong 3 Villa 3 7~10Million 2 Villa Hannam-dong (UNVillage) Villa 7.5~8Million 6 3 2 Villa Hannam-dong (UNVillage) Villa 13Million 4 3 Villa Hannam-dong (UNVillage) Villa aMonthlyRent 3 2 14Million House 13Million Hannam-dong (UNVillage) Villa 3 Hannam-dong 3 Bath Villa Hannam-dong 3 3 Villa Hannam-dong Bed 2 6 Villa Hannam-dong 3 House Itaewon-dong House Type Itaewon-dong House Itaewon-dong Itaewon-dong Itaewon-dong Itaewon-dong Itaewon-dong Area Current HousingPrices Starts International/Tel.02-564-1031 (Korean Won) livery service.Forselfservice,useWhirlpool. Laundry serviceisavailableinresidentialareas.Someshopsprovidede- Laundry shopping formoreinformation. Supermarkets ordiscountstoressellgroceries.Refertothesectionon Grocery Shopping Grocery ShoppingandLaundry ances using110voltsrequireatransformerorconverter. ances soldinsupermarketsorshoppingcenters.Electrichomeappli- 02-501-6765 Most housesinKoreause220volts,accommodatingmosthomeappli- 031-876-1560 031-708-8500 ChunghoNais Electricity Pulmuone Crystal 02-2209-5600 02-571-4541 Woongjin Coway 02-820-7049 Water FilterReplacement Jejusamdasu Sansu Mineral WaterCompanies Water OTHER INFORMATION ON LIVINGINKOREA

Accommodations & Housing 043 at collectionsitesonscheduleddatesbeforecollection. and placedatcollectionsitesonscheduleddatesbeforecollection. regulation-sized bags. sofas, tables,pianos,furniture,andother itemsthatarenotsuitablefor Refrigerators, televisions,washingmachines, airconditioners,wardrobes, ❶ Disposing ofLarge-sizedItems Special bagsorregulation-sizedplastic Broken bottles,glass,etc. Cannot beused Recycling General waste Foodstuff Cannot beused Recycling Electric homeappliances,furniture,etc. ❸ dates tobepickedupbygarbagecollectors. lation-sized plasticbagsandplacedatcollectionsitesonscheduled General wastecomingfromhousesandofficesshouldbeputintoregu- ❷ 1st violation50,000won Violators willbefined. ● ● Apartment, OtherMulti-unitResidences ● ● Detached House with foodwaste. tics, metalgoods,bottles,papers,eggshells,etc.shouldnotbemixedin Plastic bags,shells,toothpicks,woodenchopsticks,animalbones,plas- Warning ❶ Daily GarbageDisposal after atrialrunin30citiesthepreviousyear. of howmuchitthrowsaway.Thissystemhasbeenineffectsince1995 and increasetherateofrecycling.Everyhouseholdhastoincurcost The wastedisposalsystemisdesignedtoreducetheamountof Waste DisposalSystem Garbage Maintenance Do notputothertypesofwasteinfoodbag. Garbage shouldbeputintoregulation-sizedplasticbagsandplaced Food wastestandardbag:3liter Garbage shouldbeputintoregulation-sizedplasticbags(insomeareas) What isalarge-sizeditem? Home AppliancesandRecyclingGoods General Waste Food Waste Food wasteshouldbedrainedofallfluids. Treat likefoodwaste etrfrRccig(alg office) Center forRecycling(Callgu office) Center forRecycling(Callgu Use regulation-sizedplasticbags Treat likelarge-sizeditemwaste ▷ 2nd violation100,000won ▷ 60 won ▷ 3rd violation200,000won osnEpes0-7-40LeYoglEpes080-777-1824 LeeYeongilExpress 080-333-7724 02-572-2440 Moving Land Doosan Express Public Bills If recycling,calltheCenterforRecyclingorothercollectionsource. vance. andpayfeeinad- office Notify dongoffice,sanitationcompanyorgu ❷ Gangnamhwajin Transportation Companies Packing General 1588-7777 There aretwotypesofmoving:generalandpacking LGElectronics 1588-3366 Moving SamsungElectronics 1588-2200 02-814-4125 1588-1588 Anam Electronics SoundResearch Daewoo Electronics 051-863-3294 For KoreanGoods Kim's RepairService 02-797-1832 For ForeignGoods Appliances Repair Service(A/S)forElectricHome Three Horsemen Housemaids andGardeners fices orbanks,andsomeconveniencestores. All publicbillsaresenttoyourhomeaddressandpayableatpostof- Procedures forDisposal Transporting furnitureandotheritemstoanotherdestination Moving andunpackingfurnitureotheritems 25913 asn xrs 080-4433-2424 02-569-1234 Daesung Express

Accommodations & Housing 045 CURRENCY & BANKS rated intothebanknotestopreventcounterfeiting. Palace onthereverse.Severalsecurityfeaturesareincorpo- on thefrontandGyeonghiPavilionofGyeongbokgung the Great,whoinitiatedinventionofKoreanalphabet, back. The10,000-wonnotebearstheportraitofKingSejong on thefrontandGangneungOjukheon,hisbirthplace, the portraitofYiI,anotherrenownedJoseonDynastyscholar Confucian academyontheback.The5,000-wonnotebears scholar YiHwangonthefrontandhisDosanSeowon The 1,000-wonnotefeaturestherenownedJoseonDynasty an invadingJapanesearmada. known as admiral whoinventedtheworld'sfirstarmoredbattleships The 100-woncoinfeaturesYiSun-shin,aJoseonDynasty tures sheavesofrice,Korea'sstaplefood. back totheancientSillaKingdom,while50woncoinfea- The 10-woncoinbearstheDabotap,astonepagodadating symbols ofKorea. won. Bothbanknotesandcoinsfeaturehistoricalfigures won andcoinsareindenominationsof10,50,100500 Banknotes areindenominationsof1,000,5,000and10,000 being equivalenttooneU.S.dollar. The Koreanunitofcurrencyisthewon,withabout1,200won CURRENCY SYSTEM geobukseon (turtle ship)andusedthemtodefeat million wonormore(forBCcard) exceeding 300,000won country, andtheinterestrateiscalculatedunderKoreanlaw. Korean law. in person. ● ● ● ● Requirements maydifferbybank.Applicantmust: Obtaining aCreditCard ● ● ❸ ● ● ❷ ❶ Opening aBankAccount Opening aBankAccountandCreditCard Have aKoreansponsor Have annualsalaryof12millionwonormore(forVISAcard)25 Have bankaccountatleast6monthswithanaveragebalance Have certificateofemployment(incometaxcertificate) Passport oralienregistrationcard For non-residents,thetaxrateisbasedonlawsoftheirhome For residents,bothtaxandinterestratesarecalculatedunder Those wantingtoopenabankaccountarerequiredvisitthe Required Documents Tax andInterest Types ofBankAccounts BANKS &INSURANCE ble tostayforlessthan6months. A non-residentforeignerisonewhoeligi- Korea for6monthsormore. can openabankaccount. time deposit,andinstallmentdeposit ● ● ● A residentforeigneriseligibletostayin Both residentandnon-residentforeigners Current, ordinarydeposit,depositatcall,

Currency & Banks 047 Major Korean Credit Card Firms and Requirements Foreign Exchange Card www.yescard.co.kr Tel. 02-524-8000 ● Most companies require a Korean sponsor. Korean sponsor (18 years old or over, holds position of junior manager or above, often a The credit limit is determined by the nature director in a listed company) 049 of employment of the Korean sponsor and Alien registration card or passport the applicant, as well as the monthly wage Mainly for executives of the applicant. Proof of public institution employee, such as identification card Color photo (3 x 4 cm) ● A credit card company will evaluate the applicant's application and qualifications to determine whether to

BC Card www.bccard.co.kr Currency & Banks issue a credit card. Tel. 02-520-4114 ● Major credit card companies in Korea issue credit cards on contract 18 years old or over with Visa or MasterCard and the cards are honored abroad. Currently employed and paying taxes Business owners with government certificate Kookmin Card (VISA, Master card) www.kookmincard.co.kr Proof of income, including superannuation, etc. Tel. 02-3700-3261, 3266 Valid bank account or history of a loan Korean sponsor who holds the Kookmin Card 18 years old or over and employee of a listed company AMEX Card www.tycard.co.kr Alien registration card or passport Tel. 1588-8100 25 years old or over, holds position of junior manager or above, often a director in a listed company Samsung Card www.samsungcard.co.kr Employed full time with a foreign company, and an annual salary of 20 million won or more Tel. 1588-8700 Senior diplomat status or above Korean sponsor Nationality, income and employer factors carefully considered 18 years old or over Alien registration card or passport Major Banks Capital LG Card www.lgcapital.com Korean Banks Tel. 1544-7000 Korean sponsor (18 years old or over, holds a position of junior manager or above, often a Name Telephone director in a listed company) The Bank of Korea 02-759-4114 Alien registration card or passport Industrial Bank of Korea 02-729-6114 Mainly for executives Export-Import Bank of Korea 02-3779-6114 Korea Development Bank 02-787-4000 Tong Yang Card www.tycard.co.kr National Agricultural Cooperative Federation 02-397-5114 Tel. 1588-8100 National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives 02-2240-2114 Korean sponsor (18 years old or over, holds a position of junior manager or above, often a Kookmin Bank 02-317-2114 directorship in a listed company) Korea Exchange Bank 02-729-8000 Alien registration card or passport Chohung Bank 02-733-2000 Mainly for executives Hana Bank 02-2002-1111 Woori Bank 02-2002-3000 Hyundai Card www.hyundaicard.com Hanmi Bank 02-3455-2114 Tel. 1577-6000,1544-6000 Korea First Bank 02-733-0070 Listed property tax of 200,000 won or more Seoul Bank 02-3709-5114 18 years old or over Shinhan Bank 02-756-0505 Alien registration card or passport Busan Bank 051-642-3300 Daegu Bank 053-756-2001 Gwangju Bank 062-239-5000 Kyongnam Bank 055-290-8000 Jeonbuk Bank 063-250-7114 Jeju Bank 064-720-0200 Korea Credit Guarantee Fund 02-710-4114 Korea Technology Credit Guarantee Fund 02-789-9200 bank orothermultiple-institutionATMs. You canwithdrawcashuptoyourcredit limitfromtheATMsofyour ❷ instructions, askaKoreanforhelp. countries atATMswith"Cirrus"or"Star" signs.IftherearenoEnglish hours aday.Youcanusecreditcardsandcashissuedinforeign ATMs inmostmajorcitiesKoreaareserviceforforeigncards24 02-2004-0000 ❶ 02-399-2929 Automatic TellerMachines 02-3707-3860 AmericanExpressBankLtd. 02-317-9000 02-399-6600 02-732-0277 02-399-2661 USA HSBC CreditSuisseFirstBoston 02-779-2751 United Kingdom TheDevelopmentBankofSingaporeLtd. Switzerland 02-738-5183 NationalBankofPakistan MetropolitanBankandTrustCompany 02-753-0741 Singapore ABN-AMROBank 02-724-4500 ArabBankPlc. Philippines Pakistan Holland 02-399-6272 Jordan TheAsahiBankLtd. 02-317-1700 Telephone lndianOverseasBank 02-757-7171 DeutcheBankAG Japan India BNPParibas Germany BankofChina 02-730-3151 TheBankofNovaScotia France AustraliaandNewZealandBankingGroup Name China Canada Australia Nation Foreign Banks Cash Service Automatic TellerMachines(ATM) no ako aionaNA 02-721-1720 02-399-0001 02-397-3300 02-316-9700 02-758-5114 02-757-0831 02-3702-8888 Union BankofCaliforniaN.A. The ChaseManhattanBankN.A. 02-3705-6600 02-750-6114 The BankofNewYork Morgan GuaranteeTrustCompanyofNewYork 02-729-4500 Fleet NationalBank Citibank 02-2004-1760 Bank OneN.A. 02-739-3916 Bank ofHawaii Bank ofAmericanNationalAssociation Standard CharteredBank 02-317-1800 UBS AG 051-462-3281 United OverseasBankLtd. 02-311-2000 02-752-7321 02-732-1801 lNG BANKN.V.SEOULBR 02-756-8181 02-399-6400 02-2195-7777 02-772-8000 The YamaguchiBank The SumitomoBankLtd. The SanwaBankLtd. The FujiBankLtd. The DaiichiKangyoBankLtd. The BankofTokyoMitsubishiLtd. 02-3455-5300 02-397-3200 Union deBanquesArabesetFrancaises Societe Generale 02-755-5688 02-3705-4600 Credit Lyonnais Credit AgricoleIndosuez Industrial andCommercialBankofChina National AustraliaBankLimited Gimpo Airportandnearbyinformationcentersinmajortouristsites Money exchangerscanbefoundatIncheonInternationalAirport, receipt (whensendingsalaryaftertax) Contract ofemployment,passport,alienregistrationcard,paystubor Required documents ful whensendingmoneytotheUnitedStates.) etc. inEnglisharerequired.(Acopyofthereceiver'sbankcheckishelp- name, address,bankaccountnumber,nameandbranch Remittance) isaneasyandfastwaytosendmoney.Thereceiver's Sending moneytoaforeignbankaccount your remittanceisoverUS$50,000. ceeds US$10,000ayear.YoushouldnotifyTheBankofKoreawhen However, youshouldnotifytoyourtaxofficewhentheremittanceex- for aspecialpurpose,suchaslivingexpenses,etc. You cansendmoneytoyourfamilyandrelativesinhomecountry Sending moneytofamilyandrelativesinyourhomecountry However, thereisnorestrictiononremittanceofUS$1,000orless. Banks willsendmoneyoverseasbasedonthepurposeofremittance. Remittance ● ● ● Warning Agreement separatelyfromyourtraveler'schecks. them immediately.YouarealsoadvisedtokeepthePurchase you recordthenumbersofchecksthathavepurchasedandsign eler's checksinpocketslieuofbags.Itishighlyrecommendedthat cashing iftheybecomelostorarestolen.Itissafertocarrycashtrav- At timeofpurchase,signbothsidesthetraveler'scheckstoprevent replaced withsomerequirements.Traveler'schecksaresaferthancash. well asbanksworldwide.Ifatraveler'scheckislostorstolen,itcanbe partment stores,restaurants,generalstoresandmoneyexchangersas the dangeroflosingcash.Traveler'schecksarehonoredbyhotels,de- Traveler's checksareissuedintheformofacashier'schecktominimize Traveler's Checks Traveler's Checks ● ● ● Foreign Exchange son later. Inform thebankaboutexactnumberoflost checks. If anotherpersonnotifiesthebankonyourbehalf, youneedtonotifythebankinper- You shouldnotifythebankimmediatelyifyour traveler'schecksarelostorstolen. Required documents:Passport Exchange ratevarieseverydaybybank Service availableatallbanks Passport (MaximumUS$10,000) Telegraph Transfer(T/T

Currency & Banks 051 is applicableonthe VATinclusiveprice. at thetimeoftransaction, thetaxrateof10/110 10/110. WhereVAT isnotseparatelycollected price oftheretailers,taxrate becomes in thecaseofapplicationonVAT inclusive sive price,a10percentrateisapplied. However, Where thetaxrateisapplicableon VATexclu- The currentrateofvalue-addedtax is10percent. other organizationsaregenerallysubject tovalue-addedtax. ities, anybodiesofpersons,andunincorporatedfoundations porations, nationalandlocalgovernments,associationsofauthor- profit, isliabletovalue-addedtax.Taxpayersincludeindividuals,cor- services independentlyinthecourseofbusiness,whetherornotfor Value-added Tax Indirect Taxes source income. company, andthetaxliabilityofforeigncompaniesislimitedtoKorean- on itsworldwideincome.Otherwise,itisconsideredtobeaforeign office inKoreaisdeemedtobeadomesticcompanyandliabletax it ornon-profit.Fortaxationpurposes,acompanywithitsheadmain Korea canbeclassifiedintotwotypes:domesticorforeignandforprof- Corporate Income lowing year. return ontherespectivetaxbasebetweenMay1and31offol- timber incomeduringtheapplicabletaxableperiodisrequiredtofilea A residentwhohasglobalincome,retirementcapitalgains,or withholding taxof15percent. to globaltaxation.Currently,interestsanddividendsaresubjecta interest exceeding40millionwonearnedbyamarriedcoupleissubject ily excludedfromglobaltaxation.Acombinedincomeofdividendand dividends weretaxedgloballyuntil1997,andthentheytemporar- "other income"areaggregatedandtaxedprogressively.Interest wages andsalaries,temporarypropertyincome,pension Under globaltaxation,realestaterentalincome,business and non-residentsissubjecttoglobalschedulertaxation. Global andSchedulerIncomeTaxation subject toincometaxonlyonderivedfromsourceswithinKorea. A personwhoisnotaresidentofKoreadeemednon-residentand idents ofKorea. who isaKoreanresident,ordomesticcompanyaredeemedtoberes- and personnelengagedinoverseasserviceonbehalfofanemployer sources bothwithinandoutsideKorea.Koreanpublicofficials,directors one yearorlongerissubjecttoincometaxonallderivedfrom Income Tax Direct Taxes Tax A personwhohasadomicileorresidedinKoreafor A personwhoengagesinthesupplyofgoodsor Companies thataresubjecttocorporationtaxin Income derivedbyresidents pearl, tortoise-shell,coral,amberandtheirproducts) cluding diamondsforindustrialuse,unprocessedoriginalstones), conditioners, slotmachines,luxuryfurniture/carpet,oroilproducts) tional organizations basedonreciprocity. Foreign personnel working inforeigngovernmentagencies orinterna- Foreign governmentagenciesandinternational organizations State andlocalautonomousbodies The followingareexemptfrompercapita inhabitanttax: billion wonandemployingover100people shallpay500,000won. shall pay5,000~500,000won.Corporations withcapitalofmorethan10 5 millionpeopleshallpaythehighestamount of4,500won.Corporations on wheretheyreside.Forexample,personslivinginacitywithmorethan Individuals arerequiredtopay1,000won4,500ayear,depending or moreintheimmediatelyprecedingcalendaryear). larger thanaspecificsize,i.e.,whosegrossreceiptsare48millionwon county (includingindividualshavinganofficeoraplaceofbusiness with theirowndomicileandforcorporationsofficesinacityor Inhabitant Tax heavy equipment.Taxratesdifferaccordingtothetypeofproperty. Property Tax taxation of80percent. who resellssuchitemswithoutpayingtax,willbesubjecttoaheavier basis. Otherwise,asurchargeof20percentwillbeimposed.Anyone ment within30daysafteracquisitionandpaytaxesonavoluntary Any personacquiringtheseitemsisrequiredtonotifythelocalgovern- course, high-endhouse,luxuryentertainmentplaceorboat. posed, but10percentisimposedinthecaseofacquiringavilla,golf As fortaxrates,2percentofthevalueacquiredpropertyisim- through purchaseorinheritance. ships, time-sharingmemberships,andhealthclubmemberships motor vehicles,heavyequipment,trees,boats,aircraft,golfmember- Acquisition Tax lishments tomeetfinancialrequirementsoflocalself-governingbodies. Local Taxes to othercountriesorimported. Customs Duties "health products." washing machines,colorTVsandcoffee;10percentondrinks golf productsandyachts;15percentonelectricrefrigerators, precious metalproducts,expensivefurluxurycamerasand As fortaxrates,20percentshallbeleviedonsuchitemsasjewelry, courses, slotmachineparlors,golfcasinos,nightclubs,etc. ● ● ● below isliabletoaspecialexcisetax. Special ExciseTax A personwhosellsClass4taxablegoods(forexample,jewelry(ex- A personwhomanufacturesorimportstaxablegoods(forexample,air Operators ofsuchtaxableplacesashorseracecourses,bicycle Local taxesareleviedonlocalresidentsorbusinessestab- This taxisleviedonbuildings,vessels,aircraftand There aretwotypesofinhabitanttax:forindividuals Customs dutiesareleviedonitemsthatshipped This taxisleviedonpersonsacquiringrealestate, Any personwhofallsunderoneofthecategories

Currency & Banks 053 cate offoreignerregistration orcopyofcertificateresidence Corporation (NHIC). documents totheregionalofficesof theNationalHealthInsurance zenship appliesforcoverage,theyare requiredtosubmitthefollowing Application Procedures they areregisteredforstayinginKorea orcompletealienregistration. Overseas Koreanswithforeigncitizenshipareeligibleforcoveragewhen Start ofCoverage Start ofCoverage and trainingforhiring(E-8visa). visa), professionaloccupation(E-5specificactivities(E-7 structors (E-2visa),researchers(E-3technologyspecialists(E-4 and management(D-9visa),professors(E-1foreignlanguagein- resident employees(D-7visa),corporateinvestment(D-8trade visa), generaltrainees(D-4press(D-5religion(D-6 children under20(F-3visa),forculture/art(D-1students(D-2 ● ● ● ● ● ● Eligibility workplace medicalinsurance. nies withfourworkersorfewer.Alsointendedforthosenotcoveredby Regional MedicalInsurance coverage.) plan. (Spousesanddependentsofforeignworkersarealsoeligiblefor vised toconfirmwhethertheircompanyisactuallyparticipatinginsucha enroll thecompanyinamedicalinsuranceplan,foreignemployeesaread- workers ormoreisentitledtocoverage.Sinceanemployerobliged Workplace MedicalInsurance ❶ Insurance Insurance SystemandCompanies www.nts.go.kr/english/index.htm For moreinformation,accessthehomepageofNationalTaxService type, sizeandusage. Automobile Tax titles intheofficialbookareliabletoregistrationtax. sition, creation,transfer,alteration,orlapseofpropertyrights,other Registration Tax The collectibleminimumforinhabitanttaxis2,000won. A notificationpaper,copyofcertificate offoreignregistration,certifi- Overseas KoreanswithforeigncitizenshipwhoholdF-4visas Resident foreignerswithF-2visas Spouses ofKoreannationalswhoholdF-1visasandtheirchildren Those whoresideinKoreaformorethanoneyear,theirspousesand Required documents foreachstatusofresidence Medical Insurance (Medical, Non-Life,Life) The automobiletaxdiffersbasedonthevehicle's Persons whoregisterparticularsconcerningacqui- Date ofalienregistration When aforeignerorKoreanwithforeign citi- Intended tocoveremployeesofcompa- A foreignerhiredbyacompanywithfive ees areappliedtothemonthlyaverageremunerationofinsured. Foreigner withregularincome Premium Rates comes adependentofhis/herfamily residence.) (Waiver doesnotapplytotemporaryexit/returnKoreaduringlegal status departsKoreaaftertheirlegalresidenceinhasexpired ister ormarriagecertificate. ments certifyingtheirfamilyrelationship, suchasacopyoffamilyreg- or employmentcontract)andforthosewithF-1F-3visas,docu- cation forstayinginKorea(suchascertificateofcurrentemployment Required documentsforregionalmedicalinsurance Resident foreignersareexcludedfromthistypeofpayment. tus arerequiredtopaypremiumsinadvance,onaquarterlybasis. Payment ofPremium on Koreans. income andpropertyofthoseinsured,arethesameasimposed Koreans. Resident foreigners medical insurance.Studentsareentitledtoa30percentdiscount. trainees (D-4visa),Koreannationalsresidingoverseas are applicable. termined Averagepremiumratesforinsuredself-employedpersons Foreigners withnoregularincomeorwhoselevelcannotbede- mined forcompanyemployees(revised,effectiveDecember28,2000) (E-7 visa),andtrainingforhiring(E-8). cialists (E-4visa),professionaloccupation(E-5specificactivities language instructors(E-2visa),researchers(E-3technologyspe- 8 visa),tradeandmanagement(D-9professors(E-1foreign lated (D-6visa),residentemployees(D-7corporateinvestment(D- End ofInsuranceCoverage ● ● ● Place ofapplication(Seoul) tional registration Korean nationalsoverseas ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● When apersoniscoveredbyworkplacemedicalinsuranceorbe- Upon deathofinsured When aforeignerorKoreanfromabroadwithpermanentresidence Foreigners: Alienregistrationcard,documentscertifyingtheirqualifi- Foreigners andKoreansfromabroadwithpermanentresidencesta- Monthly rate:rates,whicharecalculatedonthebasisof Application: HoldersofF-1andF-2visas Monthly rates:Averagepremiumratesoffamilycoveredunderregional Application: Culture/arts(D-1visa),education(D-2general Monthly rates:averageremunerationXpremiumratesdeter Application: Industrialtrainees(D-3visa),press(D-5religion-re- Contribution ratesarethesameasinsured Regional NHICofficesnearbyyourresidence Certificate ofentry,passport,certificateKorean na- Premium ratesforcompanyemploy-

Currency & Banks 055 tails ofaninsurancecontractwrittenin English.) information availableinEnglish,butthey willissueacertificatewithde- residence certificate of residentialregistration proficiency inKorean,anestablishedresidence,andajobKorea calculate therateofriskforothernationalities) Major non-lifeinsurancecompanies(Thatalsosellautomobilepolicies) plicant hasbeendriving. is availablethatdoesnotrequireanycertificationastohowlongtheap- GIsrne080-425-2114 ● 02-316-8114 1588-5114 ● 02-789-6300 1588-5656 ● Guidelines forforeigners 1588-5959 to haveaminimumlevelofproficiencyinKoreanqualify. There isnolegalbasisfordiscrimination,butsomecompaniesaskpeople ❸ Shin DongahFire&MarineInsuranceCo. Jeil Fire&MarineInsuranceCo. Hyundai Marine&FireInsuranceCo. Samsung FireInsuranceCo. LG Insurance Green Fire&MarineInsuranceCo. 02-3479-9600 ● 02-2610-5555 ● 02-828-6800 ❷ 02-837-9801~5 YangcheonOffice 02-937-0684 For informationonprovincialoffices,callNHICheadquarters(Tel.1588-1125) 02-3479-9600 GuroOffice 02-358-8711~6 DongjakOffice Gwanak Office 02-2170-8500 02-424-6811 02-868-4160~4 EunpyeongOffice NowonOffice Seocho Office 02-2290-3400~9 SeongbukOffice 02-3299-2600 Geumcheon Office 02-2111-2222~37 02-360-0300 02-3499-6300 Songpa Office DongdaemunOffice SeongdongOffice 02-495-7110 Seodaemun Office 02-2629-1114 02-454-2548~9 02-3660-0114 JungguOffice Dobong Office YeongdeungpoOffice 02-711-1900 Jungnang Office 02-708-9200~1 02-3140-3456 02-478-1141~2 GangseoOffice Gwangjin Office Yongsan Office 02-2126-1300 GangdongOffice Jongno Office Mapo Office 02-3469-1650 Gangbuk Office Gangnam Office National HealthInsuranceCorporation(Hq.)1588-1125 Prudential Insurance:CoversforeignerswholiveinKoreaandhavea Samsung andShinhanLifeInsurance:Requireacertaindegreeof Korea LifeInsurance:OnlyforChineseresidingin(Difficultto For automobileinsurance,"foreigncurrency-denominatedinsurance" No restrictionsforforeigners Life Insurance Non-life Insurance(IncludingAutomobileInsurance) 237-7002-650-9000 02-3479-9700 02-3469-1820 (Presently theyhaveno I ieisrne0-7740 www.aiglife.co.kr www.sklife.com www.luckylife.co.kr www.kumholife.co.kr 02-3707-4800 02-3271-4114 051-461-7700 www.kyobo.co.kr www.cardifkorea.com 02-6303-5000 www.hungkuk.co.kr www.pcakorea.co.kr www.nyli.co.kr AIG Lifeinsurance www.lina.co.kr SK LifeInsurance 1588-1001 02-550-2600~3 www.metlifekorea.co.kr Kumho LifeInsurance www.allianzfl.co.kr 02-2002-7000 Luckylife 080-022-5200 02-2107-4600 The CardifLifeInsurance Kyobo LifeInsurance 1588-0588 02-3469-9600 www.allianzfirstlife.co.kr Hungkuk LifeInsurance 02-3709-7300 www.shinhanlife.co.kr www.prudential.co.kr New YorkLifeInsurance www.samsunglife.com www.korealife.com Lina KoreaLifeInsurance 02-3787-7000,7114 PCA Insurance France LifeInsurance 02-3455-4000 02-528-3800 Metlife, Korea Allianz LifeInsurance 1588-3114 1588-6363 Shinhan LifeInsurance Prudential Insurance Samsung LifeInsurance Korea LifeInsurance Major LifeInsuranceCompanies 1588-5580

Currency & Banks 057 EDUCATION more than5years dence statusofaforeigncountry and itsvicinity. Sixteen ofthetotal33foreignschoolsarelocatedinSeoul Daejeon do andJeollabuk-doprovinces;1eachinGwangju the capitalcity;2eachinDaegu,Chungcheongbuk-do,Gangwon- Location and 6havefewerthan100studentseach have over300studentseach;8100 Enrollment 1, FrenchItalianandNorwegian1 Nationality Status ofForeignSchools ● ● ● Admission Requirements Korean childrenwhohaveresidedinaforeigncountryfor Foreign childrenwhoholdcitizenshiporpermanentresi- Children offoreignnationals FOR FOREIGNERS MAJOR SCHOOLS guage aswelltheirregularcurricula. in Korea.ManyoftheseschoolsprovidecoursesKoreancultureandlan- There areanumberofschoolsforchildrenforeignnationalswhoreside 13 inSeoul;6Busan;3Gyeonggi-dothatborders American 14,Chinese13,Japanese2,German 2 schoolshaveover1,000studentseach;4 Seoul Middle andHighSchool Busan ForeignSchool Franciscan School aeTlpoeAdesGrade Address Telephone International Christian Name Foreign SchoolsinKorea Daejon InternationalSchool 062-575-0900 Gwangju InternationalSchool Korea BusanChinese 051-467-0247 Busan ChineseElementary Busan InternationalSchool Chinese ElementarySchool Centennial ChristianSchool colYongsan-gu,Seoul Seoul Academy Deutch SchoolSeoul School colJeonju,Jeollabuk-do Jeollabuk-do Chungcheongnam-do K: kindergarten,E:elementary, M:middleschool,H:highschool Chungcheongbuk-do Elementary School Gunsan Chinese Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do School Jeonbuk Foreign Gangwon-do Elementary School Gyeonggi-do Cheonan Chinese Elementary School Chungju Chinese Elementary School Cheongju Chinese Gyeonggi-do Elementary School Chuncheon Chinese Elementary school Seongnam,Gyeonggi-do Wonju Chinese School Indianhead International Elementary School Uijeongbu Chinese International School Korea DaeguChinese Foreign School Daegu GlobalChristian Middle andHighSchool School (Kindergarten) Seoul Busan JapaneseSchool Middle andHighschool Korea SeoulChinese Korea KentSchool Korea ForeignSchool Korea Yeongdeungpo Global ChristianSchool Seoul FranceSchool Seoul JapaneseSchool Seoul ForeignSchool International 02-792-0797 02-773-1993 063-462-2807 063-253-5900 041-573-3885 043-847-2656 043-274-2204 033-254-5196 033-764-4846 031-870-3475 031-870-3481 031-759-5377 053-471-1422 053-255-5956 051-467-0275 051-468-2845 051-753-4166 051-747-7199 02-324-0664 02-2201-7091 02-561-0509 02-678-5939 02-905-9275 707-10,Hannam2-dong,Yongsan-gu,Seoul 02-798-2195 02-797-0234 02-535-1158 02-574-0348 02-330-3100 02-555-2475 042-633-3663 051-742-3332 -0,Ynsndn -a K,E,M,H K,E,M 4-13, Hannam-dong,Yongsan-gu,Seoul 1-206, Yongsan-dong2-ga, 97 yoga-og usn E 19-7, Myeongsan-dong, Gunsan, K,E,M,H 167-291, Deokjin-dong2-ga,Deokjin-gu, E E 215-19, Bongmyeong-dong,Cheonan, E 225-2, Gyohyeon1-dong,Chungju, E 653, Sajik2-dong,Heungdeok-gu, 14-1, Okcheon-dong,Chuncheon, E K,E,M,H 268, Won-dong,Wonju,Gangwon-do E,M 233-3, Howon-dong,Uijeongbu, 425-12, Gineung-dong,Uijeongbu, K,E,M,H San 32-16,Bokjeong-dong,Sujeong-gu, 210-1, Ojeong-dong,Daedeok-gu,Daejeon 633-11, Yangsan-dong,Buk-gu,Gwangju K,E,M,H 1292-4, Bongdeok-dong,Nam-gu,Daegu 175, Namsan3-dong,Daegu M,H 548-2, Choryang-dong,Dong-gu,Busan K,E 589, Choryang-dong,Dong-gu,Busan E,M K,E,M,H 173-8, Minrak-dong,Suyong-gu,Busan 466-3, Ja-dong,Haeundae-gu,Busan M,H E 89-1, Yeonhi-dong,Seodaemun-gu, K,M,H 18-11, Neung-dong,Gwangjin-gu,Seoul K,E,M,H 155, Gaepo-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 29-3, Mullae-dong,1-ga, K,E,M,H 820, Wolgye2-dong,Nowon-gu,Seoul 243-5, Bogwang-dong,Yongsan-gu,Seoul K,E,M,H 98-3, Banpo4-dong,Seocho-gu,Seoul K,E,M 153, Gaepo-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul K,E,M,H 55, Yeonhi-dong,Seodaemun-gu,Seoul K,E,M 988-5, Daechi-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul 1492-12, Jung2-dong,Haeundae-gu,Busan K,E,M,H K,E,M,H M,H K,E,M K K,E,M,H Level

Education 059 Grades Admission islimitedtochildrenaged3oroverthatcanspeakGerman. Admission requirements Tel. 02-792-0797/Fax.02-797-1954 Address URL Deutch SchoolSeoul and othernations 2002; facultymembersfromtheUnitedStates,Mexico,Philippines Features Transportation Tuition Foreign languageeducation is inEnglish. includes English,math,finearts,socialstudies.Classroominstruction Curriculum students inaclass International ChristianSchool(ICS),Seoul Major ForeignSchoolsinSeoulandOtherAreas Grades tennis, folkdance,music,film,cooking. Features Transportation Foreign languageeducation and 1KoreaninstructorwhospeaksGerman Curriculum 10 forgrades1~10 www.dsseoul.org 9,500,000 wonperyear Pre-school-12 Pre-school-10 4-13, Hannam-dong,Yongsan-gu,Seoul Cafeteria andlibrary;411studentsfrom37countriesasofMay Library, cafeteriaandgym.Extracurricular activitiesinclude A combinationofinternationalandAmericancurriculathat German school-basedcurriclum;15instructors School busavailable No schoolbus th th ; oneortwoclassesforeachgrade;about25 ; classsizeis15studentsforpre-schooland At leastoneparentmusthaveforeignpassport. Spanish, Korean English, Spanish,Korean years overseas forover5 dents whohaveresided status andKoreanstu- permanent residence foreign citizenshipor ments Admission require- Fax. 02-773-2976 Tel. 02-773-1993 Yongsan-gu, Seoul Yongsan-dong 2-ga, Address URL www.icseoul.net Students with 1-206, 200 students;family-typeenvironment Features Transportation Tuition Foreign languageeducation Curriculum students inaclass Grades over 5years nent residencestatusandKoreanstudentswhohavelivedoverseasfor Admission requirements Address URL Seoul AcademyInternationalSchool E-mail soccer; 400students;25instructors Features Transportation fee). Inwinter,heatingcostofabout120,000 wonisaddedpermonth. Tuition Foreign languageeducation Curriculum Class size (aged 12-15) Grade level Admission requirements Address Seoul JapaneseSchool soccer, basketball,softballandsquash Features Transportation Tuition Foreign languageeducation ty forreflectionandevaluation.Christianvaluesareemphasized. basic knowledge,reasoningpowers,communicationskillsandcapaci- Curriculum above; elementaryandsecondaryschools20~25students Class size Grade level over 5years nent residencestatusandKoreanstudentswhohavelivedoverseasfor Admission requirements Address URL Seoul ForeignSchool www.seoulacademy.net www.sfs.or.kr [email protected] 15 millionwonperyear 13~16 millionwonperyear Kindergarten-8th; oneortwoclassesforeachgrade;about15 Approximately 250,000wonpermonth (excludingadmission 988-5, Daechi-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul/Tel.02-555-2475 153, Gaepo-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul/Tel.02-574-0348 55, Yeonhi-dong,Seodaemun-gu,Seoul/Tel.02-330-3100 Cafeteria, library,sciencelab,computerlab;enrollmentof Pre-school-9th; 13~17studentsinaclass Library, karategym,facilitiesforbaseball, volleyballand Cafeteria, aquaticcenterandvarioussportsfacilitiesfor Kindergarten 14studentsaged4,255or American Same curriculaasinJapan Kindergarten, elementary,middle,high Traditional academiccoresubjectstodevelopstudents' Pre-school (aged4),elementary6),middleschool School busavailable School busavailable School busavailable Children ofJapanesecitizens Students withforeigncitizenshiporperma- Students withforeigncitizenshiporperma- Korean Korean, English French, Korean,Spanish

Education 061 offered Features Transportation million forhighschool Tuition Foreign languageeducation Curriculum Class size Grade level for over5years nent residencestatusandKoreanstudentswhohavelivedoverseas Admission requirements Tel. 02-561-0509/Fax.02-576-0709 Address URL Korea InternationalSchool ported byKoreanassistantteachers Features Transportation Tuition Foreign languageeducation Curriculum Grades for over5years nent residencestatusandKoreanstudentswhohavelivedoverseas Admission requirements Tel. 02-905-9275/Fax.02-905-9277 Address URL Centennial ChristianSchool program isdesignedtomeetthestudent No matterhowoldthestudentoratwhatlevelperforms, students inapositiontosucceed.Theprogramcaterseachstudent. Features Transportation Foreign languageeducation Curriculum Grades for over5years nent residencestatusandKoreanstudentswhohavelivedoverseas Admission requirements Address URL Global ChristianSchool www.kis.or.kr www.ccslions.com www.gcskorea.com 15 millionforpreschool;17won formiddleschool;19 US$ 2,000plus8millionKoreanwon Pre-school-12 Pre-school-12 243-5, Bogwang-dong,Yongsan-gu,Seoul/Tel.02-797-0234 155, Gaepo-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul 820, Wolgye2-dong,Nowon-gu,Seoul Library andcafeteria;variousextracurricular activitiesare Small libraryforeachgrade;instructorsareAmericanssup- Library; TheLearningbyPerformanceLevelProgramplaces 2 classesforeachgrade;about20studentsperclass American American withemphasisonChristianprinciples American Kindergarten, elementary,middle,high School busavailable School busavailable(coveringallareasofSeoul) School busavailable th th ; enrollmentabout150 grade Students withforeigncitizenshiporperma- Students withforeigncitizenshiporperma- Students withforeigncitizenshiporperma- Korean, Chinese French Japanese, French ’ s individualneeds. Features Transportation Tuition Foreign languageeducation courses areprovided. students toentertheworldasmatureresponsiblecitizens.Allregular Curriculum Class size Grade level for over5years nent residencestatusandKoreanstudentswhohavelivedoverseas Admission requirements Tel. 02-2201-7091-2/Fax.02-2201-7090 Address URL Korea KentForeignSchool Every Junetheschool holdsaninternationalfoodandcultural festival Features Transportation secondary school Tuition Foreign languageeducation foundation forspiritualgrowth ment utilizingpositiveeducationalexperiencesandprovidingabiblical Curriculum Several classesformiddleandhighschoolcourses. Class size for over5years nent residencestatusandKoreanstudentswhohavelivedoverseas Admission requirements Address URL Daejeon InternationalSchool Features Transportation Tuition Foreign languageeducation Curriculum Class size Grade level have studiedoverseas Admission requirements Address URL Seoul ChineseMiddle&HighSchool Tel. 042-633-3663/Fax.042-631-5732 www.kkfs.org www.tcis.or.kr www.scs.or.kr US$ 12,500peryear 10.5 millionwonperyearforkindergarten; 15millionwonfor 2.4 millionwon(payablefourtimesperyear) 18-11, Neung-dong,Gwangjin-gu,Seoul 210-1, Ojeong-dong,Daedeok-gu,Daejeon 89-1, Yeonhi-dong,Seoul/Tel.02-324-0664 Library, cafeteria;Diverseextracurricular activitiesareoffered; Curriculum issimilartothatofKoreanmiddleandhighschool Library; facilitiesforsoccerandbasketball about 20studentsperclass 1 classeachforpre-schoolandelementaryschool. 3 classesforeachgrade;about40studentsperclass Taiwanese school-basedcurriculum;classinstructioninChinese United States-basededucationwithinaChristianenviron- American curriculumthatisdesignedtoprepareKKFS Kindergarten, elementary,middle,high Middle, high School busavailable No schoolbus No schoolbus Students withforeigncitizenshiporperma- Students withforeigncitizenshiporperma- Children ofChineseparentsandthosewho Spanish, Korean French, Korean Korean

Education 063 Location Tel. 02-3277-3183~4 Address URL Ewha WomansUniversityInstitute ofLanguageEducation Location Tel. 02-880-7666~7/Fax.02-878-2593 Address URL Seoul NationalUniversityLanguageResearchInstitute 02-332-6003 02-563-3226 Education Institutions 02-511-9314 Korean LanguageCentersofHigher 051-510-3301~2 02-961-0082 02-2123-3467 02-2278-2902~3,02-2278-0509 Busan NationalUniversityLanguageInstitute Kyunghee UniversityInternationalInstitute Telephone Ganada KoreanSchool 02-556-9944 02-2123-3464~5 Seoul KoreanAcademy 02-705-8081 02-3277-3183~4 Korean EducationInstitute Yonsei UniversityLanguageEducationInstitute 02-727-0271~2,02-753-9154 Yonsei LanguageCenter 02-880-5483 Ewha WomanUniversityLanguageCenter 02-737-4641,02-738-0709 Seogang UniversityLanguageCenter Seoul NationalUniversityLanguageCenter Central LanguageInstitute Korea HeraldLanguageInstitute Language TeachingResearchCenter ELS Name INSTITUTES KOREAN LANGUAGE Seoul. Someoftheseinstitutionsareasfollows: tionals residinginKorea.MostKoreanlanguageprogramsareprovidedbyuniversities There aremanyKoreaninstitutesdevotedtolanguageeducationforforeignna- http://ile.ewha.ac.kr http://plaza.snu.ac.kr/~korinst/KFL2.htm 85-1, Daehyeon-dong,Seodaemun-gu, Seoul San 56-1,Sillim-dong,Gwanak-gu,Seoul Ewha Universitystation,SubwaylineNo. 2 SNU station,SubwaylineNo.2 Location 02-713-8005 Tel. 02-705-8088/Fax.02-701-6692, Address URL Center forKoreanStudies www.sogang.ac.kr 1-1, Sinsu-dong,Mapo-gu,Seoul Sinchon station,SubwaylineNo.2 Sungkyunkwan LanguageStudies Location Tel. 02-2123-3464~5 Address URL Yonsei UniversityKoreanLanguageInstitute Location Address URL of LanguageEducation Sookmyung Women'sUniversity InternationalInstitute Location Seoul /Tel.02-709-2217-8Fax.02-709-2064 Address URL Dankook UniversityLanguageCenter Location Tel. 02-3290-1455,02-927-3690/Fax.02-921-0534 Address URL Korea UniversityKoreanLanguage&CulturalCenter Location Tel. 02-2290-1663~6/Fax.02-2290-1664 Address URL Hanyang-Victory InternationalCenterofLanguageInstitute Location Tel: 051-510-3301~2/Fax:051-514-3944 Address URL Busan NationalUniversityInstituteofLanguageEducation Location Tel. 02-961-0082/Fax.02-959-9018 Address URL Kyunghee UniversityInstituteofInternationalEducation entrance Location Sungkyunkwan University/Tel.02-760-1223 Address URL www.yonsei.ac.kr/~kli/ http://sookmyung.ac.kr/-uo9165/ www.dankook.ac.kr/html/a/a02am.html http://langtopia.korea.ac.kr/center_kor/center_01.php www.hviliuf.hanyang.ac.kr/KorEng.htm http://pnuls.pusan.ac.kr http://korea.iie.ac www.skku.ac.kr/sli 134, Sinchon-dong,Seodaemun-gu,Seoul 2-ga, Cheongpa-dong,Yongsan-gu,Seoul /Tel.02-710-9166 San 8,No.818,SeogwanBldg.Hannam-dong,Yongsan-gu, 5, Anam-dong,Seongbuk-gu,Seoul 17, Haengdang-dong,Seongdong-gu,Seoul San 30,Jangjeon-dong,Geumjeong-gu,Busan 1, Hoegi-dong,Dongdaemun-gu,Seoul 53, Myeongryun-dong,Jongno-gu,Seoul.3F.HumanitiesBldg, Hyehwa station,SubwaylineNo.4,takemaeulbustoschool Sinchon station,SubwaylineNo.2 Sookmyung University entrancestation,SubwaylineNo. 4 Hannam station,KNRlineNo.1 Anam andKoreaUniversitystations,SubwaylineNo.6 Hanyang Universitystation,SubwaylineNo.2 Nearby NorthernGateofBusanNationalUniversity Hoegi station,SubwaylineNo.1

Education 065 Location Tel. 02-727-0271~2,02-753-9154/Fax. 02-727-0668 (8Fl. KoreaHeraldBuilding) Address URL Korea HeraldLanguageInstitute Location Tel. 02-737-4641,02-738-0709/Fax.02-734-6036 Address URL Language TeachingReseachCenter Location Tel. 02-2278-0509,02-2278-2902 Address URL ELS Other EducationCentersforForeigners Location Tel. 02-450-3075~6/Fax.02-455-6709 Address URL Konkuk UniversityForeignLanguageInstitute Tel. 054-820-5761~2/Fax.054-823-1629 Address URL Andong NationalUniversityLanguageCenter Location Tel. 02-961-4174~5,02-962-7119/Fax.02-962-0575 Address URL Foreign Language Hankook UniversityofForeignStudies,Center Location Tel. 062-530-3631~2/Fax.062-530-3629 Address URL Chonnam NationalUniversityLanguageEducationCenter http://edu.koreaherald.com/m1_korea_day.asp www.ltrc.co.kr www.ybmsisa.co.kr www.konkuk.ac.kr/~kfli http://korea.andong.ac.kr/kr/main.html http://maincc.hufs.ac.kr/~flttc/hufs/index0.htm http://language.chonnam.ac.kr 1-12, Hoehyeon-dong3-ga,Jung-gu, Seoul 60-17, Taepyeongno,1-ga,Jung-gu,Seoul 55-1, Jongno-2-ga,Jongno-gu,Seoul 1, Hwayang-dong,Gwangjin-gu,Seoul 388, Songcheon-dong,Andong-si,Gyeongsangbuk-do 270, Imun-dong,Dongdaemun-gu,Seoul 300, Yongbong-dong,Buk-gu,Gwangju Myeong-dong station,SubwaylineNo. 4 City Hallstation,SubwaylinesNo.1,2 Jongno 3-gastation,SubwaylinesNo.1,3,5 Konkuk Universitystation,SubwaylinesNo.2,7 HUFS station,SubwaylineNo.1 Library Building,ChonnamUniversity UNESCO KoreaInternationalExchangeCenter Location Tel. 02-556-9944/FAX.02-3482-6990 Address URL Central LanguageInstitute Location Address URL Ganada KoreanLanguageInstitute (7 minutewalktothecenter) Location Tel. 02-511-9314/Fax.02-540-2025 Address URL Korean LanguageEducationCultureCenter Location Address URL Seoul KoreanAcademy Location Tel. 02-2123-3491 Cho Hyang-rok)YonseiUniversityInstituteofLanguageEducation Address URL International AssociationforKoreanLanguageEducation Location Business IncubatorB-24)/Tel.02-3665-2563Fax.02-657-5732 Address URL Korean Tutor Location Location Building) 100-022/Tel.02-755-4623-5Fax.02-755-4629 Address URL www.clistudy.co.kr www.gkli.co.kr www.edukorean.com www.seoul-kla.com www.iakle.org www.koreantutor.com http://kuces.unesco.or.kr 4 Fl.,JicheonBldg.818-1,Yeoksam-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul 1318-1, Seocho-dong,Seocho-gu,Seoul Yonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul/Tel.02-332-6003 Seongik Bldg.,636-1,Sinsa-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul 134, Sinchon-dong,Seodaemun-gu,Seoul(OfficeofProf. 647-26, Deungcheon-dong,Gangseo-gu,Seoul(Seoul 50-14, Myeong-dong2-ga,Jung-gu,Seoul,(10Fl.,UNESCO Gangnam station,SubwaylineNo.2 Hongik Universitystation, SubwaylineNo.1 Apgujeong station,SubwaylineNo.3. Gangnam station,SubwaylineNo.2 Sinchon station,SubwaylineNo.2 Nearby Gangseo-guHealthCenter Next toCheongjuDepartmentStores,CentralPark Euljiro 1-gastation,SubwaylineNo.2 Chungcheongbuk-do /Tel. Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si, Address URL Language Center Cheongju YMCAKorean http://my.cb21.net/hangeul 119-5, Seomun-dong, 043-259-6104

Education 067 HOSPITALS Clinics Offering Services for Foreigners 069 Pediatrics, OB-GYN, Internal Medicine, and Oriental Medicine

Name Location Telephone Hospitals Seoul Polyclinic Hannaro Bldg. Insa-dong, 02-735-4694 Jongno-gu, Seoul Dr. Yoo's OB-GYN Clinic #8, Shopping Tower, Banpo, 02-533-7614 (Internal, pediatric and OB-GYN medicine) Seocho-gu, Seoul Seoul Foreign Clinic Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 02-7996-1871,2 General Hospitals Offering Services AMI Women's Clinic (OB-GYN unit) Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 02-516-0808 for Foreigners Nam Seoul Hospital Internal Clinic Samseong-dong Gangnam-gu, Seoul 02-538-3900 CHA General Hospital Foreign Clinic Yeoksam-dong Gangnam-gu, Seoul 02-3468-3111 International Clinic Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 02-790-0857 There are international clinics in several hospitals where Samsung Cheil Hospital Mukjeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul 02-2000-7000 English is spoken. Yonsei Phil Women's Clinic Seohyeon-dong, Bundang-gu, 031-708-0333 Name Location Telephone Emergency call OB-GYN & Enolocrinalogy Seongnam-si Water-Birth & Swing-Birth Available Samsung Medical Irwon-dong, 02-3410-0200 02-3410-2060 Center Gangnam-gu, Seoul Yemaek Oriental Clinic Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 02-515-3040 Kangbuk Samsung Pyeong-dong, 02-2001-2001 02-2001-1000 Buam Oriental Medical Clinic Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 02-394-2723 International Clinic Jongno-gu, Seoul Jeong Kyung Yeon Seolin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 02-739-0075 Yonsei Severance Sinchon-dong, 02-361-6540 02-361-2540 Oriental Medicine Clinic Hospital Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Kangnam Kyunhee Oriental Clinic Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 02-3466-6290 Hyundai Seoul Asan Pungnap-dong, 02-2224-5001,2 02-2224-3333 Pureun Oriental Medicine & Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 031-713-1075 Hospital Songpa-gu, Seoul Chiropractic Clinic Samsung Jeil Hospital Mukjeong-dong, 02-2000-7000 02-2262-7119 Ye Oriental Clinic Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 02-564-2060 Jung-gu, Seoul Kwang Jae Kuk (Oriental Clinic) Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 02-501-3333 Yeouido Saint Mary's Yeouido-dong, 02-761-8856 02-3779-1188 Hospital Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul Gangnam Saint Mary's Banpo-dong, 02-590-1114 02-590-1168 Hospital Seocho-gu, Seoul Seoul National Yeongeon-dong, 02-760-2114 02-760-2473 UniversityHospital Jongno-gu, Seoul Soonchunhyang Hannam-dong, 02-709-9114 02-709-9118,9 University Hospital Yongsan-gu, Seoul Gangnam Cha General Yeoksam-dong, 02-3468-3000 02-3468-3000 Hospital Gangnam-gu, Seoul HOSPITALS Park SooInDentalClinic (DENTISTS) Kyungwon InternationalZahnclinik Key's DentalClinic Dr. Lee'sDentalOffice Dr. Hong'sDentalClinicforChildren listed foryourreference. Many dentistswhohavestudiedabroadarefluentinEnglish.Some Quality dentalservicesareavailableinSeoulandothermajorcities. Dental Clinics Dr. Choi'sDentalClinic Dr. Choi&Associates Chin-Koo Choung(DENTISTS) C&Y DentalGroup Beautiful DentalClinic Ye DentalClinic Dr. Paik'sOrthodonticsClinic Millennium JungDentalClinic Columbia DentalClinic A+ DentalHospital A+ DentalHospital ChongAh DentalHospital Dr. Chang'sDentalHospital Dr. O'sDentalClinic Name the firsttime,youshouldpresentyourmedicalinsurancecard. kits canbepurchasedatmostpharmacies.Whenyouvisitapharmacyfor medicine aswellvitaminsandhealthaidssuchpregnancy-testing counter drugs.Non-prescriptionmedicationsuchascoldandindigestion Korean regulationsrequireaprescriptionfromdoctorfornonover-the- Pharmacy Haeundae-gu, Busan Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Nam-gu, Busan Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu,Seoul Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu,Seoul Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu,Seoul Jeong-dong, Jung-gu,Seoul Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu,Seoul Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Seohyeon-dong, Bundang-gu,Seongnam Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu,Seoul (near U.S.Embassy) Suseong-dong, Jongno-gu,Seoul Location 051-740-5950 02-511-8000 02-548-2833 051-623-7676 02-546-8381 02-732-0137 02-796-2224 02-798-7916 02-733-1633 031-385-0123 02-556-1394 02-595-0422 02-555-0983 031-705-7575 02-3442-7575 02-556-6836 02-735-1830 02-734-3890 Telephone Service Corp.(SeoulSongpa-gu,Tel. 3431-1671~2) turning thedeceasedtotheirhomecountry, callInternationalMortuary ceased's embassy.Forinformationon foreignfuneralcustomsandre- To returnthecorpsetoitscountry,you needtogethelpfromthede- A Deathcertificateisissuedbyaninvestigatingofficerfromtheguoffice. All deathrecordsaretobecompletedandkeptintheguoffice. personal affairs. Kim's VetClinic Animal Clinic Itaewon AnimalClinic Dr. Lee'sVet.Hospital Name FOCUS (Foreigner'sCommunityService) (Asian EmergencyAssistanceInternationalSOS) A.E.A. InternationalS.O.S.LTD. Name ● ● International MortuaryService laying andrepatriationofremains Mortuary Service Pet Clinics refer tothesectiononKoreaninsurancesystem. eligible formedicalinsurancethatalsocoversfamilymembers.Please Foreigners workingforacompanyemployingfiveworkersormoreare Medical Insurance Hospital-mediating agenciesforforeigners(membershipoperated) Dial 119withoutlocalcode Emergency Calls Translate andkeepallnecessarydocumentsforinsuranceother Report toyourEmbassyimmediately. 02-754-4978 02-793-7962 02-794-4945 02-593-8238 Telephone (not 911) 02-798-7529, 02-797-8212 02-790-6783 Telephone

Hospitals 071 SHOPPING Myeong-dong, Apgujeong-dongandSinchon. are frequentedbyforeignersincludeItaewon,Insa-dong, phere ofatraditionalmarket.Othershoppingdistrictsthat lost muchoftheirlusterlate,theystillmaintaintheatmos- ing aswelldailynecessities.Althoughthesemarketshave The twolargeopen-airmarketsofferawidevarietyofcloth- South GateandDongdaemun,EastGate. Namdaemun andDongdaemunmarkets.means The mostpopularshoppingdistrictsinSeoularethe Office (02-662-0106)orasktheshopkeeper. if indoubt,checkwiththeArtandAntiquesAssessment old, includingpottery,cannotbetakenoutofthecountry,so and personalcomputers.Someantiqueitemsover50years leather products,ginseng,jewelry,antiques,lacquerware Popular shoppingitemsincludepottery,eelskinandother chased itemscanbeexchangedorrefunded. tional markets,youneedtoaskinadvancewhetherpur- as NamdaemunandDongdaemun.Whenshoppingintradi- price withstreetvendorsandinmajoropen-airmarketssuch have fixedpricesforitems,bargainingcanusuallygetalower once aweek.Althoughdepartmentstoresandmostshops week. DepartmentstoresinSeoulandelsewhereareclosed open frommid-morningtilllateeveningeverydayofthe p.m., whiletraditionalmarketsorsmallershopstendtobe Most departmentstoresareopenfrom10:30a.m.to7:30 eign, invariousareasofSeoulandothercities. kets. Therearemanydiscountstores,bothdomesticandfor- products fromSeoul'sdepartmentstoresandtraditionalmar- at reasonableprices.Touristsmaypurchaseawidevarietyof Korea isaMeccaforshoppers,offeringgreatvarietyofitems OVERVIEW Department Stores -at0-5-00Mge 02-3424-2500 02-555-8222 Telephone 02-530-5704~5 02-679-1234 Hanaro Mart Magnet Costco Wholesale 02-2006-9114 Name Kim's Club 031-906-9100 02-450-6000 Chain storesarealsoinoperation insmall-andmid-sizedcities. 02-679-1234 Telephone Wal-Mart Carrefour E-Mart Price Club Name Discount Stores Duty FreeShops(DFS) onjo oe eu 02-2266-2151 02-371-3114 02-411-7550 02-458-6760 064-738-4466 02-2230-3662 02-759-8360~3 051-743-0181 Seoul Seoul Seoul Seoul Seoul Jeju 064-742-0030~1 Seoul Poongjeon Hotel 051-973-1101 Busan Telephone 032-891-2220 032-743-2074 02-399-3000 Hilton International 051-462-1694 Sheraton WalkerHill Lotte World 051-469-7301 Shilla DFS,Jeju Shilla DFS Jeju Hotel LotteDFS Location Busan Incheon Paradise DFS Seoul Seoul International FerryTerminalIncheon Busan Welcome toKorea,Airport Welcome toKorea,Airport Busan Welcome toKorea,Airport International FerryTerminalBusan Dong WhaDFSBusan Dong WhaDFS Name ap ol etSoeMkdn 02-6678-9000 02-530-5000 02-310-1234 Mok-dong Hoehyeon-dong 02-771-2500 Gangnam Happy WorldDeptStore 02-547-2233 02-971-9000 Shinsegae DeptStore Euljiro1(il)-ga Telephone Newcore DeptStore 02-978-1919 02-3449-4114 Junggye-dong 02-794-0171~4 Gangnam Lotte DeptStore Location Gunyoung OmniDeptStore Nowon Gangnam Hyundai DeptStore Gangnam Hanshin CoreDeptStore Hamilton HotelShoppingCenter Galleria DeptStore Name i 02-944-1234 02-3479-1234 02-2639-1234 02-833-2500 02-411-2500 Yeongdeungpo Gangnam Mia 02-966-2500 02-2632-2500 Gwanak 02-488-2233 Gangnam 02-531-2500 Jamsil 02-325-2233 Cheongnyangni Yeongdeungpo Cheonho COEX 02-552-2233 Sinchon

Shopping 073 browsing andwindowshopping. rants. Calleda"streetmuseum,"Insa-dongisgoodformanyhoursof galleries arelocatedinthisarea,alongwithtraditionalKoreanrestau- Korea's artdistrict.Numerousantiqueshops,oldbookstoresand Jongno inSeoul,ispreferredbybothKoreansandforeignersas Insa-dong, locatedbetweenAnguk-dongRotaryandPagodaParkon Anguk Station,SubwaylineNo.3 051-971-4132~4 054-636-2892 Insa-dong 02-322-1001 041-752-1815 041-754-4334 02-778-6529 Popular ShoppingDistricts 02-2267-5617~9 02-797-7319 02-3661-5624 02-792-7411-3 Ginseng Food 02-814-2211 Souvenirs Apgujeong-dong Wedding Ginseng Ginseng Punggi InsamAssociation Telephone Souvenirs 02-363-5142 Geumsan InsamShoppingCenter Clothes,Shoes Driedfish Geumsan KukjeInsamMarket 02-2262-0114 Souvenirs Souvenirs 02-2238-4352 Korean FolkFood Korean TravelSouvenir Dresses Seo AhTrade Dongseo TravelSouvenir Fish SilkandBlankets 02-753-2805 02-408-7001~2 Kukje ShoppingTown 1,700itemsincludingclothes Item Jungbu Market 02-743-6131 Itaewon Farmproduce,Fish,Meat Clothes Noryangjin FishMarket Variousmusical instruments Dongdaemun Market Namdaemun Market Nagwon MusicalInstrument Garak-dong Market Gwanghui Market Name Traditional Markets/Specialty www.insadong.info Items arepriced30to40percentlowerthanregularmarketprices. and women'sapparel,children'sclothing,shoes,hats,handbags. a greatplacetofindthelatestfashionitemssuchasaccessories,men's ping mallssuchasDoosanTower,Migliore,FreyaTown,andNewZone sories, andshoes.Youngwomenespeciallyfindthelargescaleshop- malls sellingvariousfashionmerchandisesuchasclothing,acces- ding, sportinggoods,householditems,andbookslargershopping the JoseonDynasty.Ithasmanyshoppingmallsspecializinginbed- Dongdaemun Marketisanotherpopularshoppingarea.Itdatesbackto Dongdaemun Market icinal herbsthatare littleknown. herbs, suchaslicorice root,ginseng,mushroomsandmany othermed- wholesalers, andmillingstations.This marketcarriesallsortsofKorean including traditionalhospitals,herbal medicineshops,medicinalherb areas ofDongdaemun-gu.Thereare approximately1,000businesses chants fromalloverKoreagatheredin theJegi-dongandYongdu-dong medicine. Itwasformedinthelate1950s whenherbalmedicinemer- Gyeongdong MarketisKorea'slargest marketspecializinginherbal Gyeongdong YakryeongsiMarket Itaewon Exit No.2,Sindang-dongStation,Subwayline2 Hwanghak-dong AntiqueMarket Dongdaemun Station,SubwaylinesNo.1and4 unusual propsthattheycannotfindanywhereelseinSeoul. the past40years.Manyforeignvisitorscometomarketseerareand Bogukdang andDonglimdanghavedealtinonlysecondhandwallclocksfor tors. Assuch,therearemanystoresthatdealinolditems.Forinstance, compasses andvariouselectrichomeappliancessuchasTVsrefrigera- millstones, mortars,braziers,oldcameras,phonographs,pipes,money, antiques, electronics,andmachines. little higherthanthoseoftraditionalmarkets. er storesbackincornersofthealleys.PricesItaewonaregenerallya and foreignantiquefurniture.Youcanfindalotofthingstobuyinsmall- cializing infolkartaswellleatherclothing,antiques,luxurygoods well asbarsandnightclubs.Itboastsapproximately1,800storesspe- of beinginaforeigncountry.Itaewonboastsmanyfashionboutiquesas Most signsinItaewonareEnglish,givingyouthemomentaryillusion Seoul. TheareaneartheHamiltonHotelisperhapsmostpopular. This isoneofthemostpopulartouristspotsandinternationalareasin www.itaewonstreet.com www.dongdaemun.com Each storeisfullofhardtofindantiques, along thestreetsandstores fivesectionsofstoresandbooths into Hwanghak-dong Marketisdivided the "marketofeverything." known asthe"monstermarket"or hand goodsinSeoulandisalso This isthemainmarketforsecond- www.junggu.seoul.kr selling

Shopping 075 New TowninIncheon. plans tobuildaChina TowninTtukseomSeouland one inSongdo emerging inYeonhui-dong, Seodaemun-gu,Seoul.Also, thereare bookstores, restaurantsandgrocery stores.AnewChinaTownis Seoul ChinaTownishometotheChinese Embassy,andmanyChinese Seoul ChinaTown employees ofJapanesecompanies,banks andairlines. are manymembersofthestaff JapaneseEmbassyinSeouland 200 Japanesefamiliesliveinthis"Japan Town."Amongtheresidents shops withJapanesesignsandJapanese-stylebuildings.Morethan1, been popularwithJapaneseresidentsformanyyears.Youcanfind Dongbuichon-dong inYongsan-gu,Seoulisanaffluentareathathas Japanese TowninDongbuichon-dong the place"HillofMontmartre." there arecafesdecoratedinFrenchstyles.Theresidentscall French wine,cheese,breadandotherfooditemsareavailable businesspersons, diplomatsandprofessors.Inthis"FrenchTown," south oftheHanRiver,ispopulatedbymanyFrenchpeopleincluding This areanearBangbaeMiddleSchoolinBangbae-dong,Seocho-gu, Parisian StreetinBangbae-dong Exit No.5,HoeheyonStation,Subwayline4 lent inquality. may bargainforanevenlowerprice.Goodsareinexpensivebutexcel- each shopinNamdaemunMarketproducesitsownproductsandyou much lowerpricethanelsewherebecause ported goods.Youcanbuythingshereata articles offolkart,localproducts,andim- agricultural andmarineproductsaswell utensils, stationery,flowers,accessories, such asclothes,miscellaneousgoods,kitchen merchandise, includingeverydaynecessities This open-airmarketdealsin1,700kindsof al marketthatoffersahugerangeofgoods. Namdaemun MarketisKorea'slargestgener- Namdaemun Market Apgujeong Station,SubwaylineNo.3 early 1990s,alsoboaststop-classrestaurantsandsmallcafes. well assmallershops.Thisstreet,whichhasgrownrapidlysincethe fashion itemsofhigh-qualitydesigntothosesellinghip-hopas range ofgoodsfromimportedluxurygoods,accessories,andvarious Department Store.Hereyouwillfindmanystoresspecializinginawide extending fromApkujeongstation(onsubwaylineNo.3)toGalleria Drive ofKorea,"Apgujeongreferstoa2-to3-kilometersstretchroad sign, Apgujeongstreetistheplaceforyou.Alsoknownas"Rodeo If youarelookingforhigh-pricedbrandgoodsoritemsofuniquede- Apgujeong-dong www.akj.co.kr www.namdaemunmarket.co.kr food, enSopn etr oeapine,cmues02-2268-0484 02-719-9825 Homeappliances,computers Homeappliances,computers Seun ShoppingCenter Yongsan ElectronicsMarket Home AppliancesandComputers Markets forSpecificProducts e2 w.e2.o ldi www.aladdin.co.kr 02-551-1655 Aladdin 02-3466-2525 02-539-6868 Telephone www.yes24.com Line2 02-755-8900 Line2 Subway COEXbasement 02-399-0671~4 Line2 Line1&2 02-397-3500 Yes24 Gangnam Line1 Taepyeongro Online BookStores Gangnam Station Line5 Bandi &Luni's Taepyeong BookStore Gwanghwamun Jonggak Jinsol BookStore City BookCenter Youngpoong BookStore 041-752-1815 Kyobo BookCentre 02-969-4793~4 031-638-7037 Name Orientalmedicine&materials Large BookStores Books 054-853-5850 Gyeongdong Yakryeongsi Ginseng 032-934-3305 02-743-6131 Guemsan InternationalInsamMarket Ginseng, Herbs Pottery Variousmusicalinstruments, Traditionalmasks 02-3445-5355 Nagwon MusicalInstrument 02-2278-4375 Musical Instrument 02-592-8005 Folkgoods Korea Pottery Hahoe Mask Ganghwa FolkGoods Secondhandfurniture Folk Crafts Watches,jewelry Furniture 02-732-4088 Sadang-dong Furniture Nonhyeon-dong Furniture 02-2212-8637 Furniture 02-737-7890 02-732-2235 TraditionalKoreanpaper Antiques(oldcalligraphicworks, Yeji-dong Watches, Jewelry Janganpyeong Insa-dong Insa-dong Stationary Insa-dong Antiques Antiques audio equipment ceramics, oldfurniture,folkarts)

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Communications & Media 083 Joong-ang DailyNews is 14,000won,whileaminimumof20,000wonrequiredforthe Korea Herald The minimumsubscriptiontothe Subscription ratediscountsvaryaccordingtothesubscriptionperiod. The monthlysubscriptionrateforthe Tribune tion whichisdistributedwiththeParis-based papers. Inaddition,the It alsoprovidesaguidefortheAFNradiochannelsandfrequencies. and theirfamiliesinKorea. Features topprogrammingfromtheU.S.aimedatAmericanmilitary AFN Korea OCN Music Network programs. Itsfrequencies are549AMand102.7FM. grams inforeignlanguages. AFNistheonlystationwith24-hour English There aremanyAM andFMradiostationswhichsometimes offerpro- Radio Tel. Joong-ang EnglishEdition Korea Times The Foreign-language Newspapers 02-751-9222 Korea Herald www.onocn.com . www.afnkorea.com www.koreatimes.co.kr www.koreaherald.co.kr / Fax. and the www.mnet27.co.kr 's Englisheditionand 02-751-9218 Joong-ang DailyNews Movie andpaychannel Korea Times http://english.joins.com Korea Herald Korea Herald Tel. Variety musicchannel are English-languagedailynews- Tel. 02-727-0404 02-724-2359 International HeraldTribune the World"programming. world withits"Windowto introducing Koreatothe casts programsaimedat KBS Satellite2TVbroad- www.kbs.co.kr KBS Satellite2TV cultural fields. cal, social,economicand of newsonKorea'spoliti- 50), andprogramsconsist broadcasting station(Ch. This isthefirstEnglishTV www.arirang.co.kr Arirang SatelliteTV is threemonths. publishes anEnglishedi- and the International Herald / Fax. / Fax. Korea Times 02-732-4125 02-727-0677 . Major ComputerCommunications rate delivery. post officesin126countries.AlwaysincludeZipCodeforfast,accu- and deliverytype.Therateisbasedonspecialaccordsmadewith domestic mail.Thereisanadditionalchargefornon-standardsizes. mail andEMS(expressmail). Post officescanbeeasilyidentifiedbythered'postoffice'sign. (KTNET) ao BRNT w.oant www.chollian.net http://internet.hitel.net www.bora.net www.hitel.net www.hanaro.com www.uriel.net Korea TradeInformationCommunication www.kornet.net Hanaro Communication(HANARO) Korea.com www.korea.com Dacom (BORANET) www.unitel.co.kr www.shinbiro.com Korea TelecomHitel Korea Telecom(KORNET) Onse Communication(SHINBIRO) Nextel (URIEL) Samsung SDS(UNITEL) Hanaro Megapass Thrunet High-speed InternetServices Internet Services Telephone order:1588-1300 will visityourhomeoroffice. When yourequestparcelserviceviatheInternet,postofficeemployees Korea ParcelService ● ● ● ● ● Postal Service Post officesprovidebankingservicesakintocommercialbanks. International Mail:Thepostalchargedependsondistance,weight Drop lettersandpostcardsofstandardsizeintothemailboxfor Three typesofspecialmailserviceareavailable:rapidmail,registered There isthecentralpostoffice,andregionaloffices. www.hanaro.com www.thrunet.com www.megapass.net INTERNET SERVICES POSTAL & SERVICE Dial 106forinformation Custom servicecenter:1588-3488 (KPS) www.ktnet.co.kr Customer ServiceCenter:080-014-1414 www.mic.go.kr

Communications & Media 085 TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION portation card yellow signs ple 65yearsofageorolder 250 wonforchildrenunder13yearsofageandfreepeo- all linesandalsoinChineseorJapaneseonsomelines. ors inSeoul ● ● ● Bus Subway Map the fareafterusingmasstransit. There isacreditcardtypeoftransportationforwhichtheuserpays portation card,rechargeableforupto50,000won. Minimum value:12,000won.2,000wondepositforthepre-paidtrans- Good forbothbusandsubway,withfaredeductedeachuse. Transportation Card is respecteddespiteticketbalance. Fare isautomaticallysubtractedfromtheticketwitheveryuse.Finalfare Multiple UseTicket ● ● Fare ● ● ● ● Features Subway Bus stopsdesignatedbyblueor Standing orsittingallowed. Regular andDeluxebusfarescanbepaid bycashortrans- Ticket isvalidfor3hoursafterentering 600 wonto1,000dependingonthetraveldistance, Change linesattransferstations. Subway informationisbroadcastinKoreanandEnglishon Eight subwaylinesinserviceandclassifiedbydifferentcol- Seoul, Busan,Daegu,andIncheonallhavesubways TRANSPORTATION (5,000 won,10,00020,000won) (Appendix) 1,300 won. buses. Thecardfareis1,100won,thecash1,200won. cash fare600won. deluxe taxi.(Tel.02-3431-5100) ing isstrictlyprohibitedforthesetaxis. 205 metersorevery50seconds. 168 metersorevery41seconds. ● ● ● ● ugn alTx 28455 akn al02-665-5500 02-501-0082 02-653-2114 GukminCabCallTaxi been availablearoundthe clock365daysayearsinceJanuary1,2001. HankangCall with hands-freesystem.Thephonechargeis incurred bythedriver.Theservicehas 02-461-0014 KTPowertel phone betweentaxidriver,foreignpassenger and interpreter.Mosttaxisareinstalled Free TaxiInterpretationService 02-844-5353 02-555-8585 Seobu CabTel Jungang CallTaxi Green CallTaxi ● ● ❷ ● ● ❶ be calledinatleast10~15minutesbeforeyouwishthetaxitoarrive. Call servicesarerunbydeluxetaxisandregulartaxis. Call Taxis ● ● ● ● ● Deluxe Taxi/VAN ● ● ● Regular Taxi There areregular,deluxeandcalltaxisavailable24hoursaday. Taxi subway stations.Thefareis300~400woncashorcard. or deluxebusesdonotoperate,usuallyfromregularbusstopsand Maeul The cardfareforSuperDeluxebusesis1,200won,thecash Deluxe buseshavemoreseatsandstoplessfrequentlythanregular Regular busesmakefrequentstops.Thecardfareis550won,the No extrachargeforcalling.Payonlytheamountonmeter. Regular fare,privately-operatedinSeoul No extrachargeforcalling,andsamefaresystemaswhenhailinga Operating 24hoursaday,365daysyearinSeoulandadjacentcities. Usually canbefoundwaitingatmajorhotelsandterminals.Taxi-shar- No extrachargeaftermidnight. Fare startsat4,000won,with200wonaddedeachadditional Vehicles areblackwithayellowstripe,andmarked"DeluxeTaxi." Fare iscalculatedbybothdistanceandtime. An extrachargeof20percentisaddedbetweenmidnightand4a.m. Fare startsat1,600won,with100wonaddedeachadditional Fare iscalculatedbybothdistanceandtime. Regular CallTaxi Deluxe CallTaxi (community) busesrunthroughhousingdistrictswhereregular Free InterpretationServicebyhands-freemobile Taxi requestsshould

Transportation Information 087 Boarding Loungesandforeignexchange booths. the SecurityandImmigrationInspection counters,theDepartureand food andbeveragecourts,convenience stores.OntheAirsideare volved inpackaging,storinganddoor-to-door services.There are also office supplies.Therearetransportationservicecompaniesthatin- specialty storesforfashions,souvenirs,sportinggoods,clothingand 3rd Floor(forDeparture) bridges linkingthePassengerTerminaltoTransportationCenter. addition, thereareservicefacilitiesfortransitpassengers,andfive banks, businesscenterandinformationcommunicationcenter.In of governmentagenciesandairlines.Therearealsoapostoffice, which arecenteredaroundtheGreeterHall.OnLandsideoffices arrival corridors,aquarantineofficeandimmigrationinspectionbooths, 2nd Floor convenience storesaswell. snack andfastfoodcourts.Thereareforeignexchangebooths cialty stores,whichdealinfancifulgoods,flowersandotheritems, tle buses,hotels,carrentalsanddoor-to-doorservices.Therearespe- is theMillenniumHall.Thereareinformationboothsforairport,shut- toms inspectionareasforarrivingpassengers.Atthecenteroffloor 1st Floor(forArrival) shops forbabyclothesandotherneeds,healthfoodstores. parlors, barber'sshops,musicshopsforbooksandstationery, and familyrestaurants,coffeeshops,banks,asupermarket,beauty Facilities includeabowlingalley,healthcub,sauna,cafeterias,bakeries stay attheairportforalongtime. of serviceandconsumerfacilitiesforairportstaffpassengerswho Basement 1 ❶ Incheon InternationalAirport Airline Information INFORMATION NATIONWIDE TRAVEL Facilities There arearrival-relatedfacilitiesontheAirside,including Basement 1ofthePassengerTerminalBuildingconsists This floorismostlythebaggageclaimandcus- On theLandsidearecheck-incountersand ❷ as wellatransithotel.Thereisalsoshowerandmassagearea. video parlors,prayerrooms,baggagelockers,playroomsforchildren On theAirsideareVIPairlineloungesandateastwestends shops, anaircraftexhibitionroomandaspaceforspecialevents. On theLandsidearetop-classrestaurants,gamerooms,souvenir 4th Floor (yellow bus)betweenitsdomesticterminaland theCityAirTerminal. (departure every6-10minutes).GimpoAirport alsooperatesafreeairportshuttlebus Limousine bustoIncheonInternationalAirport hours beforetheflightdeparturetime. City AirTerminalHours board anon-stoplimousinebustoIncheonInternationalAirport. Passenger ServiceChargeticket,completeimmigrationclearance,and boarding pass,checkintheirbaggage,buya30percent-discounted sengers departingforIncheonInternationalAirportcanreceivetheir Terminal wasopenedinApril2001atGimpoAirport.Internationalpas- Located insidetheformerInternationalTerminalBuilding2,CityAir ❶ Gimpo AirportnowoperatestheCityAirTerminal. Gimpo Airportservesonlydomesticflights.Forinternationalpassengers, Gimpo Airport Airport Lost&FoundislocatedbehindthewestLislandon3rdfloor. ❺ Arrival (2ndfloor) ❹ tion ondeparture,logto Security Inspection,ImmigrationInspectionandBoarding.Formoreinforma- ED Card,PayingtheAirportDepartureTax,Quarantine,Customsand Departure proceduresinvolveAirlineandBaggageCheck-in,Completingthe For moreinformation,click Baggage Claim,CustomsInspectionandMeeter/GreeterHall. Arrival proceduresinvolveArrival,Quarantine,ImmigrationInspection, ❸ For information,callairlines. Airport canbeconfirmedat Flight schedulesforplanesflyingintoandoutofIncheonInternational spection area. sengers withaboardingpassshouldmovedirectlytothesecurityin- Boarding Lounge(3rdfloor) Flight Schedules The CityAirTerminal Lost &Found Transfer Procedures Arrival /Departure Many consumerfacilitiesarelocatedonthisfloor. ▷ ▷ Security Inspection(2ndfloor,transferpoint) Transfer Check-inCounter(2ndfloor)-Thosepas- www.airport.or.kr/Eng/guide/outbound/outbound.jsp. www.airport.or.kr/Eng/flightinfo/schedule/IH_dep_schedule.jsp. www.airport.or.kr/Eng/guide/inbound/inbound.jsp ▷ Check-in serviceisavailablefrom6:00;2 (International Boarding 6 a.m.~9:30p.m. → International) . ▷

Transportation Information 089 from 1,600wonto 4,600 won.(Formoreinformation,call 02-666-1054) scheduled flight.Thelockerfeeisbased onbulk.Thedailyfeeranges luggage lockersareopenfrom7a.m. to30minutespriorthelast Luggage Locker as commercialbanks. and withdrawalssaleofairporttickets.Businesshoursarethesame Bank 2 hours. Rental feeis50,000wonfor2hoursorless;10,000anadditional after thelastscheduledflight.(Forinformation,call02-660-2407~9) Terminal, opens30minutespriortothefirstscheduledflightandcloses VIP Lounge of thePassengerTerminalBuilding. Meeter /GreeterHall Some toysareavailable. Passenger TerminalBuilding.Thisfacilityisforparentswithinfants. Playroom forChildren Passenger Terminal,and3rdfloors. 02-666-1121 allowed onlyatthesmokingareawhichisonsecondfloorof Smoking Area complaints andreportaboutemergencysituations. 02-664-1466 AvisRentCar various areasoftheairportsothatpassengersandvisitorscanairtheir 02-666-8042 In-House Telephone 02-666-1818 JejuRentCar Korea Express Sambo RentCar 02-663-8000 Keumho RentCar(Hertz) available fromthefollowingfirms. Car Rentals Hours and distributeswrittenmaterialsaboutKorea. Passenger TerminalBuilding, Tour &TravelCounter flight andclosesafterthelastscheduledflight.(Tel.02-660-2475~6) passengers andvisitors.Itopens30minutespriortothefirstscheduled and airportfacilities.Italsoreceivescomplaintssuggestionsfrom Building 1),theInformationcenteroffersinformationondomesticflights Passenger TerminalBuilding(formerlyInternational Airport InformationCenterLocatedatthecenteroffirstfloor ❷ r lo hna ak02-663-5002 02-662-1341 02-664-0101 ShinhanBank KoreaExchangeBank ChohungBank 3rd Floor 2nd Floor 1st Floor Facilities 8 a.m.~9p.m./Tel.02-3707-9465 Banking servicesincludeforeigncurrencyexchange,deposits The VIPLounge,locatedonthethirdfloorofPassenger Information aboutcarrentalsandreservationservicesare Smoking isstrictlyrestrictedattheairport. Located onthefirstfloorofPassenger Terminal, The Meeter/GreeterHallisonthesecondfloor About 30in-housetelephonesareinstalledat This Counter,whichisonthefirstfloorof offers informationontours,travelandhotels This roomisonthesecondfloorof eu-eu7,0 o 690wn8,0 o 1,430won 80,900won 1,210won 76,900won 68,400won 71,900 won 65,000won Provided byKAL 60,900won Seoul-Jeju Seoul-Busan saaArie O)wwain.ok 1588-8000 1588-2001 www.koreanair.co.kr www.asiana.co.kr Incheon InternationalAirport(Domestic) Asiana Airlines(OZ) Korean Air(KE) For informationonGimpoAirport,see PCs withInternetaccessfortheconvenienceofpassengers. Internet Services Fare (SubjecttoChange) Busan From Busan Jeju InternationalAirport From JejuInternationalAirporttoDistrictAirports Gimpo Airport From GimpoAirporttoDistrictAirports Incheon International Airport (Gimhae) MnTu FiSn (perkg) Excessbaggage High-Season (Fri-Sun) Weekends (Mon-Thu) Weekdays (Gimhae) The SeoulMetropolitanCityGovernmentoperates to DistrictAirports Busan Jeju Busan Gangneung Wonju Mokpo Gwangju Busan Jinju Pohang Ulsan Daegu Jeju Cheongju Gunsan Mokpo Yeosu Gwangju Jinju Pohang Ulsan Daegu Sokcho Gangneung Gunsan Mokpo Yeosu Gwangju Yecheon (Sacheon) (Sacheon) (Gimhae) (Gimhae) (Gimhae) www.kimpo-airport.co.kr Every 20~30min.daily Twice aday Twice aday Once aday Once aday Every 50min.~1hourdaily Every 30min.~1hourdaily Every 30min.~1hourdaily 2 timesaweek Once aday Every 55min.daily Every hourdaily Every 10~20min.daily 4 timesaweek (6 timesadayonSunday) 4 timesaday Twice aday Once aday Once aday 5 timesaday Once aday Once aday 7 timesaday 3 timesaday 7 timesaday 3 timesaday 5 timesaday Every hourdaily Every hourdaily 3 timesaday

Transportation Information 091 Timetables andfaresarelistedinthewaiting roomateachstation. rural areasandispopularamonglocals returningtotheirhometowns. This trainoffersdeluxeandregularseating. Itstopsatsmallstationsin ❸ cess, andmore. abled, sleepingrooms,diningfacilities,achildren'sroom,Internetac- ing regularanddeluxe-classseating,aswellamenitiesforthedis- This popularandaffordabletrainrunsbetweencitiesnationwide,offer- ❷ ing. Italsooffersfinediningwithvariousfoodsandotheramenities. 054-743-8053 ing carhaswideseatsforcomfortandwindowsgoodsightsee- There arethreecategoriesofcars:regular,deluxe,anddining.Thedin- 053-954-7788 02-3149-2973 ❶ 02-2639-3310 IncheonInternationalAirport GyeongjuStation Types ofTrainsandFeatures 062-605-2190 051-463-5782 DongdaeguStation YeongdeungpoStation 042-259-2455 02-392-7811 92,900 Gwangju Station Busan Station Daejon Station 105,100 Seoul Station Designated PassOffices&RelatedInformation 58,100 other countryorholdlong-termvisascanusetheKoreaRailPass. overseas Koreanresidentswhoholdpermanentresidencystatusinan- 116,100 Korea citizensarenotallowedtousetheRailPass.However, YouthPass SaverPass Free forinfants(age5orless)/Halfpricechildren6-12) 10 Days NormalPass NormalPass Type KR PASSPrice cept forafewdesignatedsubwayandtourrails). effective period,regardlessofthenumbertimesorseatingclass(ex- ticket, totravelalloverKoreaonanyrailroadlineforthedurationof changed atthedesignatedexchangeofficetoaKRPASS,registered purchased overseasfromtravelagentsoronline.InKorea,itmustbeex- similar totheEURAILPASSandJRPASS.AKRVouchermaybe The KRPASSisaKoreanNon-resident(foreign)passforrailroadtravel Korea RailPass Train as10605,0 07080,700 64,100 43,100 90,700 71,900 48,000 50,300 39,800 26,600 100,600 79,600 53,100 7 Days 5 Days 3 Days Tongil Express Mugunghwa Express Saemaeul Express dl hl ~ epe13~25age 2~5people Child Adult KNR InformationCenter www.korail.go.kr (won) Basic fare21,800won+(10%extracharge:2,180won)=22,900(weekends) Ex 2)FromSeoultoBusan(MugunghwaExpress) Basic fare21,800won-(10%off2,180won)=19,500 Ex 1)FromSeoultoBusan(MugunghwaExpress) days, andsummerpeakseason(July21~August10) 10% surchargeonFridayafter6p.m.,Saturday,Sunday,publicholi- Flexible ratesystem Discount rate ❹ ua 5-0-72Deu053-743-0080 063-252-7347 042-625-8422 Daegu 051-501-7772 Daejeon Jeonju 062-365-1471 02-535-4151 Air andtrainticketscanbepurchasedthroughmosttravel agencies. Busan Gwangju Seoul ARS Booking time Booking isavailableuptoonemonthinadvance. Infants 051-463-5782~3 053-955-8877 Children Adult Fares differaccordingtotype:regular,deluxeandmidnight Fare System Daegu Busan 042-253-7451 Express Bus 02-392-7811 Daejeon Seoul Information CenterforForeigners (Cheongnyangni-Gangneung) Gyeongchunseon (Cheongnyangni-Chuncheon),Taebaekseon From CheongnyangniStation (Sinchon-Uijeongbu) From SinchonStation Gyeongbuseon (Platform7,8),Janghangseon9) From SeoulStation ❻ ing variousincentives. ing services.Themembershipfeeis20,000won,withmembersreceiv- tem aspartofitsefforttoprovidepassengerswithmoreefficientbook- The KoreanNationalRailroadoperatesapassengermembershipsys- ❺ Fare Major Lines Membership Services 14 yearsofageorolder Under 24monthsold(free) 2 to13yearsold(50%discount) 06:00~24:00 Fares forchildren6to12yearsoldarediscountedby50%. Jeollaseon (Platform2),Honamseon3), 10% offonTuesday,WednesdayandThursday Gyeonguiseon (Sinchon-Munsan),Gyooeseon Jungangseon (Cheongnyangni-Andong), www.exterminal.co.kr

Transportation Information 093 Interval Driving Time World CupTour 4 Courses wishes. ticket cangetonandoffthebusatdesignated stopsasmanytimeshe the siteinKorean,English,Japanese,andChinese.Anyonewithaday proaches eachtouristattraction,youwillheararecordeddescriptionof comfortable rideandknowledgeableguides.Inaddition,asthebusap- Specifically designedforthetouringofSeoul,thisluxurybusensuresa SubwayLine1 SubwayLine2 Coach Coach Coach Seoul CityTourBus 02-755-0988 02-324-0611 SubwayLine7 SubwayLine3 Express Coach (Incheon) Coach Seobu StationTerminal 02-495-5501~5 Subway Line3 (North &WestGyeonggi-do) 02-355-5103 Sinchon Terminal Coach SubwayLine2 (North &WestGyeonggi-do) Express Bulgwang-dong SeobuTerminal 02-521-8550 (Gangwon-do) Sangbong Terminal 02-446-8000 SubwayLine3 (Yeongdong, Gangwon-do)(ARS) Dong SeoulExpressBusTerminal Express SubwayLine3 (Chungcheong, Gyeonggi-do)(ARS) 02-530-6311~5 Nambu BusTerminal Express (Honamseon, Yeongdongseon) 02-535-4151~9 Gangnam ExpressBusTerminal (Gyeongbuseon) Gangnam ExpressBusTerminal press buses. tions. Thesebusesoperatealongtheroutesthatarenotcoveredbyex- Inter-city busesmakeseveralstopsbeforereachingtheirfinaldestina- Inter-City BusTerminal 1 hour,2hourduration 09:00~19:00 www.seoulcitytourbus.com Palace Course Interval Driving Time Downtown Tour Interval Driving Time Night Tour http://island.haewoon.co.kr/Shipping/ShippingNews/list.asp For ferryschedulesorfare,goto 032-741-6400 http://island.haewoon.co.kr/shipping/terminal/terminal.asp 02-2253-0503 For moreinformation,goto Pohang andUlleungdo,etc. 02-777-7788 travel onwaterwaysbetweenBusanandJeju,MokpoHongdo, 02-2230-3502 Boats areoneofthemostinterestingwaystotravelaroundKorea.Ferries 02-709-3211 02-399-3163 02-2263-3341 02-753-0701 Domestic Ferries 02-2270-3134 Incheon Airport Freedom Travel Honeymoon Travel Donghwa Duty-FreeShop The WarMemorial Shilla Hotel New OrientalHotel Tower Hotel Sofitel AmbassadorHotel Where toBuyTickets Single RideTicket (Freely transfertoDowntown,Palace,WorldCup,orNightcourse) Two DayFreePass One DayFreePass One course Fares Service Hours Interval Driving Time 30 minutes,2hourduration 1 hour,2.5hourduration 1 hour,hourduration 8,000 won open throughouttheyear,09:00~23:30 09:00~19:00 16:00~22:30 09:00~17:00 3,000 won(aboutUS$3) 15,000 won(aboutUS$12) 20,000 won(aboutUS$17)

Transportation Information 095 DRIVING IN KOREA license. allowed todriveinKoreawithaninternationaldriver's to aKoreanlicense. expired, thedrivershouldapplytohavelicenseconverted ver's licenseduringitstermofvalidity. through theMinistryofForeignAffairs andTrade. of theapplicationbyKoreandiplomatic missionsabroad process becauseofthetimeneededto confirmthecontents Some nationalitiescantakemore than threemonthsto Processing period Driver's LicenseValidity Application/physical examinationfee Translation andnotarizationfee be translatedandnotarized(exceptEnglish). (1.2 x1.5inches).Thedriver'shomecountrylicenseshould immigration, seal(signatureispossible),andfourphotos ofthedriver's nationality,passportorcertificateof country driver's licenseissuedinthe Required documents country withoutatest. license testsitesacrossthe Korean licenseat24driver's can beconvertedintoa international driver'slicense Issuance / Application Converting anInternationalDriver'sLicense ● ● ● Holders ofanInternationalDriver'sLicense Getting aDriver'sLicense A personwithaninvalidKoreandriver'slicensewillnotbe The termofvalidityislimitedtooneyear.Ifthehas An internationaldriver'slicenseisasvalidaKoreandri- DRIVER'S LICENSE&CAR 7~10 days A An 5 years about 12,000won 5,000 woneach certificate indicatingtheirpurchase. public bonds,andifbondsarerequired,theregistrantmustpresenta depending onenginecapacity. two Koreansponsorsandacertificateofentry. of ageorolder,renewalismandatoryevery5years.) Expiration date Application/physical examinationfee Test types tos (1.2x1.5inches) Required documents Application/Issuance Qualifications (Procedures arethesameforKoreanapplicants) Acquiring aKoreanLicenseforThosewithNoValid will beabout30,000won. A used-cardealermayprovidearegistering serviceforwhichthecharge Registering aUsedCar ● ● ● ● ● Documents forforeignbuyers This servicenormallycostsabout30,000won. A cardealermustregisteranewwhenitispurchased. Registering aNewCar Buying andRegisteringaCar Tel. 02-374-0393/Fax.02-374-0080 For locationoflicensetestsites,contacttheDrivingTestAdministrativeOffice ver's licensetotheirguofficesothechangecanberecorded. When driverschangetheirplaceofresidence,theyshouldtakedri- Reporting AddressChange tos (1.2x1.5inches) Required documents Fee License SectionoftheNationalPoliceStation Reissuance Reissuance ofaLostDriver'sLicense Registration officedetermineswhetherforeignersshouldpurchase Certification indicatingliabilityinsurancecoverage,whichismandatory. Acquisition/registration taxes:about2~6%ofthepricevehicle, Foreigners whohavenotyetacquiredanalienregistrationcardneed Alien registrationcard 4,500 won English, French,German,JapaneseandChinese At 24driver'slicensetestsitesacrossthecountryor Lived inKoreaformorethan6monthsor 7 years(ForholdersofClassIdriver'slicense65 Passport oralienregistrationcardandfourpho- Passport oralienregistrationcardandtwopho- At 24driver'slicensetestsitesacrossthecountry (car dealerpreparesotherdocuments) 9,000 won

Driving in Korea 097 fined 30,000won. your previouslicenseplateandobtainanewone. bonds havebeenpurchased Korean sponsorsandacertificateofentryarenecessary. For foreignerswhohavenotyetacquiredanalienregistrationcard,two and alienregistrationcard(oracertificateofregistration) Required Documents chase ofthecar,youwillbefined500,000won. ownership. Ifyoufailtoregisterthetransferwithin15daysofpur- the owner'sregisteredsealimpressiontoregistertransferofcar cate ofcarinspection),thecertificatetransfer,and able attheCarRegistrationOfficeorguoffice. register thetransferofownership. ferred, butyoumustarrangeforcomprehensiveinsuranceafter Registration Sectionoftheguoffice. ments ortaxesonthevehicle.TaxstatuscanbecheckedatCar lion won. punishable byimprisonmentforupto oneyearorafineofupto10mil- Abandoning acartoavoidthecharges ofputtingitoutserviceis that havenooutstandingbillsordebts canbeputoutofservice. istered seal,youcanuseanalienregistration cardinstead.)Onlycars certificate ofyourregisteredsealimpression.(Ifyoudonothaveareg- Car registrationcard,acopyoftheoriginalautomobileregistration,and Required Documents Cars canbedisposedofatayardhandlingjunkedcars. How toDisposeofaCar ● ● can berecorded. certificate aswelldriver'slicense toaGuOfficesothechange tration If youchangeyourplaceofresidence,shouldtakecarregis- Reporting ChangeofAddress ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Check forthefollowingbeforecontractingtobuyausedcar: the guofficeorCarRegistrationOffice. mobile registrationattheappropriateTrafficAdministrationSectionof If youfailtoregisteryournewaddresswithin14days,willbe If youaremovingfromanothercityorprovince,havetoturnin Certificate showingthatliabilityinsuranceisineffectandpublic Used cartransfercontract(thelegalformforthecertificateoftransfer) Car RegistrationCertificate Obtain thecarregistrationcardfrompreviousowner(thecertifi- Use thelegalformforusedcartransfercontract,whichisavail- Check ifthecarisinsured.Liabilityinsuranceautomaticallytrans- Confirm thattheownerdoesnothaveoutstandingpaymentinstall- Confirm thatthecarisnotmortgagedbycheckingoriginalauto- car registrationissoughtbecausethewasstolen. issued bytheheadofconcernedpolicestationifcancellation the autojunkyarddealerorwrittenconfirmationofastolen-carreport ● Required Documents no longerinservicewiththeconcernedautomobileregistrationoffice. Within 15daysofscrappingyourcar,youmustregisterthatthecaris Reporting aScrappedCar op uooieAcin061-282-6666 053-584-8949 02-8949-114 Renault SamsungMotors ServiceCenter080-300-3000 Daewoo MotorService Center080-728-7288 Hyundai MotorsService Center080-600-6000 Kia MotorsServiceCenter080-200-2000 Service CenterforCarProblems 02-2248-5418 Mokpo AutomobileAuction 02-633-0506 Daegu AutomobileAuction 02-659-0708 Korea AutomobileAuction 02-555-2141 02-606-2077 Used CarAuctions Dongbu AutomobileTradingMarket 02-671-8866 Nambu AutomobileTradingMarket 02-2248-9809 Seo SeoulAutomobileTradingMarket Gangnam AutomobileTradingMarket Seobu AutomobileTradingMarket www.dm.co.kr Yeongdeungpo AutomobileTradingMarket www.hyundai-motor.com Janghanpyeong AutomobileTradingMarket www.kia.co.kr www.renaultsamsungm.com Used CarMarketinSeoul 02-557-7400 02-515-6072 Used CarDealers 02-542-3176 02-3707-5000 Renault SamsungMotorsCo. Daewoo MotorCo. Hyundai MotorCo. Kia MotorsCorp. New CarDealers Major CarDealers premium isusuallyhigherthanthatforprivateuse. in suchawaythatmorethanonepersoncandriveit.Inthiscase,the Register thecarundernameofacorporationandtheninsure ❷ Register thecarunderyournameandobtainpersonalinsurance. ❶ Personal andBusinessVehicleRegistration ciated withcarownership. Canceling acarregistrationwillvoidallrightsandresponsibilitiesasso- ● Car registrationcardandeitherareceiptforthescrappedcarfrom Written agreementbyathirdpartyifcancelingthecarinvolvesparty. Automobiles forBusinessUse Automobiles forPrivateUse

Driving in Korea 099 al 6-5-00Bohn064-748-4001 064-743-1515 Beomhan Dong-a 064-755-5000 051-469-2222 064-742-3301 052-275-3000 New Busan 054-741-6666 Halla Jeju 051-205-3240 Goryeo 054-278-8000 Jeju Gyeongju 052-287-9000 061-685-0008 Gyeongju PohangAirport Hankook Busan 053-564-8000 Yeosuairport Geumgang 02-3143-2040 032-882-0106 02-474-0011~3 Ulsan Daegu Airport 062-955-8000 061-274-8000 Mogpo Daegu Saeincheon Gwangju Airport 02-719-7295 Gwangju 062-514-8000 RITS Gunsan Seoul Gwangju 032-525-4444 DaehanTongun Jeonju 063-245-8000 Daejeon 042-252-8000 02-798-1515 02-2248-8000 Daejeon 02-2247-0022 Airport Gyeongin Incheon 032-743-8000 063-468-8000 Samsung Hertz Hanjin Seoul Other CarRentalFirms Kumho Avis 032-743-3300 Incheon InternationalAirportCarRentals Please callcarrentalfirmsformoredetailedinformation. Rental feestendtoriseduringthepeakvacationseason(July-August). rental fee,comprehensiveinsurancechargeandvalueaddedtax(10%). persons whohavedrivenformorethanthreeyears.Thebasicfeeincludes one year'sdrivingexperiencecanrentacar,whilevansareleasedonlyto Persons aged21oroldercanrentacarinKorea.Thosewithmorethan Car Rentals (Kumho RentCar) (Kumho RentCar) (Kumho RentCar) face cancellationoftheirlicense. will havetheirlicenserevoked.Driverswhorefuseanalcoholleveltest more than0.05%wheninvolvedinanaccidentresultinglossoflife 0.05~0.09 percentwillhavetheirlicensesuspendedfor100days. before arealsodetained. Those whohavebeenapprehendedfordrinkinganddrivingthreetimes by law,andthosewithover0.36percentarearresteddetained. won. punishable byimprisonmentofupto2yearsorafine3million fine of30,000won. comply willresultina motion. Failureto when thevehicleisin by allpassengers belts shouldbeworn Safety belt snow. 20% duringrainor Reduce speedby 40~80 km/hr Two-lane highway 50~100 km/hr Four-lane highway Highway Do notexceedthespeedindicatedontrafficsigns. Motorways Ordinary roads ❶ Important InformationonTrafficRegulations Accidents Traffic RegulationsandHowtoHandleAuto Hit-and-run accident12.Fatality of drugs9.Startingavehiclewhilethedooris open10.Drivingontothesidewalk11. 7. Drivingwithoutadriver'slicense8. whileintoxicatedorundertheinfluence 5. Improperpassingthroughacrossing6.Violation ofapedestriancrosswalk 1. Violatingatrafficsignal2.Crossingthemedian line3.Speeding4.Illegalpassing situations: regulating trafficaccidents,thisisnotthecase whentheaccidentinvolvesfollowing have comprehensiveinsurancecoverage.However,asstipulatedinthespeciallaw If youcauseatrafficaccident,willgenerallybefreefromcriminalchargesif ● ● ● ● ❷ Those foundwithabloodalcohollevelofmorethan0.10percentor Administrative penalties:Thosewithabloodalcohollevelof Driving withabloodalcohollevelof0.05~0.35percentispunishable Driving whileintoxicated(abloodalcohollevelofover0.05percent)is Speed Limits(Clause15) Drinking andDriving(Clause41) Safety 30~90 km/hr 60 km/hr(over4-laneroads:80km/hr)

Driving in Korea 101 Traffic Accidents ❸ Charges When an accident involves a minor collision, drivers are advised to set- (Towing fee + storage fee + fine for the violation that resulted in towing) tle the issue at the time of the accident in order to avoid an increase in ● Towing fee: 20,000~50,000 won, according to the type of vehicle. The 103 insurance premiums. Foreign drivers are also advised to carry phone basic distance for towing is 5 kilometers, with 1,000 to 2,500 won numbers of Korean colleagues, a lawyer, and their embassy. added for each additional kilometer. It is important to carry a disposable camera to record the scene of any ● Fine for a towing violation is 50,000 won for vans or vehicles of more accident you are involved in. than 4 tons, and 40,000 won for cars or vehicles of less than 4 tons.

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Storage fee: 500 won per 30 minutes, starting from the time the vehi- Driving in Korea ❶ If an accident occurs, the driver should immediately pull cle enters the storage facility. the car over to the side of the road at or near the accident site. If you do not stop, you will most probably be considered a hit-and-run Towing and Storage Centers driver. Majang Towing and Storage Center 02- 2293-0263 ❷ Taking Care of the Injured Jamsil Towing and Storage Center 02- 416-0282 If the injury sustained is not serious, take the person to a nearby hospi- Yeouido Towing and Storage Center 02- 783-2467 tal. If the injury is serious with heavy bleeding, you should try to stop the Guro Towing and Storage Center 02- 855-8611 bleeding and get help from a passing vehicle or an ambulance to take Hongje Towing and Storage Center 02- 395-3173 the person to a nearby hospital. Chang-dong Towing and Storage Center 02- 990-9412 To call an ambulance, dial 119 (not 911). No area code is needed. If you cannot find your vehicle Dial 182 ❸ Recording and Maintaining Evidence of the Accident It is recommended that you always keep a disposable camera in your car. The configuration of vehicles involved in an accident should not be changed unless they are blocking traffic, or if moving the vehicles is Notifying the Insurance Company absolutely necessary for other reasons. If the vehicles involved in the accident have to be moved, their positions should be marked by spray Notify the insurance company of the date of the accident, place, level paint, white chalk or nails. of damage, witnesses and other information relevant to the auto acci- ❹ Warn Passing Vehicles dent. Automobile insurance companies can give you help or advice To prevent a second accident, you should use a flag, light, or sign to warn about handling the accident without any cost to you. approaching vehicles of the accident. ❺ Reporting the Accident to Police by Calling 112 You are required to report the accident to the police within 3 hours in a ❶ Obtain the name, address, and telephone numbers of city and 12 hours in other areas. You can go to the police station, call those involved in the accident. the police, or have another person call the police. ❷ Handle the accident with a police officer. Towing ❸ Make mutual agreements carefully. ❹ Practice courtesy at all times, regardless of fault. ❶ Finding a Towed Vehicle

● Call the towing and storage center responsible for the area in which ❺ Have the towing service or a Korean friend notify the insur- your car was parked. ance company or the police of the accident.

● Use the English home page of the Seoul City Facilities Management Refer to the information on insurance companies. (page 54~57) Corporation to locate the site [www.sisul.co.kr] ❷ Retrieving the towed vehicle

● It is necessary to visit the towing and storage center in person with your driver's license or residence certificate, and pay the towing and storage fees.

● After you receive notification by mail, you must pay the fine at a bank or the relevant regional administration office. Traditional Dance Korean traditional dance, much like traditional music, can be divided into OVERVIEW court dance and folk dance. Court dance includes jeongjaemu, dances performed at ban- 105 quets, and ilmu, the line dances performed in Confucian rituals. Folk dance can be divided Culture into religious dances led by monks and secular dances. Whereas the highly stylized court dances dis- play dimensions of discipline, grandeur and ele- gance, folk dances, especially mask dances, The artistic talents of Koreans are manifested in their music, exhibit spontaneity, humor, freedom and satire. dances and paintings that have evolved over 5,000 years. Although many Western art forms have been introduced and Painting embraced by Koreans in modern times, Korea's unique arts A major characteristic of Korean traditional painting is its unique Oriental are still flourishing, both in their pure forms and in harmonious lines and colors that are seldom found in orthodox Western painting. combination with modern arts. Ancient tomb murals manifest traits of early Korean painting. Of particular note, Korean artistic sensibility evolved primarily The murals in Three Kingdoms tombs depict the dynamism and lifestyle from a respect for nature. Koreans realized that nature and of Koreans during ancient times. In the Goryeo period when Buddhism man are one, and based on this principle, created diverse blossomed, the arts flourished as well, particularly Buddhist painting and forms of arts. These artistic characteristics derived from a sculpture, and many impressive works from this time can be seen at preference for naturalness and spontaneity. Buddhist temples today. During the Joseon Dynasty, painting was influ- enced by Chinese art. Folk paintings, or minhwa, were popular among the Traditional Music masses and abound with satire and humor. Korean traditional music can be broadly divided into jeongak (court music), which has an intellectual emphasis, and minso- Handicrafts and Ceramics gak (folk music), which is full of emotional expression. Handicrafts and ceramics made great headway following the introduction The former is closely related to the culture of the royal family of Buddhism to Korea. In the Goryeo Dynasty, elegant jade-green celadon and the upper class, the latter belonging more to the common became the mainstream ceramics. Plain celadon reached its zenith of re- people. Most court music moves at a slow pace, sometimes finement around the first half of the 12th century. Whereas Goryeo celadon so slow that a single beat can take up to three seconds. has novelty, Joseon ceramics are infused with subtlety and naturalness, As a result, the mood of this music is static, meditative, and evoking the sentiments of humble, common people. Joseon white porce- reposeful. However, folk music, such as farmer's music, pan- lain embodies the characteristics of the Korean people who prefer simplic- sori and musok (shaman's ritual music), is characterized by ity and white color. dynamic rhythm patterns. CULTURE euNtoa uem047080 http://jeju.museum.go.kr www.seamuse.go.kr 064-720-8000 www.nsm.go.kr Galleries http://cheongju.museum.go.kr 061-278-4271 http://jinju.museum.go.kr 042-861-2542 www.ncktpa.go.kr Jeju NationalMuseum 055-742-5951~2 http://gimhae.museum.go.kr 043-252-0710 National MaritimeMuseum National ScienceMuseum 02-580-3333 055-325-9332~3 http://gongju.museum.go.kr Cheongju NationalMuseum http://adfm.or.kr Jinju NationalMuseum http://gyeongju.museum.go.kr 041-854-2205 Gimhae NationalMuseum Traditional Music http://jeonju.museum.go.kr 054-550-6424 054-772-5193~4 Museum ofKorean http://buyeo.museum.go.kr Gongju NationalMuseum 063-223-5651~2 http://daegu.museum.go.kr 041-833-8562~3 Gyeongju NationalMuseum http://gwangju.museum.go.kr www.museum.seoul.kr Andong FolkMuseum 053-768-6051~2 Jeonju NationalMuseum 062-570-7000 Buyeo NationalMuseum 033-641-9801 02-724-0114 Daegu NationalMuseum www.museum.go.kr Gwangju NationalMuseum www.samsungkids.org Daegwalryeong Museum www.science.go.kr/snsm Seoul StationMuseum 02-2203-1871~4 02-398-5000 Samsung Children'sMuseum 02-3675-5114~6 www.nfm.go.kr Seoul NationalScienceMuseum National MuseumofKorea 02-734-1346~1 National FolkMuseumofKorea Museums Museums &Galleries ugo alr 27775 www.sungkokmuseum.com www.artsonje.org www.hoammuseum.org 054-745-7075~6 02-737-7650 031-320-1851 www.metro.seoul.kr/muse 02-734-6111 www.moca.go.kr Artsonje Museum 02-736-2024 www.totalmuseum.org Sungkok Gallery 02-2188-6000 02-391-7701 www.nabi.or.kr Ho-am Museum 02-735-9094 www.artsonje.org Gallery Hyundai 02-379-3994 Seoul MuseumofArt 02-2121-0912 Contemporary Art 02-733-8945 www.yescall.net,moran National Museumof 02-736-1020 www.rodin.co.kr www.batangol.co.kr Whanki Museum www.kyunginart.co.kr Tong-in Gallery 031-594-8001 Total Museum 02-2259-7781 031-774-0745 Art CenterNabi 02-733-4448 02-730-0030 Artsonje Center Insa ArtCenter www.ganaartgallery.com 02-735-2655 02-762-0442~4 Batanggol ArtCenter Moran Gallery 02-720-1020 Rodin Gallery Kyungin Gallery Gallery Sang Kansong Gallery Insa Gallery Gana ArtGallery 02-720-3137 www.dae-gwallyeongmuseum.or.kr www.korea-museum.go.kr January [email protected] Also, youcanreceivea'TravelGuide'bywritingtothe Russian andArabian) www.knto.or.kr For moreinformation,contactKoreaNationalTourismOrganization Cultural Festivals nagFsia Aa,Arl2~9041-540-2404 April27~29 061-470-2241 061-540-3224 Asan, April6~10 054-779-6369 April26~29 Jindo-gun,Jeollanam-do March30~April5 Onyang Festival 054-370-6061 Yeongdeung Festival Yeongam-gun, March9~17 Wang-in CulturalFestival Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do April 033-643-2886 062-374-3839 Wine &CakeFestival Cheongdo, Korean Traditional February19 February19 Bullfighting Festival 033-330-2541 GangneungCity, March 064-740-1493 Gwangju Mangwol Festival 033-250-3541 Gangwon-do Gossaum Festival Pyeongchang-gun, February NamJeju-gun,JejuIsland Hallasan SnowFestival Chuncheon,Gangwon-do Snow Festival Daegwallyeong Ice &SnowFestival (English, Japanese,Chinese,Dutch,French,Spanish, Chungcheongnam-do Jeollanam-do Gyeongsangbuk-do Gangwon-do 1st lunarmonth 15th dayof 1st lunarmonth 15th dayof

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Culture 109 last name. middle names.Westernnamesarelisted inorderoffirst,middleand smallest (house),andthepersonislisted last. velope. Koreanaddressesreadfromthe largestunit(province)tothe est unit(street)tothelargest(state), writtenhorizontallyontheen- ven intotheirculturethroughoutentirelives. Koreans arerearedwithgroupvalues,carefullyreinforcedandinterwo- ism, teachingtheirchildrentobecomeindependentfromanearlyage. and workinginKorea. examples, butwhentheyencounterthecountlessotherswhilevisiting Westerners tothinkalittledifferently,notonlywhentheylookatthese they touchonverydiverseaspectsoflifeandareintendedtoinvite encounter inKorea.Someareverybasic,somealittlehumorous,but between foreignersandtheirKoreanhosts. ing withoutjudgment,producingsmootherrelationsandcooperation site inmanywaysshouldcreateexpectationsthatresultunderstand- confusion andfrustration.TheknowledgethatKoreancultureisoppo- country. Whenfacedwithstartlingdifferences,thisresultsindramatic in theexpectationthatKoreawillsomehowbesimilartotheirown culture verydifficulttounderstand.Theproblemforforeignersmaylie frustration forforeigners,whooftenfindthecustoms,methodsand are actuallyopposite.Thiscausesconsiderableconfusionandoften Korean Peninsula.Inmanyways,thedifferencesaresogreatthatthey ● ● ● ● ● Contrasting KoreanCulture&OtherCountries concept wherebyeachpersonpaysfortheirownmeal. However, youngKoreansareincreasinglyadoptingthe"Dutchtreat" elders orsuperiorsmostoftenoffertopickupthetab. Koreans traditionallytaketurnspayingformealsordrinks.Ingeneral, Names: Asiannameslistthefamilyname first,followedbyfirstand Addresses: Westernaddressesread from theindividualtosmall- Individual vsGroup:Westernersplacemoreemphasisonindividual- The followingareafewexamplesofthemanydifferencesonemay There aremanyculturaldifferenceswhereEastmeetsWestonthe ● dishes. group takefoodfromthe many dishesandallthe plete mealatoncein Koreans servethecom- main course,etc.But example, soup,salad, one aftertheother.For meals servedincourses probably accustomedto Meals: Foreignersare back, papoose-style. mothers canoftenbeseencarryinginfantsontheir easier andallowinganunobstructedview.Korean generally carryitemsontheirback,makingtheload boxes, etc.,infrontofthemastheywalk.Koreans carry allsortsofitems,betheygroceries,children, ing nottoshowtheirteethoractoverlyemotional. Koreans, especiallywomen,covertheirmouthswhilelaughing,attempt- great noiseandevendoublingoverwhileholdingtheirstomach. each billastheycount. the oppositehand.Westernerscountthemoneatatimebyseparating tightly inthelefthandandflippingthroughbillswithfingersof Korea, hewouldbesaying,"Comehere." moves hisfingersupanddown,hewouldbewavinggoodbye.In on theirfingers.Westernculturedictatesstartingwithaclosedfistand deep bowstowardtheirseniors,especiallytheelderly. age ofthepersonsinvolved.Youngwouldgenerallymake slightly ordeeply.Whichpersonmakesdeeperbowsdependsonthe When Koreansusethisexpression,theytendtobendtheirheads (president). after thename,forexampleSmithBaksa(doctor),BushDaetongnyeong for example,Dr.Smith,Mr.JonesorPresidentBush.Koreansplacetitles ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Carrying Loads:IntheWest,peoplegenerally Laughing: Westernerslaughwiththeirmouthsopen,often making Counting Money:Koreanscountmoneybyfoldingagroupofbills Waving: IntheWest,ifapersonholdsuphishand,palmout,and Counting onyourfingers:MostWesternersarefamiliarwithcounting In Korea,gamsahamnida(thankyou)isoftenusedinconversation. Titles: IntheWest,titlesarenormallyplacedfirstinconversation; number 5. with thethumb,andendingaclosedhandat counting 1,2,3,4,5asthehandopensfirstwith hand countbyclosingallthedigits,beginning the number5.Koreansbeginwithanopen thumb, thenindexfinger,middleetc., finally endwithacompletelyopenhandat

Culture 111 LEISURE & FOOD la ogen-og u-u 052-288-9471 Songjeong-dong, Buk-gu 052-259-2455 Ulsan 062-522-5147 Ulsan Jeong-dong,Dong-gu Daejeon Station Jungheung-dong,Buk-gu Daejeon 032-773-3900 Gwangju Gwangju Sinsaeng-dong,Jung-gu Incheon 053-431-0432 Sinpodong 051-441-3121 053-939-0080 Incheon 051-465-3471 Dohak-dong,Dong-gu Donghwasa Temple Sinam4-dong,Dong-gu Dong DaeguStation Jungangdong4-ga,Jung-gu Daegu Choryang2-dong Service Center 051-441-6565 Foreigners Information Center Choryang3-dong, Dong-gu Russian 051-463-5783 02-794-2494 Choryang3-dong(BusanStation), Busan CityHall Itaewon-dong,Yongsan-gu 02-752-8155 Busan Station 02-757-0088 Busan Taepyeongro1-ga,Jung-gu Namdaemunro2-ga,Jung-gu Itaewon 02-3149-2530 Myeong-dong Bongnae-dong2-ga,Jung-gu City Hall Seoul Station Seoul Major TouristInformationCenters across thecountry. also contactthefollowingregionaltouristinformationcenters Organization oraccessitshomepage You candial1330tocontacttheKoreanNationalTourism or theKoreaNationalRailroad(KNR-www.korail.go.kr). you takeadvantageoftourpackagespreparedbytravelagencies To visitKorea'spopulartouristattractions,itisrecommendedthat Cultural Tours LEISURE INKOREA Bus Terminal Dong-gu wny-og a-u 032-430-7257 Gwangyo-dong, Nam-gu www.knto.or.kr . Youmay wsog acagdn,Pla-u 031-228-2765 031-228-2785 033-2636-8115 Namchang-dong, Paldal-gu Maesanro1-ga,Gwonseon-gu 033-572-5745 033-640-4449 Daepo-dong,Sokcho-si 033-252-3600 Hwaseong 033-640-4414 Singi-myeon,Samcheok-si Suwon Geunhwa-dong,Chuncheon-si Gyeonggi-do Gyo1-dong,Gangneung-si Hongje-dong,Gangneung-si Sokcho Samcheok Chuncheon Gangneung Gangneung Gangwon-do uno Snm-yo,Cugus 043-845-7829 041-830-2585 041-856-7700 Sangmo-myeon,Chungju-si Geumseong-dong, Gongju-si Access Bueyo-eup,Buyeo-gun Suanbo 064-738-8550 064-742-8866 Chungcheongbuk-do 063-243-7788 Gongju 063-282-2739 Saekdal-dong,Seogwipo-si Buyeo Yongdam2-dong,Jeju-si Chungcheongnam-do 061-664-8978 061-744-3172 Jeju Jungmun Geumam-dong,Jeonju-si Ua-dong,Jeonju-si Jeju (Jonghap) 061-273-0536 Jeju-do Jogok-dong,Suncheon-si Jeonju Station Sujeong-dong,Yeosu-si Yonghae-dong,Mokpo-si Jeonju Jeollabuk-do 054-851-6397 Suncheon Yeosu Mokpo 054-632-7788 Unheung-dong,Andong-si Jeollanam-do 055-644-7200 Hucheon2-dong,Yeongju-si Gyeongju Station Andong 055-852-8490 Donam2-dong,Tongyeong-si Yeongju Station Gyeongsangbuk-do Tongyeong Sacheon-eup,Sacheon-si Gyeongsangnam-do Hoehwa-myeon, Gyeongsangnam-do 055-670-2670 Goseong-gun Gyeongsangnam-do yoguSain wnodn,Genj-i 054-772-3843 Hwango-dong,Gyeongju-si Gyeongju Station Seokguram, aBuddhistgrottoshrine, neverfailtomesmerizevisitors. tural centerofNortheastAsia.Itssplendid treasures,whichalsoinclude unified thepeninsulain676A.D., citydevelopedintoamajorcul- royal tombs,reflectingthegloriousdays oftheSillaKingdom.After sand years,aboundswithBuddhisttemples, pagodas,sculpturesand Gyeongju, whichwasthecapitalof ancientSillaKingdomforathou- ❶ the following: unique culture.Popular"traditionalexperience"tourprogramsinclude Many foreignvisitorsmaydesirehands-onexperienceofKoreaandits Cultural Experience Silla CultureatGyeongju www.koreatips.net/english/yellowpage/yellowpage.html (Jonghap) endn-og yogus 054-742-7788 Seongdong-dong, Gyeongju-si for furtherinformation

Leisure & Food 113 rience KoreanConfucianculture,Andong isanidealplacetovisit. when QueenElizabethIIpaidavisitit in April1999.Ifyouwishtoexpe- Korean Confucianculture.Thevillage attractedworldmediaattention customs andlifestyle.Andonghaslong beenregardedasthecenterof noted forthescenicbeautyofitssurroundings aswellitstraditional Andong hasdiversetouristattractions,suchasHahoeVillage,whichis ❷ www.mrkimtour.com, www.clicktour.kyongbuk.kr,www.kyongjutour.co.kr Related websites Tel. 054-748-7707/Fax.054-749-7770 For moreinformation,contact"SillaSaramdeul"atwww.kjman.co.kr Course 4 Course 3 Course 2 Course 1 Tour Courses ing cardsorinteriordecorations. ink-stick onwhitepaper.Theseartisticrubbingscanbeusedforgreet- placed aroundtheyardsofancientpalacesandtemples,withan rubbing ofinscriptionstombstones,tablets,andpicturesonrocks takbon, auniquetraditionalculturalexperience.Takbonreferstothe Create YourOwnArtWorks an IdealWorld Buildings of Sea Historical Sites& Walk Along Three Kingdoms & Unificationofthe Prosperity ofSilla of SillaKingdom Rise andDemise Experience Yangban Grotto Shrine Silla HistoryandScienceHall ancient Sillaculture. Ideal forviewingthebeautifulEastSeaandcatchingaromaof of KingMunmu Girimsa Temple 5-story StonePagodaatJanghangrisajiTempleSite Gyeongju IntercityBusTerminal. Good fortravelbybicycle,whichcanberentedatGyeongjuTrainStationand Cheomseongdae Observatory Tumili Park(CheonmachongandHwangnamdaechongTombs) 4kmroundtrip(startingpoint:Baedong-samjonbul) Distance ▷ Najeong Gyeongju NationalMuseum Maaegwanumbosalsang, Seokgakukjonbul (Sambulsa Temple) Bunhwangsa TempleSite Sangseonam Temple ▷ Poseokjeong Watercourse ▷ (Aristocrat) ▷ ▷ Gyoeneung Yigyundae Pavilion 3-story PagodaatGameunsajiTempleSite While touringGyeongju,youcanenjoy ▷ Samneung (ThreeTombs)ValleyBuddhaTriad, ▷ Maaeseokgayeoraesang ▷ ▷ Hwangnyongsa TempleSite ▷ Bulguksa Temple Culture inAndong Gyerim ForestandAnapjiPond ▷ Baedong-samjonbul ▷ Seongakyeoraesang ▷ Seokguram ▷ Golgolam ▷ ▷ Tomb ▷ ▷ ▷ Performance ofMaskDance Hahoe Village,JangseungPark,MasksMuseum,ByeongsanSeowon, Pungsan Hanji(traditionalpaper)ExhibitionHall,CulturalExpeditionSite Andong FolkMuseum,MasksUniversity Hakbong, Chunghyodang Andong KimClan,GunjariCulturalRelics,HeadResidenceofGeumgye Imcheonggak, HahoeVillage,JiryeArtists'Colony,HeadResidenceof Theme TourofAndong ● Performance ofHahoeByeolsingutMaskDance Andong Soju(ricewine)FactoryandMuseum (Masks Museum),BongjeongsaTemple,AndongFolkMuseum, Hahoe Village,ByeongsanSeowon,ByeolsingutMaskDance One-night /two-daycourse Tour Courses ▷ Buyeo NationalMuseum 1 daycourse Tour Course back totheBaekjeera. Kingdom, preservediverseculturalrelicsdating Buyeo, whichwerealsocapitalsoftheBaekje It wasconqueredbySillain660A.D.Gongjuand located inthesouthwesternregionofcountry. Baekje, oneoftheancientthreekingdoms,was Gongju andIksan ❸ ● ● ● Seowon, GosanTaesaemyo Dosan Seowon,BirthplaceofToegye,SosuByeongsan ● ● (Nakhwaam) Gudeurae ScultpurePark ▷ Munyangsa TempleGeuknakjeon,Janghari 3-storyStonePagoda Goransa Temple,PalaceSite,Mirukbosalipsang atDaejosaTemple, Songsan-ri Tombs,Busosanseong Mountain Fortress,Nakhwaam, Jeongrimsa TempleSiteand5-storyStone Pagoda,TombofKingMuryeong, Major TouristSpots Location: JeonsuHall,HahoeVillage Folk VillageandMaskDance Museum andExhibition Yangban andHomesofAristocrats Confucian CultureandToegye Information: 054-854-2288(MasksMuseum) Gongju Forest Museum,BotanicalGarden Baekje CulturalHeritageinBuyeo, ▷ Tomb ofKingMuryeong ▷ Sajaru Pavillion ▷ ▷ Busosanseong MountainFortress Goransa Temple ▷ Buyeo NationalMuseum (pen nameofJoseonscholarYiHwang) ▷ ▷ Gongju NationalMuseum Ancient NeungsanriTomb ▷ Baekhwajeong Pavillion www.parandeul.co.kr ▷ Palace Site ▷ Lunch ▷

Leisure & Food 115 Recreational Forests elaje017465 InformationOffice InformationOffice InformationOffice InformationOffice InformationOffice 031-774-6959 031-774-8133 GreenLearningCenter 031-592-0681 Remarks InformationOffice 042-585-3501 Refer to 031-532-0014 042-273-1945 Chungyeongsan Seolmaejae 053-614-5481~2 Telephone Saneum Gungmangbong Jangtaesan Maninsan Mt. Biseulsan Location Forest Relaxation/Spas Boseong TeaPlantation Tour ofTeaPlantation Jungmun Resort Seogwipo Jeju HolyPlace Jeju FolkloreandNaturalHistoryMuseum Gwandeokjeong Jeju City Anti-Mongol Monument North Jeju Seojichoji Jeju FolkMuseum South Jeju Cultural TourofJeju Pottery ExperienceinYeoju ❹ Yeoju Saramdeul ▷ The "Land'sEnd"VillageinHaenam,Jeollanam-do Tour of"Land'sEnd"andLotusFestival Muan HoesanLotus(LotusareinfullbloombetweenJulyandAugust) Other ThemeTourCourses www.foa.go.kr ▷ Seongeup FolkVillage ▷ ▷ Tel. 031-886-9996/Fax.031-881-0185 ▷ for moreinformation(available inKoreanonly) Haesinsa Temple Jeju FolkMuseum ▷ Old JapaneseArmyBase Seolnok TeaMuseum ▷ ▷ Anti JapaneseMonument Nakaneup Castle www.Yeoju.co.kr ing intheforest. can take"greenshowers"whilewalk- increase farmers'incomes.Visitors for environmentaleducationandto Recreational forestsarealsoutilized to improve. living standardofKoreanscontinues increasingly popularinKorea,asthe Forest recreationisbecoming Forest Relaxation ▷ ▷ Sugeunyeondae Mochungsa Temple ▷ Yeongdam Dolmen ▷ ▷ ▷ Chusajeokgeoji Songwangsa Temple Arms Depot ▷ ▷ Darangshi Dasanchodang ▷ ▷ ▷ Spas bathhouses. well asKoreans.Spaservicesareavailableathotelspublic radium hotspringsinKoreaaregainingpopularityamongforeignersas been thoughttorelieveskindiseasesandstress.Assuch,natural Since ancienttimes,bathinginhotspringsandmineralwatershave Spas elaa-oJrsnSaLn 061-783-2900 055-536-6331 JirisanSpaLand BugokHawaiiHotel Jeollanam-do 054-702-0677 041-541-5526 Gyeongsangnam-do 043-846-2331 DeoksuSpaTravelHotel 051-7400-114 033-635-5701 Gyeongsangbuk-do AsanLeisureHotel 052-262-8300 Chungcheongnam-do SuanboParkHotel 042-822-0811 Telephone SeolbongTravel Hotel GrandHotel Chungcheongbuk-do SinbulsanSpaHotel 02-4555-000 Gangwon-do YuseongHotel SeoulWalkerHillSpa Hotel Busan Ulsan Name Daejeon Seoul Location rn oe 061-783-1011 061-781-2000 061-783-2566 061-702-3675 061-783-0700 061-473-6311 Wolchulsan HotSpaTouristHotel 055-298-7111 Grand Hotel 055-536-5181 Jirisan SwissTravelHotel Hotel Seomjingang Jirisan PlazaHotel 054-787-3771 054-787-3500 Alps SpaHotel 054-787-3771 054-745-6661 054-748-8701 Cheonmasan SpaHotel Bugok LakeHillsHotel 041-543-5511 041-542-6031 054-371-5500 Baekam SeongryuParkHotel Baekam SpringsHotel 043-846-2311 Baekam TravelHotel Cheongdo MoltenRockSpaHotel Bulguksa SpaHotel 043-848-5115 Chosun SpaHotel 043-845-3500 033-641-8321 Dogo ParadiseHotel Dogo RoyalHotel 033-672-8500 051-742-2121 033-636-4000 Chungju MungangSulfur Suanbo Hotel 051-555-1121 Suanbo SangnokHotel Gurami SpaHotel Cheoksan SpaHotelResort 042-822-4000 042-543-9711 042-825-6700 Osaek GreenYardHotel 042-600-6000 Dongnae TravelHotel Paradise Hotel Onyang GrandHotel Royal TravelHotel Regend Hotel Seopapia Hotel

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Leisure & Food 119 Snorkeling Snorkeling, or skin diving, is an ideal water sport in Korea, Golfing which boasts an abundance of clean beaches and coastal areas. In par- Golf Clubs

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Paragliding Korea's low-lying hills and mild weather are ideal for Leisure & Food Yongpyeong 033-330-7500~2 www.yongpyong.co.kr paragliding. The number of paragliding enthusiasts continues to increase Yooseong 042-463-6543 www.yusong.taejon.kr with Koreans having more free time nowadays. Gyeongju Joseon 054-740-8418 Hot-Air Ballooning Riding hot-air balloons is subject to certain restric- Muju 061-320-7032 www.mujuresort.com tions as they fall in the category of small aircraft. Hot-air balloons can be Paradise 064-792-6700~1 www.paradise-gc.co.kr ridden in specially designated areas. To balloon in other areas, you need to obtain advance approval from the authorities. Popular areas for this sport include Ansan, Banwol and Yangpyeong, all in Gyeonggi-do; Gyeongju in Gyeongsangbuk-do; and Gimje in Theaters and Movies Jeollabuk-do. Adventure Sports Dinner Theaters (Meals and Performances) Lo Spasso 02-555-2090 www.lospasso.com Rafting You can enjoy rafting as suitable rivers and mountain water- Korea House 02-2266-9101~2 www.koreahouse.or.kr Chungmuro Stn. ways are everywhere. 13 kilometers of the upstream Hantan River, 65 Arirang Minsokgwan 02-737-2371 www.ariarirang.co.kr An-guk Stn kilometers of the Joyangang and Donggang Rivers, 70 kilometers of the 032-833-0505 Naerincheon River, and 10 kilometers of the Seogang River in Yeongwol Gayageum Hall 02-450-4554 www.walkerhill.co.kr Gwangnaru Stn. are all excellent for rafting. www.citysca o.kr Bungee Jumping A popular spot for bungee jumping is Korea Sport-land Performance Centers (Theater) in Cheongpyeong. It costs about 30,000 won per jump. Other bungee Jeongdong Theater 02-773-8960 www.chongdong.com jumping facilities include Gangchon Bungee Jump, Cheonan Sangnok National Theater of Korea 02-2274-1151 www.ntok.go.kr Seoul Arts Center 02-580-1781 www.sac.or.kr Resort and Incheon Songdo Resort. The American-style bungee jump- National Center for Korean 02-580-3333 www.ncktpa.go.kr ing facility set up at the '93 International Expo site in Daejeon stands 17 Traditional Performing Arts meters high. Mattresses of 3 meters are placed on the ground for the Seoul Play Area 02-414-1985 safety of jumpers. Sejong Center for the Performing Arts 02-339-1512~52 www.sejongpac.or.kr Mountain Biking Everland, an expansive amusement park southeast Samcheonggak 02-3676-3456 www.samcheonggak.or.kr of Seoul, includes an MTB route. There are MTB routes at Janggyosan Mountain in Suwon and Yongpyeong Ski Resort. Others Trekking Unlike adventure treks in most foreign countries, trekking in LG Arts Center 02-2005-0114 Seoul Educational Culture Center 02-526-9681 Korea generally takes place at places of historical interest. Mesa Popcorn 02-2128-5300 Polymedia Theater 02-3675-3711 Dongsung Arts Center 02-766-3390 Korean Culture and Arts Center 02-760-4612 Related Firms Marronnier Theater 02-744-0686 Ho-am Art Hall 02-751-9633

Anndam Venture www.anndam.co.kr 02-722-8811 Movies www.cinemaplaza.com Donggang Rafting www.raftinglove.co.kr 033-375-4214 Leportsman www.leportsman.co.kr 033-378-8844 North of Han River (Gangbuk) Rafting Donggang Explorer www.explor.co.kr 033-375-1114 Name Telephone Station Subway Aqua Marine www.scubain.co.kr 02-815-0373 Hollywood Theater 02-742-1487~2 Jongno 3-ga Line 1, 3, 5 (scuba diving, snorkeling) Joong Ang Cinemas 02-776-7004 Myeongdong Line 4 Dive Fantasia 064-747-8040 Myeongbo Plaza 02-2274-2121 Euljiro 3-ga Line 2, 3 (scuba diving, snorkeling) Daehan Theater 02-3393-3600 Chungmuro Line 3, 4 Gagamel Leports www.gagamelski.com 031-717-8395 Scala Theater 02-2266-6303 Dongdaemun Stadium Line 2, 5 (water ski, snow ski) Euljiro 3-ga Line 2, 3 Windsurfing club www.windsurfing.com 02-456-1114 Seoul Cinema 02-2277-3011 Jongno 3-ga Line 1, 3, 5 Green Theater 02-393-5411 Sinchon Line 2 eu nentoa e etr02-900-4326(Answering M/C) 02-7913-9915(AnsweringM/C) 02-794-7307 02-735-5347 Lotus LanternInternationalBuddhistCenter Seoul InternationalZenCenter Buddhism 02-774-3890 The SeoulCentralMasjid 02-765-0870 02-793-2070 Islam Jewish Jewish 02-738-6597 02-552-8200 Catholic InternationalParishofSeoul Hyehwa-dong CatholicChurch 02-831-0296 Myeongdong Cathedral Catholic Choonghyeon PresbyterianChurch The AnglicanChurchofKorea 21 MissionSeoulSeongRakChurch Protestant Religious ServicesforForeignNationals Religion ua ieak ua 051-746-4228 Busan 031-826-1600~1 02-508-3528 02-985-6263 031-531-7400 02-3431-0566 Uijeongbu Anyang Pocheon Seoul Seoul Refer to Busan Cinepark Gwanggaeto 21(Anyangbranch) Ildong CineparkPocheon-gun Uijeongbu Cinepark Cinedream DreamLand Jamsil DriveInTheater South ofHanRiver(Gangnam) aeLcto Telephone Location 02-3491-8995 Line3 Subway 02-2236-2024 Line2 Calma 21 CinemaQ Seoul Namsan Seoul Name Line3 Drive inTheaters OppositetoDosanPark,Sinsa Gangnam Station Sinsa 02-711-2786 02-555-5088 Telephone 02-541-9500 02-3424-1600 (ARS) CGV GangbyeonTheater Broadway Cinema Cinehouse Zoo002 Name eao 260-20Smen Line2 Line2 Line2 Samseong 02-6002-1200 Jamsil 02-417-0213~4 Yeoksam 02-559-5231 Megabox Lotte Cinema Kyemong ArtHall http: //kr.autos.yahoo.com/leisure/theater (Gwanggaeto21 thebranchofYangjae) for moreinformationonmovies. eu 02-508-3528 Seoul Technomart Building,Gangbyeon Line 2 Address culture, etiquetteandteaceremonyfor foreigners. Yejiwon offersavarietyofeducational programsonKoreantraditional Tel. 02-2253-2211~2/www.yejiwon.or.kr Yejiwon Gaeamsa (Tel.063-581-0080)andNaesosa063-583-7281)inJeollabuk-do Yeongiam andMihwangsainJeollanam-doTel.061-533-3521 Pension MinbakWorldTel.02-408-8814/www.minbakworld.com Temple Stay Korean home,andexperiencethelifeofaKorean. To understandKoreanculture,itisrecommendedthatyouvisita Tel. 02-367-0323/www.korea-family.com Yoo's Family chrysanthemum andbamboo). theFourGraciousPlants(plum,orchid, playing the janggu or drawing the Koreanfamilyculturebymakingkimchi,wearinghanbok, rience The Sonsistershaveopenedtheirhomestoenableforeignersexpe- Tel. 02-562-6829/www.sons-home.com Son's Home Experience KoreanCulturePrograms such asasalt-miningexperienceandestuaryexcursion. Jeondeungsa TempleonGanghwaIsland,whichoffersspecialprograms Themost popularofallthetemplesis lanterns. lotus make to how exercise, andlearningthingssuchasthetraditionalteaceremony 5-19, Jangchung-dong2-ga,Jung-gu,Seoul following itsdietaryregimenand practice theBuddhistdoctrine, in thesecludedmountainsand ture. Guestsimmersethemselves experience KoreanBuddhistcul- Korea toenableforeigners sponsored by33templesin The TempleStayProgramis ACTIVITIES

Leisure & Food 123 Stay at Traditional Korean Home Taekwondo Old houses in Andong, the "Mecca of Korean Confucian culture," offer home stay programs which will enable foreigners to access traditional 125 Korean culture and tourist spots nearby. Meals are also offered. Hoki Taekwondo 02-2336-6014 Korea Taekwondo Information Center 031-642-2303 www.taekwontour.com Jirye Artists' Colony (Andong) Kukdong Gym (one day course) 031-642-2303 Experience Taekwondo 02-878-3977 Tel. 054-822-2590 / 016-502-2590 / www.chirye.com

14 Korean-style rooms that can accommodate up to 100 people. Leisure & Food Tourist spots nearby: Dosan Seowon, Hahoe Village, Byeongsan Seowon, Andong Folk Village, Set of TV serial drama, "Taejo Wanggeon," Bongjeongsa Korean Painting / Calligraphy Temple, Juwangsan National Park and Cheongnyangsan Provincial Park Suaedang (Andong) Dongin Culture and Art Center 02-723-4034 Tel. 054-822-6661 / www.suaedang.com Myeongshindang Pilbang 02-736-2466 Seodaemun Library Culture Class 02-396-3158~9 10 Korean-style rooms that can accommodate up to 50 people Gyeongdeokjae (Andong) Tel. 054-853-2009 / 011-717-5314 9 Korean-style rooms Ceramics Educational Centers Icheon Pottery Village 031-631-3302 www.ichontour.com Education Center Telephone Course Yeoju Pottery 031-886-9996 National Center for Korean 02-580-3333 Korean zither (gayageum), Korean pipe (piri), Pottery Travel 031-638-0566 Traditional Performing Arts Korean classical opera (Pansori), traditional dance (chum), Korean flute (danso), Korean Pottery & Beautiful Surroundings 031-574-8557 large transverse flute (daegeum) Pottery Nara 031-944-7063, 031-958-7063 Gonggan Mask Play Area 02-924-0422 Folk songs, Bongsan masked dance, traditional art performance (pungmul) National Theater of Korea 02-2274-1151 Korean small drum (janggu), Korean drum (buk), Korean zither, Korean classical opera Art of Enjoying Korean Tea Namsadang Play 02-557-3880 Traditional art performance, Association Bongsan masked dance Traditional Music Play Area 02-238-6111 Korean small drum Yejiwon 02-2253-2211~2 Panyaro Tea Institute 02-763-8486 Joong-Ang Ilbo 02-776-4414 Korean harp, Korean classical opera, Cultural Center traditional art performance masked dance Unhyeongung Etiquette School 02-737-6444 Korean Mask and 02-562-2090 Masked dance Korea Tea Institute 02-544-5580 Culture Institute Korean Pansori 02-557-0746 Korean classical opera, Korean zither, Preservation Institute Korean small drum, masked dance, Korean flute

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Master Yun Cooking School 02-461-3431-3 www.yooncook.co.kr Dongseo Cooking School 051-516-4800, 4855 www.ds-cooking.co.kr Han Bok Seon Cooking School 02-592-3783 www.hanscooking.co.kr Ilsan Jungang Cooking School 031-968-6262 www.cookingac.co.kr Han's Cooking Academy 02-742-3567 www.hancooking.co.kr occasions. pared foodwiththeirrelativesorneighborswhencelebratingspecial with theJoseontraditions,mostKoreanfamiliesstillsharespeciallypre- important mealduringthedynasty,whichlastedsome500years.Inline pot) andgujeolpan(nine-sectioneddish).Breakfastwasconsideredan refined withtherepresentativeroyalfoods,suchassinseollo(fancyhot Korean cuisine.Thestyleandsystemofroyalcuisinewereelaborately During theJoseonDynasty,Confuciancultureprofoundlyinfluenced steamed, orpan-friedwithvegetableoil. like Chinesefood;theyareusuallyboiledorblanched,broiled,stir-fried, meal containsavarietyofvegetables. almost alwaysaccompaniedbyabigbowlofhotsouporstew,andtheclassic Korean Food FOOD Korean foodsareseldomdeep-fried green dishes. The Koreanmealis dishes. green number ofvegetablesandwild vention benefits.Koreaboastsa fortheirdisease-pre- recognized which haverecentlybecomehighly ples ofKoreanfermentedfoods, beans) arethebest-known exam- doenjang (apastemadeofsoy- tioneries andbeverages. grains, soups,teas,liquors,confec- mented foods, times. Itisrichlyendowedwithfer- neighboring countriessinceancient exchanges betweenKoreaandits a as tures tics ofbothKoreanand Korean foodfeaturescharacteris- result offrequent vegetables and Oriental cul- Kimchi and oga o op(hlfs n encr) 033-631-7601 Hotsoup(shellfishandbeancurd) Koreanmeal( Nongchon Hanjeongsik Donghae oleu oenma 031-907-4507 031-974-4334 032-887-4488 031-437-9955 Koreanmeal 02-732-3735 02-756-4094 02-664-5446 Roastedeel 032-461-6963 Pepper-potsoup(fish) 032-425-6579 02-798-9197 Pepper-potsoup(fish) 02-518-1521 032-502-2623 Telephone Sollaeeum Speciallycookedriceandmeal Yeollinmadang Koreanmeal,barbecue Hotsoup(beefboneandmeat) Yeongsangang Pondsnaildishandmeal Dabokjip Koreanbarbecue Jangsu Gobdolgui Koreancourtmeal Hanguk Ureongchon Koreanmeal Okcheongwan Koreanmeal Hanilkwan Majormenu Jangchung Garden Gomsotjip Gayarang Goryeojeong Restaurants Seoul andMetropolitanArea Korean Restaurants im a ih064-794-3639 064-753-2731 064-762-2125 064-757-9662 064-787-1055 Telephone Rawfish Roastedshellfish Rawfish Specialcooked rice 053-742-3369 053-783-8558 Koreanbarbecue Sorauiseong Majormenu Jinmi 053-567-0555 Telephone Mulhang Daeujeong 053-902-0468 Goendangne 062-525-4291 053-625-9693 Restaurants Folkfood(mushroom,boiledchicken) Koreanbarbecue Jeju Area 062-268-8255 Seasonedbeef 063-851-2322 Hotsoup(beefboneandmeat) Charbroiledmeat Gatbawi Pureunjip Majormenu 062-573-0233 Sinchon Seolleongtang 063-251-3211 Anapjeong Charbroiledmeat Telephone Yonggibong Wanggyeong Restaurants Charbroiledmeat(meat) Koreanmeal Southeastern Korea Beef,vegetables(bibimbap) 043-543-3936 Koreanmeal Telephone 043-221-6523 Darae Majormenu Daemun Garden Joseonsidae 043-267-4821 Gogung Mojeong Restaurants Beefandvegetablesdish,noodles Telephone Hotsoup(mushroom) Southwestern Korea Koreanmeal Majormenu Saenghwajang Garden Nolbubossam Gyeongjujip Restaurants Central Korea Majormenu Gajokhoegwan Restaurants Gangwon Area (Chungcheong Area) (Yeongnam Area) (Honam Area) Bulgogi o op(efbn n et 033-241-3342 , hotsoup(beefboneandmeat) bibimbap ) 033-647-3600

Leisure & Food 127 i aly 0-2-52Cpcbn 02-917-9688 Copacabana 02-779-2756 02-525-2582 Ipanema 02-798-7155 02-511-0207 Rio Valley 02-736-4627 02-3444-3610 Brazilian Cuisine 02-545-9889 Usmania 02-749-0316 Swagat 02-739-8830 Ganga Dal 02-515-0861 Bukara Guest Indian Cuisine L'Abri 02-317-3060 Palace 02-2222-8659 02-469-4456 02-554-3200 02-779-3690 02-549-8112 02-799-8164 TheSeasons 02-545-6242~3 SeaHorse 02-777-1000 Irodori 02-559-7623 Athene Katsura 02-333-3213 02-790-3040 02-793-7733 Muse Akasaka 02-332-1333 Schoenbrunn BeniHana 02-777-0741 La PetiteFrance 02-392-4275 Miyama French Cuisine 02-2230-3356 Domo Hana 02-756-0296 Kansani 02-317-0494 02-518-7711 Jinkatu 02-335-0010 02-540-0620 02-754-8002 Kisoya Ariake Wanchai Hogyongjon Bonsusi Dongboseong Narisusi 02-553-2138 Hyangwon Ee Do 02-799-8163 02-565-5700 Japanese Cuisine 02-422-8886 Chunghwa 02-794-0022 02-313-5292 Lotus Garden 02-477-3997 02-547-7909 02-766-9800 Sansu 02-541-3113~9 Oyang Beijing Caoya 02-789-5741 02-742-1031 Arisan 02-776-8632 GoldRush Mallijangseong Skylark Baengnihyang VIPS Kukbin Panjeom 02-6282-3300 02-577-5588 02-587-4501 Chinese Cuisine 02-508-0231 Coco's Snoopy Place 02-776-0071 Tony Roma's Sizzler Outback Marche T.G.I. Fridays Bennigan's 02-766-9800 02-3661-1101 Family Restaurant Steakhouse International Cuisine aua02-538-6901 02-793-7868 02-515-3220 02-795-2465 02-546-8668 Laputa 02-559-7631 Vines Little France Le Saint-Ex Tastevin Le Barons 02-392-7744, 0302 'i' 23708 ukMlias02-3783-0004 02-540-1186 BuckMulligans 02-317-0388 02-792-8836 Thaya ThaiOrchid 02-562-9246 O'Kim's Irish Cuisine 02-552-1671 California Wild Ginger Pattaya 02-593-9867 Chiang Mai Thai Cuisine 02-798-9272 kk 25519 Nm 02-594-1211 02-923-3303 02-593-3355 DongbangGyeonmunrok Namu 02-771-2778 Wing 02-515-1096 02-790-9790 02-518-9123 Hotaru Istanbul Akaka 02-547-9050 Idame 02-392-5051 02-790-7754 Niwa 02-593-8484 Fusion Restaurants LittleSaigon Zeno 02-582-1990 Alibaba 02-741-0292 02-2287-8270 Pasha Turkish Cuisine 02-792-4767 02-6366-2898 Phohoa CafeSwiss 02-411-365 02-541-8066 Rauje Vietnamese Cuisine 02-797-9664 02-738-1991 02-545-7949 Pancho's LaPaloma Le Pondu 02-2222-8647 02-545-0591 Chalet Swiss 02-798-4656 Pomodoro 02-777-2579 02-553-0093 Swiss Cuisine LaLieto 02-792-4123 02-735-5244 02-338-5451 02-2230-3379 Casa Maya Arancio Toscana Toscana 02-795-7300 Fiji Island 02-3442-3293 LaCantina Mexican Cuisine 02-544-4081 02-450-4747 02-794-6005 LaFontana 02-794-6700 Rotunda Sorento Italiani's Bis 02-786-3431 02-537-1101 Patio Bon Posto Del Vino 02-317-3270 LaCucina 02-540-5668 02-555-3851 02-531-68689 Fiorenza Rose Garden 02-795-3544 02-555-8647 La Conia Basta Pasta IlPonte La Scala Gran'A La Toscana Memories 02-3461-4141 Han Green(PastaBistro) 023463-4433 Italian Cuisine 02-312-8619 IA (ImageArea) Old Germany German Cuisine

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Others 131 3. ForeignBusinessOrganization ersnaino h m 61 WCBd. 5,Tel82-2-554-9674 Tel82-2-755-6672 Tel82-2-3780-6400 Rm.3601,KWTC Bldg.,159, Fax82-2-3780-4637 Hannam-dong,Yongsan-gu,Seoul Representation ofthe ShiwooPlazaBldg.,28-2, SeoulOffice6th,Fl., 45, Tel82-2-739-6962~3 of Commerce&Industry Korean-German Chamber 8th,Fl,PressCenter,Bldg.,23, Commerce &Industry Japan Chamberof Seoul JapanClub Tel82-2-551-4612 Fax82-2-754-3623 Tel82-2-757-2776 Fax82-2-551-4610 Fax82-2-720-9411 Rm.2203,KWTC Bldg.,159, Samseong-dong,Gangnam-gu, Mugyo-dong,Jung-gu,Seoul Promotion ofInternational 10thFl.,KolonBldg.,45, Jeong-dong,Jung-gu,Seoul China Councilforthe Commerce inKorea Canadian Chamberof Commerce inKorea Russian FederationChamber Telephone Tel82-2-737-8800 Trade (CCPTI)Representation 11th,Fl.,KyoboBldg.,1, Fax82-2-702-6036 Tel82-2-702-4804~6 British Chamberof Tel82-2-564-2040 Address Dohwa-dong,Mapo-gu,Seoul Commission Rm.1301,JindoBldg.,37, Austrilian Trade State OfficesinKorea 4501,TradeCenter,159-1, Association ofAmerican Commerce inKorea American Chamberof Name tla rd omsinR.31 CIBd. 5 Tel82-2-779-0811~3 Jung-gu,Seoul Tel82-2-268-9506~7 Fax82-2-268-9508 Jung-gu,Seoul Rm.311,KCCIBldg.,45, Fax82-2-253-5635 Tel82-2-253-5632 Government Agency 186-54,Jangchung-dong,2-ga, SofitelAmbassadorHotel, Italian TradeCommission in Korea Commerce &Industry Jangchung-dong,2-ga, French Chamberof 5th,Fl.,ShillaHotel,22, in Korea Chamber ofCommerce European Community Office inSeoul apiMsini oe 1,Sjn-o ogog,Tel82-2-399-2767 Tel82-2-780-0405 Seoul Fax82-2-782-6118 211,Sejong-no,Jongno-gu, Tel82-2-736-1207~8 Seoul Rm.803,KFSBBldg.,16-2, Fax82-2-736-1209 Yoido-dong,Yeongdeungpo-gu, Taipei MissioninKorea Seoul Branch CiticorpCenterBldg.,89-29, Shinmunno,2-ga,Jongno-gu, Development Council Hong KongTrade Seoul Office Development Board Singapore Trade of Commerce&Industry apogo1g,Jn-u Fax82-2-738-2813 Seoul Taepyongno 1-ga,Jung-gu, Jongno, 1-ga,Jongno-gu,Seoul Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Seoul Rm. 201,AnglicanChurchBldg.,37, asogdn,Gnnmg,SolFax82-2-558-5608 Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu,Seoul Namdaemunno, 4-ga,Jung-gu,Seoul Namdaemunno, 4-ga,Jung-gu,Seoul eu Fax82-2-730-1296 Seoul Fax 82-2-755-2415 Fax 82-2-757-2927 Tel 82-2-720-9046 Fax 82-2-737-5085 Fax 82-22-564-2050 4. Women'sClubsandOthers 5. ForeignPress IIPes 02-753-4525 02-739-2791 02-796-9193 02-784-7429 Kyoto NewsService 02-733-5833 JIJI Press 02-739-2529 02-732-7354 ITAR-TASS News 02-736-6510 Hokkaido Shimbun 02-738-3808 Gamma Press Fuji TV 02-393-4030 02-525-2271 Financial Press 02-732-5025 FEER Economic Daily 02-733-8294 DPA 02-796-4781 02-736-4946 China TV Central DailyNews 02-3217-3911 CNN 02-736-4418 CBS News 02-313-9865 02-739-0681 Business Week 02-547-0948 BBC 02-737-7353 Asahi Shimbun 02-739-0692 ARD TV&Radio Telephone 02-734-8111 AP TV AP-Dow Jones AP AFP ABC News Name .... 02-730-9391 02-738-1501 02-763-9483 02-790-8157 02-757-2496 02-3446-0655 02-798-7529 Telephone Y.M.C.A. 02-3442-2141 02-336-9971 02-730-6491 Seoul RotaryClub 02-798-2387 Royal AsiaticSociety(RAS) 02-797-6945 02-3216-5656 Korea ForeignCompanyAssociation(KOFA) 02-793-0673 02-744-6726 International OutdoorClub German Club FOCUS (Foreigners'CommunityService) 02-993-2378 Women DiplomatsandKoreanOfficials'Group Swedish Women'sEducationalAssociation(SWEA) Seoul InternationalWomen'sAssociation(SIWA) Overseas ChineseWomen'sClub New ZealandWomen'sClub(NZW) Korean BridgeAssociation Korean AssociationofUniversityWomen(KAUW) British Women'sClub(BWG) Australian Connection(OZC) Name oeg rs lb 02-734-3272 02-586-7203 02-732-0381 02-739-8370 Foreign PressClub ZDF GermanTV 02-795-8258 02-774-3802 Yomiuri Shimbun Xinhua NewsAgency 02-516-2926 02-790-6950 Wall StreetJournal Vietnam NewsAgency 02-734-8500 02-733-2084 02-734-8725 02-734-7111 UPI Tokyo KeizaiNippon Tokyo Shimbun 02-749-9252 Time 02-723-2581 02-781-3726 TV Asahi TBS Sankei Shimbun Radio FranceInt'l 02-785-4325 02-584-5451 02-275-6998 02-786-9639 Novosti 02-795-5351 02-777-3452 Nihon KeizaiShimbun New YorkTimes New WorldPress Telephone Naigai News NHK 02-735-6798 02-771-0500 NTV Mainichi Newspapers Los AngelesTimes Name 02-3705-6000 02-732-8291~8 02-777-4188

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