The title of "Honorary Tourism Ambassador for South Korea in Vietnam" will be conferred on Vietnamese pop singer My Linh in Hanoi tonight, the Asia News Network reports. The conferring will be held in conjunction with a ceremony to encourage votes for Vietnam's Halong Bay and South Korea's Jeju Island…
JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong: “I’ll just promote Jeju myself!”
According to media reports, popular K-pop trio JYJ plan to file a complaint against Korean TV station KBS for cancelling the group's scheduled TV appearance on Wednesday night in a concert to promote Jeju Island, which hopes to be one of the New7Wonders of Nature. In May, JYJ became honorary…
Hyundai and Kia sponsor Jeju Island
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation are Official Finalist Supporter platinum sponsors of Jeju Island in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. Announcing the sponsorship, the President of Hyundai Motor Company, Mr. Chung Jin Haeng, said "Hyundai and Kia's sponsoring of Jeju Island in the New7Wonders of Nature is part of…
Jeju and Jordan compete and co-operate
The 35,224 fans who watched last Sunday's football game between South Korea and Jordan in the World Cup Stadium in Seoul saw the local team win 3-1. That was the competition. But there was also co-operation in the form of an announcement of mutual support for two of the Finalists…
Korea Telecom becomes Official Finalist Supporter platinum sponsor of Jeju Island
Zurich/Switzerland 10 June 2011: Korea Telecom , the nation's leading telephone company, is now an Official Finalist Supporter platinum sponsor of Jeju Island in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. Announcing the sponsorship, New7Wonders Director Jean-Paul de la Fuente said: “We are delighted to have KT on board as a sponsor of…
Yearly Gain of up to US$1.837 billion for New7Wonders of Nature Winner says Korean Economic Study
Zurich/Switzerland, 24 May 2011: Korea's Jeju Island could benefit by between US$895 million to US$1.837 billion a year if it is named one of the New7Wonders of Nature, according to an in-depth economic study published by the Jeju Development Institute. Jeju Island is one of 28 Official Finalists in the…
Asian Pride: Korea and Vietnam co-operate for votes
"Promote our Asian Pride! Jeju Island, Ha Long Bay!" That's the joint slogan of two of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. It's also the motto of an interactive, international platform that Korea's Jeju Island and Vietnam's Halong Bay have created to energize voters in both…
JYJ put K-pop to work for Jeju
Members of JYJ, a popular South Korean boyband, have been chosen as honorary ambassadors for Jeju Island, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. On behalf of the island, band members Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun and Xiah Junsu will now promote Jeju internationally in a…
Jeju does it in style with a spectacular display
Sunrises on Seongsan Ilchulbong are spectacular, but the a volcanic cone that rose from under the sea 5,000 years ago provided the backdrop for another stunning sight on Sunday when 3,000 people from Jeju Island formed a gigantic N7W JEJU image to celebrate the handing over of official certificate of…
Sing a song for Jeju
Kwon Jung-eun and Kim Cheong, who are attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, composed the lyrics and music, and nine fellow-students, three Korean, two Korean-American, two Japanese, one Chinese and one American sang the song in the recording studio.