"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.
Kim and Seo promote Korea in the New York Times
It began: ''South Korea is a peninsula surrounded by beautiful islands.'' It continued: ''The New7Wonders foundation has named Jejudo one of the finalists for the on-going New7Wonders of Nature poll. Jejudo has become a 'must' place to visit.''
Miss Korea is now an ambassador for Jeju
She speaks Japanese, Chinese and Spanish in addition to her native Korean and has ambitions to be a diplomat. As an ambassador for Jeju, she is now ideally positioned to get hands-on experience in the theory and practice of international relations.
The Korean fast track
"Jeju is the only candidate of the twenty eight finalists where people, nature and prehistoric heritage are harmoniously combined in a single location."
Jeju Island is making waves
Former Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan has been named the Jeju Island's ambassador to the New7Wonders of Nature campaign.
Catch a fish – catch a vote!
Seven special New7Wonders of Nature fish caught during a traditional Jeju Island fishing festival.
Sports stars and runners supporting Jeju
Runners in the Jeju marathon sign a 77 metre banner to encourage everyone to vote for Jeju as one of the New7Wonders of Nature - supported by NFL superstar Hines Ward.