North Korea observes longer Lunar New Year holiday this year, combined with late leader’s birthday
Seoul, Feb 15 (IANS) North Korea is expected to observe a longer Lunar New Year holiday this year, as it immediately follows the national holiday marking the birthday of the late former leader Kim Jong-il. North Korea observes a one-day Lunar New Year holiday, which falls on Tuesday this year, shorter than South Korea’s three-day […]
Heavy snow blankets South Korea on Lunar New Year holiday
Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) Heavy snow blanketed South Korea on Tuesday, with about 120 centimetres of snow piling up in the mountain areas of the southern resort island of Jeju. Other areas across the country were also pounded by snow, with more than 10 cm of snow falling in cities such as Chungju, Wonju and […]
