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Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.

28 August 2023

Passengers asked to weigh in before boarding planes in South Korea

If you are flying in or from South Korea in the next few weeks, beware: you will be required to have your weight measured and recorded […]
30 May 2023

Asiana Airlines stops selling emergency row seats after passenger opens door mid-flight

After a passenger managed to open the emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight on Friday, 26 May, the airline has announced it will no longer […]
29 May 2023

Passenger arrested in South Korea after opening plane door during flight

Passengers on an Asiana Airlines flight experienced minutes of panic after a man who was sitting in an emergency row opened the aircraft door when the […]
27 March 2023

Seoul to build a ‘floating’ swimming pool and art pier

The city of Seoul has announced plans to build a floating swimming pool along the Han River by 2026, along with a marina with restaurants, a […]
14 March 2023

World’s largest spokeless Ferris wheel to be built in South Korea

The city of Seoul announced plans to build the largest spokeless Ferris wheel in the world. With an imposing diameter of 180 meters, the wheels is […]
1 March 2023

South Korea leads in Asia’s online travel market

Asian countries were the last in the world to scrap Covid-19 related travel restrictions, thus lagging behind with the recovery of its travel and tourism industry, […]
27 January 2023

5 Korean photographers exhibit reflective self-portraits in Brussels

Photography season is back in Brussels in 2023 and the Korean Cultural Center participates in the annual PhotoBrussels festival by presenting the works of 5 Korean […]
12 January 2023

What is a hanok, the latest trending accommodation type?

Once upon a time, when people wanted to go on a holiday, they didn’t have to think too much about the type of accommodation they wanted […]
30 December 2022

South Korea targets 30 million foreign tourists by 2027

Korea’s Tourism Organization is hoping to attract 30 million foreign tourists by 2027. 1. Attracting international tourists The South Korean government unveiled measures, including easing travel-related […]
24 October 2022

Bladerunner-style air taxis slated for production by end of decade

If flying taxis and skyports sound like something from Bladerunner or Star Wars to you, then think again. A Korean start-up has raised $9 million in […]
28 September 2022

10th edition of the Korean Film Festival in Brussels

The Korean Film Festival is back in Brussels with a 10th edition full of surprises. From September 29th to October 7th, eighteen classic and unreleased films […]
10 August 2022

K-POP World Festival and BLACKSWAN arrive in Brussels this summer

On 4 September 2022, the Korean Cultural Center in Brussels is organizing a 100% pure K-POP event in Brussels under the name “K-POP WORLD FESTIVAL X […]
2 May 2022

The world’s first floating city is coming to South Korea

A pilot project for the world’s first floating city is being built in Busan, South Korea. Busan—South Korea’s largest port and the country’s second-largest city—is now […]
23 March 2022

South Korea lifts quarantine for vaccinated people and opens to the world from April 1st

South Korea has announced the lifting of the quarantine as of April 1, 2022 for fully vaccinated travelers. People are considered fully vaccinated if they have […]
9 March 2022

What’s behind the success of South Korean movies?

South Korean films and TV series are dominating the world’s movie production and capturing the attention of international audiences. But how have South Korean movies become […]
10 February 2022

Korean Air adopts biometric self-boarding for domestic flights

Has the future of travel arrived? If it depends on Korean Air, we will no longer be needing our boarding pass in the future. As of […]