Local governments are gearing up for their iconic annual cherry blossom festivals this week. In Seoul's Songpa District, a five-day cherry blossom festival is running from Wednesday to Sunday at ...

Gangnam and Yeouido’s Cherry Blossom Festival are certainly crowd-pleasers in the heart of Seoul. Let’s start the Cherry Blossom journey at Bongeunsa Temple (봉은사) Photo by Simon Williams-Im Bongeunsa ...

As cherry blossoms paint South Korea’s capital city pink and white, Seoulites are flocking to flower-filled Yunjung-ro in Yeouido or Seokchon Lake in Jamsil, southern Seoul. While Yunjung-ro’s ...

Gakwonsa Temple, with its 15-metre-high Buddha statue, is a popular destination during cherry blossom season. Half-a-mile wide and crossing the city from north to south, Seoul’s major river ...

Spring took a strange turn in Seoul on Saturday when the first mid-April snow since 1907 fell on the city, turning a day of cherry blossoms into one of icy roads. The weather turned sharply ...

Activists want to replace a variety of cherry tree associated with the Japanese colonial era with one they say is Korean. The science is messy. Cherry trees on the verge of blooming in Gyeongju ...