Seoul’s urban transformation: blueprint for Malaysia or cautionary tale?
This article appeared in the July 9, 2026 issue of the monthly print edition.
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Plenitude buys second hotel in Seoul for RM114 mil
The company said its first hotel in that country, Travelodge Myeongdong Euljiro, has been registering an occupancy rate of above 80% and an average daily rate of more than 90,000 won (RM320) since January.
S Korea: Close to half of the shops at Myeongdong streets shuttered due to pandemic
PETALING JAYA (July 30): The absence of international tourists for 18 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the closure of nearly half of the retail businesses at Myeongdong (pictured) in Seoul, South Korea, reported Pulse News Korea on July 29.
South Korea’s emart24 launches its first store in Bangsar South
PETALING JAYA (June 23): emart24, one of South Korea’s biggest convenience stores, launched its first outlet in Malaysia in Bangsar South yesterday.
South Korean police hunt Malaysian woman after US$13m vanished from casino — report
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): Police in South Korea are reportedly searching for a Malaysian female in connection to the disappearance of millions of dollars in cash from a casino on a popular holiday island.
South Korean govt to turn vacant hotels, offices into homes for rental
SEOUL (Nov 19): The South Korean government will be offering 114,000 rental units for the public by acquiring and converting unoccupied hotels and offices into residential studios.
MoH temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after deaths in South Korea
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a temporary halt of the use of two influenza vaccines, namely SKYCellflu Quadrivalent and VaxigripTetra, after a number of deaths following flu shots in South Korea.
South Korea warns of tighter rules to battles worst virus outbreak in months
SEOUL (Aug 17): South Korea warned today of tighter Covid-19 restrictions as the country’s biggest outbreak linked in nearly six months appeared.
Three new mutated Covid-19 strains detected in South Korea
SEOUL (August 11): South Korea’s public health authorities have discovered three new mutated genome sequences of the novel coronavirus among imported cases-- two from Pakistan and one from Uzbekistan, reported Yonhap News Agency.
South Korean golf courses, state-owned properties to be converted into new residential apartments supply
SEOUL (Aug 4): South Korea will supply more than 132,000 new homes in Seoul through 2028 by easing building height limits and converting military sites and other state-owned properties into residential areas, according to a report by Reuters today.
