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People wait to board the high-way bus to go their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year holidays at the Seoul Express Terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Pic: AP.

Korea: Longer holidays mean more stress

By Fri, Feb 04, 2011 8:45PM UTC View Comments People wait to board the high-way bus to go their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year holidays at the Seoul Express Terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Pic: AP.

There are few mornings when the busy streets of Seoul are nearly empty and the bustling city feels like a ghost town. The Lunar New Years morning is one of these and possibly the eeriest day of the year. Today was officially the third day of the New Years holiday, (this holiday basically lasts three...

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SKorea prepares for mass exodus from Seoul

By Tue, Feb 01, 2011 9:02PM UTC View Comments

Forget civil defense drills, the true test of the South Korean government’s ability to handle a mass evacuation of its capital city is taking place this Lunar New Year’s Day. The holiday, known as Seollal in Korea and “Chinese New Year” to most of the rest of the world, is one the big two holidays...

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