Women of the sea, or haenyeo, have long been a cultural icon on Jeju Island. And it would not be wrong to say that these divers represent the history of Jeju, considering they have been the main ...

This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows the tools used by Haenyeo in Jeju Island, South Korea. Haenyeo refers to female divers who dive into the sea to gather various shellfish and seaweed without ...

"Haenyeo," or female divers on Jeju Island, are symbols of strength and tenacity. They make a living by diving to depths of up to 10 meters without oxygen masks to harvest seafood such as abalone and ...

The Jeju Haenyeo exhibition opened Monday at Katara Cultural Village, featuring 32 artworks that highlight the remarkable similarities between Qatar’s pearl divers and South Korea’s Jeju Haenyeo women ...

The 2018 Winter Olympics are heading to South Korea! And it promises to be a paradise for sports-lovers—and for travelers. The country itself is rather small (you can get just about anywhere within a ...

In Jeju Island, a community of women, some aged in their 80s, goes diving to gather shellfish for a living. The Jeju haenyeo (female divers) harvest up to seven hours a day, 90 days of the year ...

Jeju Olle Course 21 starts while overlooking the sea of Gujwa-eup and offers a well-rounded experience of the nature of eastern Jeju, including villages, field paths, seaside paths, and oreums ...

At 70, Lee Bok-Soo still descends into the cold waters off Jeju Island, holding on to a centuries-old practice that is now fighting for survival. As one of only 35 haenyeo left in her village, she ...

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Sept. 7 (UPI) --As the once inaccessible Arctic grows as a region of military concern under the effects of global warming, the U.S. military is confronted with the problem of ...