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Currency
Korea`s official monetary unit is the won.
The Korean currency consists of a fifty thousand, ten thousand, five thousand and one thousand won note, and five hundred, one hundred, fifty and ten won coins.
Weather
Korea has four seasons, with a wet monsoon/summer season in the middle of the year, and a cold winter from November to March. The ideal time to visit Korea is during the autumn months (September-November). During this time, the country experiences warm, sunny weather, skies that are cobalt blue and spectacular foliage that is perhaps the biggest draw.
Local Time
The official time in Korea throughout the conference is nine hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT +9).

*Read the graph vertically to compare the time differences between cities from around the world.
City Time
Seoul, Tokyo
(Korea Time)
1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Taipei, Manila, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore 24:00 3:00 6:00 9:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Bangkok, Jakarta 23:00 2:00 5:00 8:00 11:00 14:00 17:00 20:00
New Delhi, Calcutta 22:00 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00
Teheran, Kuwait, Jeddah 19:00 22:00 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 13:00 16:00
Hamburg, Rome, Paris, Amsterdam 17:00 20:00 23:00 2:00 5:00 8:00 11:00 14:00
London, Madrid 16:00 19:00 22:00 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 13:00
Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00 1:00 4:00 7:00 11:00
New York, Montreal, Bogota, Toronto 11:00 14:00 17:00 20:00 23:00 2:00 5:00 8:00
Chicago, Houston 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00 1:00 4:00 7:00
Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles 8:00 11:00 14:00 17:00 20:00 23:00 2:00 5:00
Sydney, Melbourne 2:00 5:00 8:00 11:00 14:00 17:00 20:00 23:00
Electricity and Voltage
The standard voltage in Korea is 220 volts.
The outlet has two round holes and is the same type used in France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Turkey, and many other countries.
1330 Information Centers
The 1330 Korea Travel Hotline, operated by the Korea Tourism Organization, in a one-stop helpline avaliable as a public service for local and international travelers.

How to use 1330 Korea Travel Hotline
(https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/TRV/TV_ENG_3_1.jsp)
Useful Website
Korea Tourism Organization: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr
Incheon International Airport: https://www.airport.kr/ap/en/index.do
Gimpo International Airport: http://www.airport.co.kr/gimpoeng/main.do