This charge is added to the bill. Liability and Insurance - In registering for the meeting, neither the organising committee or the secreteriat assume any liability whatsoever. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements in respect to health and travel insurance. Banks are open between 9.30am and 4.30pm on weekdays and from 9.30am to 1.30pm on saturdays. Major department stores are open from 10.30am to 7.30pm including sundays and are closed for one day during the week.
Smaller shops tend to be open from early morning until late evening every day of the week.
Restaurants in Kyongju are concentrated along the shores of Pomun Lake and near the city centre. Water in major hotels is safe to drink but in other places it is best to sticked to boiled tea and bottled water. Shopping - Amethyst and violet quartz jewellery is made in Kyongju. Many stores sell embroidered items, antique paintings and traditional folk crafts. The stores are found in the downtown area of Kyongju and near Bulkuksa Temple.