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Incheon City to Hold “World Food Culture Exposition” at Munhak Stadium

Incheon City to Hold “World Food Culture Exposition” at Munhak Stadium

INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 14 (Korea Bizwire) — An event will be open to give visitors to it a chance to sample foods from all around the world. The Incheon Metropolitan City Government, in partnership with the Korea Food Service Industry Association, will hold the “2013 Incheon World Food Culture Exposition” for three days between October [...]

New SNS App “Fanda” Launched for Users Looking for Info on World’s Celebrities

New SNS App “Fanda” Launched for Users Looking for Info on World’s Celebrities

ANYANG, South Korea, Oct 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Thanks to the proliferation of social networking services, we can keep tract of celebrity news all across the world. But the problem is, most of us are unable to do so because of the language barrier. Lately Lasso & Company Inc. came up with a neat solution to [...]

Gyeonggi Gov’t Creates 1.64 Sq. Km of Fish Shelters in Its Coastal Waters

Gyeonggi Gov’t Creates 1.64 Sq. Km of Fish Shelters in Its Coastal Waters

SUWON, South Korea, Oct 11 (Korea Bizwire) — This year to date, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government has installed fish shelters in an area of 1.64 square kilometers in six locations off Ansan and Hwaseong within its jurisdiction. A government official said on October 11 that the final project to sink artificial fish reefs near the Ippa [...]

RDA Scientists Come up with New Pest-killing Rice Variety

RDA Scientists Come up with New Pest-killing Rice Variety

SUWON, South Korea, Oct 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Rural Development Administration said on October 9 that its agronomic scientists have developed a new rice variety naturally resistant to the rice water weevil, an insect pest that is known to attack stored rice and rice crops. Rice water weevils are difficult pests to eradicate as the [...]

Daegu City Completes Construction of Korea’s Largest Hydrogen Station

DAEGU, South Korea, Oct 02 (Korea Bizwire) – The Daegu Metropolitan City Government, jointly with EM Korea, held on October 2 a completion ceremony for the nation’s largest hydrogen charging station within the city. The ceremony was attended by Daegu City deputy mayor for economic affairs Kim Yeon-chang, Daegu City Council president Lee Jae-sool, and other industry leaders. [...]

Mobile Solution “Cocoa-M” to Be Marketed in China

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 02 (Korea Bizwire) – Cocoa-M, the mobile automation solution developed by Cocoa-Studio, will be marketed in China. The company said this on October 2 by launching a Chinese language website (http://cocoam.cn) and setting an ambitious plan to take on the Chinese mobile solution market. According to Cocoa-Studio, the future for the Chinese mobile [...]

Seoul City Hall to Administer Anti-fraud Classes for Senior Citizens

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 01 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on September 30 that it would hold a series of classes for the city’s senior citizens about how not to fall for fraud. The classes will be open immediately after October 2 on the 17th Senior Citizens’ Day. Most people over 65 years of [...]

40% of People Don’t Bother to Brush after Lunch

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 01 (Korea Bizwire) – So many people these days exercise to keep themselves fit and healthy. But when it comes to preventing tooth decay and other dental problems, there’s still a long way to go. Sensodyne, the global toothpaste brand for people with sensitive teeth, recently commissioned a questionnaire to Dooit Survey on [...]

Import Car Purchases Rising Quickly at the Expense of New Homes

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of import cars on Korea’s roads is quickly on the rise. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation, as many as 585,218 import cars have been registered with motor vehicle agencies in Korea for the eight-month period between January and August. This is more [...]