SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Market research firm Macromill Embrain surveyed 700 adults in their age between 20 and 49 living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province on buying habits about Hovenia dulcis extract beverages. Of the respondents, 66.9 percent have bought the beverage to relieve their hangovers. When there were no drinks made from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The 14th Seoul Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015 is planned to be held from October 17 to 22 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul. The fashion week, hosted by the Seoul metropolitan city government and jointly organized by the Seoul Design Foundation and the Council of Fashion Designers of Korea, will consist [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Yong Hwan-yul, a senior researcher of the Immunology Research Center at Seoul National University, wrote a column about the eradication of nutrias in a local newspaper on September 25. He said, “Catching nutrias alive, suturing their anus and then releasing them to the nature is a good way to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s iconic artificial islands on the Han River will reopen with great fanfare. The floating islands which serve as a cultural complex in the heart of Seoul get its new name, “Some Sevit.” Some Sevit, which means three splendid islands, consists of three islands including “Some Gavit,” “Some Chavit” and “Some [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The cost of mobile devices in South Korea is most expensive, ranking No. 1 among OECD countries. Congressman Mun Byeong-ho said that, based on data submitted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the average cost of cellular phone handsets in Korea took the first place in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte World Adventure, one of the largest amusement parks in South Korea, plans to hold a “Night Party” in celebration of the upcoming Halloween day. From 10:30 pm on October 17 through 5:00 am next day, participants can enjoy the rides, a special concert and a Halloween parade. In [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of patients with disc herniation rose to 2.71 million last year. In particular, high usage of smartphones and tablets causes a surge of cervical herniated disc patients. The Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service announced on October 12 that 2.71 million patients suffered from slipped discs in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A gigantic rubber duck plans to swim on Seokchon Lake in Seoul. A renowned Dutch installment artist Florentijn Hofman announced that the 54-foot-tall duck weighing one ton is going to stay in Seoul for a month from October 14 to November 14. He highlighted that the rubber duck visited [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics launched its new airwasher product which serves as both air purifier and humidifier. The device washes fine dust, pollen and other impurities from the air and removes harmful gases in the air. It can also control humidity in the air faster than any other product. The airwasher [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Endowments of colleges in the U.S. earned decent returns while Korean universities suffered great losses. The Wall Street Journal reported on September 23 that “Harvard, the World’s Wealthiest University, Reported a 15.4 Percent Investment Return for Fiscal 2014.” Its performance is weaker compared with certain peers but “those returns exceeded [...]