SEOUL, Korea, Nov 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The city government of Seoul announced that the Myeongdong Tourist Information Center will open on November 29th with Seoul mayor Park Won-soon and other officials attending the opening ceremony to be held at 4PM. The center will be located at the heart of Myeongdong, Seoul’s most popular tourist attraction, on [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 28 (Korea Bizwire) – If you are mistaken as too young for your real age, chances are you will come across an inquiry with an automated voice whenever you stop by convenience stores to buy any liquor products in Seoul. The automated voice will ask like this: “Are you buying alcoholic beverages? Please show [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 28 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ CheilJedang announced that its recently introduced program will help to reduce emission of greenhouse gases by a total of 2,800 tons next year. CJ runs ‘Green Partnership for Shared Growth among Large and Small Businesses’ sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) through which the company [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A ballet played by a group of kids — some of whom with disabilities — will be staged with the aim of raising public awareness about overcoming prejudice through a tool of the elegant performance dance. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MH), the play ‘Peter [...]
GYEONGGI-DO, Korea, Nov 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Pocheon-Ski resorts of Korea are now one of the Korean wave factors whose main agent has been K-POP so far. Previously, visitors from South-East Asia flocked to Myeong-dong or Gang-nam in Seoul. Now, they are swarming to ski resorts in Korea in the winter season. Some parts of China and [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 26 (Korea Bizwire) –‘G-STAR 2013’, which was attended by 512 game-related enterprises from 32 countries in the world, ended in great success after 4 days of ‘dreamful game culture festival’ with 188,707 visitors, a record number of actual people viewing the exhibition. This year is the second year the K-IDEA(hereinafter referred to as ‘the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s first ever exhibition featuring photos of college campuses will be held for two weeks from November 27th to December 11th. Titled ‘Photographs of Campuses in Seoul by ‘B-Class Vacation’ – College is Drama’ will be hosted by Theme Travel News (www.themetn.com) and organized by Art Pub. Held for the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The ‘2013 Wood Fair’will be held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul from December 5th to 8th. Sponsored by the Federation of Lumber Industry Associations and Organized by ExMG, the event will showcase various aspects of the timber industry, celebrating increasing public interest in eco-friendly products and ‘green life’ illustrating the [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, Nov 26 (Korea Bizwire) – You need to work at least 48 minutes to buy one Big Mac in Korea, if you are paid the local minimum wage, according to a survey conducted by Albamon, a leading local job portal. The survey delved into information regarding ‘Big Mac PPP’ of 22 nations belonging [...]
SHANGHAI, China, Nov 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a global photovoltaic provider of cost-competitive, high-quality solar photovoltaic modules, today announced the completed integration of new cell technology into its production processes. Through the implementation of this innovative new technology, known internally as ‘Project EStarII,’ Hanwha SolarOne is able to [...]