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[Kobiz Feature] “Hanbok” Slowly Regains Its Former Glory

[Kobiz Feature] “Hanbok” Slowly Regains Its Former Glory

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 05 (Korea Bizwire) – On November 1, a “hanbok” fashion show was held at the wharf of Dokdo on the East Sea. The event, called “I Love You, Dokdo,” was hosted by the North Gyeongsang provincial government and sponsored by fashion designer house Maison-de. Lee Young Hee, a renowned hanbok designer who was instrumental [...]

[Kobiz Feature] Bike Commuting: New Trend That Will Create a Huge Market

[Kobiz Feature] Bike Commuting: New Trend That Will Create a Huge Market

  SEOUL, Korea, Nov 04 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently bicycle commuting has become a fad, with the number of those riding bikes to work on the rise at an accelerated pace. According to data published by job portal career.com, two out of ten office workers (18.8%) use their bicycles to go to work. As to why they [...]

Mongolia to Learn from Korea on How to Deal with Child Abuse Incidents

Mongolia to Learn from Korea on How to Deal with Child Abuse Incidents

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 04 (Korea Bizwire) – Child abuse has been a serious problem in Korea and it is more so of late. For the past ten years, the incidence of mistreatment of children has more than doubled. The cases of child abuse received last year by 49 children’s protection agencies were 6,403. The number of children [...]

Rural Development Admin. to Hold Natural Cheese-making Contest

Rural Development Admin. to Hold Natural Cheese-making Contest

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 04 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration and the Ranch-type Milk Processing Research Group will jointly hold a contest to make natural cheese at the government agency’s Suwon campus on November 1. The ranch-style natural cheese-making competition has been held annually since 2006 to promote ranch-made natural cheeses and other dairy products. Natural [...]

[Kobiz Feature] Evolution of Food Delivery Service: Where It Is Headed

[Kobiz Feature] Evolution of Food Delivery Service: Where It Is Headed

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 03 (Korea Bizwire) – Food delivery service is evolving in amazing ways. For the ten years between 2001 and 2011, Korea’s prepared food delivery market has increased ten times to 6.3 trillion won from 600 billion won. Change is visible in qualitative terms too. For example, many food service establishments are allowing their customers [...]

Brown-eyed Soul Dedicates New Song to Fans

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 02 (Korea Bizwire) – Brown-eyed Soul, the four-member Korean R&B group, has released a single album “Always Be There” to celebrate their tenth-year anniversary since debut. The song is, the members said, dedicated to the loyal fans who have been there despite their limited activity confined to album publication and concerts without TV appearance. [...]

[Kobiz Infographics] Stats Tell How Korea Has Come a Long Way

[Kobiz Infographics] Stats Tell How Korea Has Come a Long Way

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 01 (Korea Bizwire) – The Institute for International Trade, an economic think tank affiliated with the Korea International Trade Association published on October 27 a graphic booklet “Korea in the World” detailing how the country is doing in terms of 170 categories. For more detailed information, please click here Kobiz Infographics (Follow Us @kobizinfographics_Korea)

[Kobiz Feature] Are You Dreaming of Second Career?

[Kobiz Feature] Are You Dreaming of Second Career?

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 01 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people dreaming of second careers is on the rise. According to a survey by job portal JobKorea on 1,011 office workers, as much as 88.4 percent said they have post-retirement plans. Of the 894 respondents who said affirmatively to the question, 59.4 and 59.2 percent answered that [...]