SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers have developed an artificial photosynthesis technique that can convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) at an efficiency rate of 4.23 percent, which is the highest level achieved to date. Natural green leaves and current artificial photosynthetic devices can convert carbon dioxide to organic materials at efficiency rates [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visited a cosmetics factory in Pyongyang on February 4 and rebuked factory personnel over the quality of the factory’s cosmetic products. Kim admonished employees over the poor quality of the North Korean products compared to foreign cosmetics, saying that “foreign eyeliners and mascaras stay intact even [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) and Harvard University jointly held the opening ceremony for WorldMUN 2015, the Harvard World Model United Nations, on March 16. WorldMUN is a model UN conference for university students, held by Harvard University in cities around the world every year. Its 2015 program is being [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has announced its 100th dispatch of Korean nationals overseas through the World Friends KOICA Volunteer program. The recruited volunteers will go through preparatory training at the Yongwol Education Center for 33 days. The 44 volunteers will then be dispatched to 12 assigned countries for two [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Haeundae District Office conducted a big data analysis of 5,300 domestic and 4,700 foreign Haeundae-related mentions on blogs, internet communities and SNS from June to October 2014. According to a comparative analysis between the 2014 results and results from a similar study in 2012, Marine City and Moon Tan Road, [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinee attracted 100,000 concertgoers to their first concerts at the Tokyo Dome, a 55,000-seat baseball stadium that is considered to be a dream venue for musicians in Japan. The Korean band finally had the opportunity to play at the dome only four years after their debut in Japan. Shinee started their [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean beer brands have been gaining popularity in Iraq. Korea’s beer exports to Iraq between November and January increased 194 percent to US$ 1.23 million compared to the same period in 2014, said the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) on March 16. Although drinking is prohibited under Muslim [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Upon the Bank of Korea’s decision to cut its base rate to a record low 1.75 percent on March 12, the Korean property market is expected to be injected with new vigor. Park Hap-Soo, chief of Kookmin Bank’s real estate department, said that the effect of the central bank’s rate cut [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A 5.5-meter-tall mailbox in Danyang-gun is attracting tourists seeking to relive memories through old fashioned, analogue mail. The giant post box, installed near the Gosu-ri tourist information center in Danyang-gun, not only functions as a normal mailbox, but also helps to share touching personal stories in a special magazine published by the [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of 150 theater workers demonstrated on Jongro streets to stop the shutdown of a small theater that has been in operation for the past 28 years. Daehangno Theater is the third-oldest small stage theater in Daehangno, the street famous for performance art in Korea, and is facing closure due [...]