BUSAN, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The most-stressed individuals among Busan citizens were found to be in their sixties with a monthly income of less than 1.5 million won, which makes four out of ten Busan citizens fall into the high risk bracket that require professional help. According to a survey conducted by a research [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The exacting employment landscape for young South Koreans has pushed more than 70 percent of jobseekers to either break up with their significant other or give up dating in order to focus on preparation for the job market. According to the results of a survey conducted by online employment [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign tourists will no long have to fear the language barrier in South Korea – at least in some departments stores. Robots offering translation services are expected to resolve some of the inconvenience associated with communicating in Korean for foreign tourists. Hancom, an IT software company said on August [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwanghwamun Square in the heart of Seoul will soon belong to pedestrians as the Seoul city government is reportedly drawing up plans to reconfigure the area. A focal point of the restructuring is redirecting automobile traffic while also beautifying the area. A city official spoke on the government’s intentions, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Just as video games have increased in popularity among adults, toys and collectible items like Bearbrick and Gundam are popping up on store shelves across the country, with their sometimes eye-watering prices a clear indication of the intended demographic – those above the legal drinking age. The typical consumers [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreas seas, once teeming with fish, are in danger of near depletion. In 1981, the pollack catch stood at a healthy 170,000 tons. In 2008? Zero. Once labeled “the people’s fish” for its affordability and delicious flavor, fish like the pollack are now considered to be in danger of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — When it comes to night markets in Seoul, there is more to do than just wait in a long line leading to a popular food truck. A number of ways to enjoy the city’s ‘goblin night markets’ were introduced by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on August 3. On Fridays [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seoul has set in place the legal basis for a social problem-solving design initiative for the first time in South Korea. The new venture will attempt to address societal issues such as urban crime and school violence through design by lightening the atmosphere in target neighborhoods [...]
JEJU, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials from the city of Jeju said on August 3 that during the months of August and September, measures would be taken to replace tropical trees adjacent to electric wires in order to prevent electrical safety accidents such as power outages or fires. The city signed an agreement with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Engineering and Construction revealed on August 3 that it had, for the first time in the industry, developed a phased customized technology named ‘5ZCS’ (Five Zones Clean Air System) to filter fine dust at its new apartment complexes. The company has divided its new apartment complexes into five [...]