SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A Swedish cultural café led by Volvo Car Korea opened in Garosugil, Sinsa-dong on January 22. ‘The House of Sweden,’ is a pop-up store by Volvo Car Korea that showcases Volvo’s brand history and identity and several cultural activities regarding Swedish culture. Visitors can have a taste of Sweden’s unique coffee [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Sulhwasoo, Asia’s ‘Holistic Beauty’ skin care brand, whose products are based on ingredients derived from traditional medical herbs, is opening its 47th store in China on January 23. The new Nanjing store will be a huge flagship store, offering not only products but also diverse tailored services. Sulhwasoo has been winning [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Shinsegae Department Store has opened a bicycle shop at its main store in Chungmuro, being the first department store in Korea that is home to a bicycle shop. The shop features classic models from Pedersen Bicycles, often called ‘the Bentley of Bicycles,’ multi-purposed ‘Cargo and Cruiser’ bikes from Johnny Loco, and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Small investing in gold bars is gaining massive popularity in Korea. According to relevant industry experts, the sales of gold bars via the Korea Gold Exchange doubled from 704kg in 2013 to 1,383kg in 2014. The sales of gold bars during one month alone in December 2014 reached 381kg. Individuals [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KOCSC) is planning to increase anti-terror surveillance on SNS since an 18 year-old Korean teen, known by his surname Kim, was reported to have joined ISIS via messages on SNS. The KOCSC is intensively monitoring online postings for messages related to recruiting or plotting terrorist [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Pernod Ricard’s Imperial, Korea’s best-selling whiskey brand, was awarded best whiskey brand by the Korean Customer Satisfaction Index (KCSI) 2015, according to an announcement from Pernod Ricard Korea on January 20. Imperial’s accumulated sales figure is one of astonishment, as 13 million boxes of the whiskey have been sold in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government is planning to operate a cross-country railroad on the Korean peninsula and develop links to the Trans-Siberian Railroad (TSR), according to a report to President Park Geun-hye from the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Patriots’ [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – From February, tourists taking a special train bound for tourist attractions in western Korea will be able to experience the warmth of “ondol,” a Korean traditional underfloor heating system. An ondol, also called gudeul, in Korean traditional architecture, is underfloor heating which uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – As the growth of existing distribution channels such as department stores and big box discount stores reaches its limit, Korean retailers are rushing to open duty-free shops in an attempt to find new sources of revenue. According to industry experts, with the government planning to set up four more large-scale [...]
CHUNGJU , Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – An archeological breakthrough has been made in the city of Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do. A wooden tomb aged 2,200 years was found during an excavation investigation at a site set for a sports complex development. Inside the tomb, 19 artifacts from the Bronze Age were discovered, which outnumbers any artifacts found in [...]