“It’s not hard for a political leader anywhere to earn cheap applause by vilifying a former enemy. But such provocations produce paralysis, not progress. To move ahead, we have to see beyond what was to envision what might be.” - Wendy Sherman, U.S. Under Secretary of State “Washington will soon lose its status as the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul re-opened two city-run pet playgrounds, at Sangam World Cup Park and Seoul Children’s Grand Park, on March 1. After three months of seasonal closure, the two playgrounds are finally open for pets and their owners eager to spend some time outdoors in the early spring. Entrance to the playgrounds [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal-masked individuals cloaked in yellow sacks occupied streets near Hongdae Station in Seoul on March 1, campaigning for the conscious and moderate consumption of farmed animals. Activists from the Korea Association for Animal Protection (KAAP) dressed themselves in chicken and duck costumes and then covered themselves with sacks, in order [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hallux valgus, a chronic condition often associated with wearing tight footwear such as high heels, has been occurring more frequently in Korean males. According to a report from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) published on March 1, 84.7 percent of individuals diagnosed with Hallux valgus from 2009 to [...]
ULSAN, Korea, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan Metropolitan City is set to establish a cultural center for companion animals for the first time in Korea, said the city government on February 27. The center will have two buildings that will be used for a welfare and cultural center for pets and pet-owners, comprised of offices [...]
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Bangkok Airways, Thailand’s privately owned regional airline has implemented Cisco® technology and solutions to help them optimize their business. Cisco Unified Computing System™ (UCS) is a groundbreaking approach to computing, designed for IT innovation and business acceleration. Using this platform, Bangkok Airways has been able to deliver real [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung SDI, one of the leading providers of electronic materials in the world, is expected to provide battery packs for BMW‘s upcoming X5 plug-in hybrid SUV, industry sources said Sunday. Local industry insiders and IHS, a global market researcher, speculated that the recent purchase of Magna Steyr’s battery pack division [...]
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A top executive of South Korea’s biggest amusement park operator, Samsung Everland, has held talks with China’s foreign ministry officials, during which they discussed preparations to send giant pandas to Seoul, according to the Chinese ministry on Saturday. Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit to South Korea in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotel Lotte won the operational right for a downtown duty-free shop in Jeju, officials said Friday, a move that is anticipated to bolster the company’s footing against its rival in the South Korean resort island’s ballooning duty-free market. Hotel Lotte, among the three applicants including smaller rival Hotel Shilla and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – While South Korean Internet shopping mall users expressed high satisfaction rates for sites selling food and books, they gave poor rates to private shopper sites for overseas direct purchase (ODP) and social commerce operators. According to a Seoul Metropolitan Government report released on February 26 that evaluated 100 Internet [...]