CHUNCHEON, Korea, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As Koreans’ affection for their pets continues to increase, a special museum where people can experience a variety of dog races, play with their pets and even train their dogs is set to open. On January 21, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon City and Animal & Human signed an MoU for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air, the talk of town after the “nut rage” scandal featuring former vice-president Cho Hyun-a and a ticketing mistake giving the wrong seat to singer Bobby Kim, is suffering from a drop in passengers, the only Korean airline seeing passenger numbers decline. In the face of intensifying competition from [...]
JEJU, Korea, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the discovery of Avian Influenza in Jeju for the first time in Korea this year, the virus was found to be highly pathogenic. On January 20, the provincial government retrieved two dead spotbill ducks at a habitat for migratory birds in Gujwa, Jeju, and found that they were infected [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In Korea, many salaried workers laugh bitterly at themselves by saying “winning a lotto is the only way to turn around our lives.” In that sense, common workers have a slim chance of making a big fortune to better their future lives. In the sluggish economy, their wages are [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to boost the number of foreign visitors to Korea and to expand awareness of the 4DX movie experience, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and CJ 4DPLEX will air a new video advertisement on Korea in 4DX theaters around the world. KTO and CJ signed an MoU on January [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – HelioVolt, a U. S. based photovoltaic panel manufacturer in which SK Innovation invested US$76 million, has started its liquidation process. According to SK Innovation on January 20, HelioVolt put its manufacturing assets up for auction on January 14. The assets for sale included manufacturing equipment for copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) [...]
SAMCHEOK, Korea, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A 5.9 meter long and 3.2 meter wide minke whale weighing 2 tons was found dead, stranded in a fishnet in the East Sea 19 kilometers from land in Wondeok-eup, Samcheok City, Kangwon-do on January 20. The whale was sold for 48 million won (US$ 44,138) on consignment. The minke [...]
Busan, Korea, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A Spider Man statue has been added to the ‘Street of Cinema’ in Marine City, Busan‘s upscale township in the Haeundae district. The statue is one of 500 that are permitted by Marvel Entertainment to be installed on streets around the world. The Street of Cinema is a movie characters-themed coastal [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — E-mart launched ‘Solutian Repair,’ a new line of anti-wrinkle skin care products at their Yongsan branch, in Yongsan, Seoul on January 20. The line consists of four products: a cleansing facial mask, toner, essence moisturizer and multi-moisturizing balm. The products contain a molecular complex called ‘Tri-Bio’ which is composed of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Models show bags made out of the tents used during the Second World War at Boontheshop & Company in the main branch of Shinsegae Department Store in central Seoul. The bags are designed by Korean brand KANEI TEI, led by a Korean-Japanese designer. Prices range from 217,000 won for a [...]