SEOUL, Nov.13 (Korea Bizwire) – In an interesting discovery, the results of a recent study suggest that garlic can decrease male armpit body odor, increasing their desirability to women. According to The Telegraph, a British daily journal, research teams at Stirling University in Scotland and the University of Prague in the Czech Republic conducted a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has taken first place for the second time in a row in an Italian survey on customer satisfaction of home electronics conducted by ‘Corriere della Sera’, Italy’s best-selling daily newspaper. Corriere della Sera conducted a survey on 20,000 consumers asking them how satisfied they were with the [...]
SEOUL, Nov.13 (Korea Bizwire) – Yonsei University has revealed that Psy, the international entertainer who will be making a comeback next month, donated 500 million won to Severance Hospital’s children’s ward. With the funds, a ‘Psy Treatment Room’ was created. According to officials at the hospital, the treatment room built with the funds donated by [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s rice production hit a six-year high in 2015 caused by greater yield per cultivated land, government data showed Friday. According to the data from Statistics Korea, South Korea produced a total of 4.32 million tons of rice this year, up 2 percent from 4.24 million tons a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will transfer demining techniques to Vietnam, which is home to massive minefields as a legacy of the Vietnam War, according to the Defense Ministry on Friday. The ministry has invited a group of 15 Vietnamese mid-level officials to the transfer program scheduled from Nov. 16-27 in Seoul, [...]
SEOUL/SEJONG, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is engaged in a “partnership strengthening” endeavor with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) that can assist the mega institution in successfully engaging in future development projects, a senior official said Friday. Vice Finance Minister Joo Hyung-hwan said in a conference hosted by the Korea Chamber of [...]
SEOUL, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Traditional Korean foods that emphasize both taste and health have been introduced to members of the United Nations. The Korean Council for College Education (KCCE) hosted a dinner featuring traditional Korean food, dubbed ‘An Evening of Art and Korean Cuisine’. Sixty guests including ambassadors staying in New York and dignitaries [...]
SUWON, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tourists are increasingly exploring destinations in Korea other than Seoul and Jeju. There has also been a change in their travel patterns, with a shift from ‘just passing by’ to ‘staying for more than a day’ excursions. As a result, local governments are taking measures to attract Chinese visitors. [...]
INCHON, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – The local government of Incheon has set out to create jobs for the elderly, teaming up with a logistics company. Incheon’s city government signed an agreement with CJ Korea Express and the Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the Aged to cooperate on carrying forward the ‘Incheon Silver Total Distribution [...]
SEOUL, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Consumer Agency has announced the results of a survey on consumer satisfaction among food delivery applications. Baedaltong showed the highest satisfaction rate, while Yogiyo ranked last. Four items were evaluated in the survey, ‘provision of information’, ‘ordering and delivery’, ‘fulfillment of promises’ and ‘customer service’. Baedaltong ranked first, [...]