SEOUL, Sep. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – With the rapid supply of high-tech smartphones, expensive costs and a drop in carrier subsidies, the domestic secondhand mobile phone market is estimated to have grown by an average of 10 million phones per year. According to a report issued by Gallup Korea, only 4 out of 10 individuals [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – It turns out that cell phone prices in Korea are higher than anywhere else in the world. According to Gartner, a market research company, cell phone prices in Korea were highest among the 29 members of the OECD. Also, prices of smart phones ranked second. From 2011 to 2014, 27 [...]
SEOUL, Aug 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced a project to support lower income individuals with disposed products from deluxe hotels in the city. To provide quality service to their guests, five-star hotels exchange their electronic devices, furnishings, appliances as well as sanitary products and bedding frequently. However, the losses from exchanging [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean foods like tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes) and bulgogi (sliced and seasoned barbecued beef) have set off for China to start a new Korean wave. The ‘Korean Food Fair 2015: Tsingtao, China’ that opened on August 29 has been packed with Chinese people. Long lines were formed in front of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A counselling office will be established for foreign patients to receive support in medical disputes such as medical malpractice and overcharging. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that the government will run a medical dispute counseling office for foreign patients, as part of its plan to attract 300,000 foreign [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – “Labor costs in Korea are rising rapidly. For example, Indian assembly plants can produce cars at half the cost of those in Korea. The so-called ‘ordinary wage’ issue will affect all Korean industries – not just the automobile industry.” Last May, Sergio Rocha, president and CEO of GM Korea, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – In the early 1980s, when overseas travelling was not common in Korea, one had to go to Namdaemun Market or Itaewon to purchase a wheeled suitcase for travelling. To remember such history, the Seoul Metropolitan Government set up a large-sized traveler monument with a red traveling suitcase on August 31. Located [...]
YEONGDONG, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A grape festival held in Yeongdong, North Chungcheong Province, was packed with a crowd with no place to put one’s feet. Held from August 27 to 30, the Yeongdong Grape Festival attracted visitors with various activities related to grapes, such as grape picking, grape stomping, grape fishing, grape rolling, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced that they will manage a program where foreign visitors can learn the latest K-pop dances. Participants will tour the SM Town studio in Samseong-dong for 30 minutes, and learn the latest K-pop moves from a professional choreographer for 60 minutes. According to a survey conducted [...]
DAEGU, Aug.31 (Korea Bizwire) – Municipal officials in Daegu have announced that a halal assured Korean restaurant is expected to open soon. Korean restaurants catering to Muslim tourists are still relatively rare, as currently there is only one halal assured Korean restaurant in Seoul. City officials announced that they would be supporting a Korean Muslim [...]