BORYEONG, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A new incarnation of the Boryeong Mud Festival will open in Spain on August 24. According to Boryeong, the ‘Little Boryeong Mud Festival’ will take place at the City Hall Square of Bunol, Valencia. The event is linked with ‘La Tomatina‘, a tomato festival that opens on August 26. [...]
ULSAN, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The local government of Ulsan is looking into employing unmanned aircraft to help find whales for whale-watching tours. Since drones can have difficulty operating in high winds, the city is considering the use of unmanned helicopters. The unmanned helicopters or drones will survey the sea first, and once whales are discovered, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government set out plans to reform regulations for life-oriented businesses. The government is planning to relax regulations for restaurants and bakeries putting out tables and chairs in front of their shops. Currently, outdoor business is banned to minimize civil complaints. Only businesses in the special tourist zone [...]
JEONJU, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – “I hope that my courage can inspire others to report sex offenders so that they can receive strict punishment.” A 16-year-old girl known as “A” reported that her trainer sexually abused her a year after the incident. The offender has been sentenced to serve time in jail. ‘A’ was [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean smartphone makers floundering between Apple and Xiaomi need to reinforce their premium phone line ups rather than pushing low-end phones, a report has recommended. According to a report released by the KT Economic Management Research Institute on August 18, titled “Strategies to Make Premium Smartphones,” Korean smartphone makers like Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor is set to officially roll out its Solati minibus in Korea. The 15-seat minibus can be used efficiently as a business shuttle or as a school bus for private educational institutes. The Hyundai Solati, or Hyundai H350, is a European-style commercial minivan, sized between the 12-seater Starex and the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In Pangyo, a southern suburb of Seoul that is sometimes called the Korean Silicon Valley, a famous Israeli venture capital firm will open a startup support center to help Korean startups tap into global markets. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Yozma Group, the Israeli [...]
JECHEON, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – With soaring pollution levels at the Uirimji Reservoir, a vestige of the Samhan period of Korean history, plans are in place to intervene in a bid to ensure the historic site’s protection. To preserve the reservoir, excessive fishing and garbage disposal will be regulated. Fishing using paste bait, using [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In partnership with Japanese investment companies, domestic startup businesses are hoping to target the Japanese market. KOTRA, the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation, signed an agreement with startup businesses and Japanese venture capital firms (VCs) as part of its ‘Startup Growth’ initiative. ‘Startup Growth’ is a program that connects overseas [...]
SEOUL, Aug.17 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics is pushing into the Middle Eastern market by opening premium brand shops in the area. LG announced they have opened a premium brand shop on Mecca Street, the premium home electronics business district in Jordan. The shop is the third premium brand shop that opened this year after Tehran, [...]