SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Supplements to improve smoking behavior will be designated and administrated as sanitary aids even though they do not contain nicotine. The supplements only have fragrances added instead of nicotine, and are used as a thinner for concentrated nicotine used in vape pens. In addition, products used for oral hygiene [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The search/reconnaissance operations of South Korean troops in the DMZ will be taking on more aggressive tactics. Before, the rules of engagement were ‘verbal warning, warning shot, aimed shot’, but now, it will be simplified to just ‘aimed shot’. Officials from the Ministry of National Defense (MND) say that they will change [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Research says that if medicine is made in the color a patient likes, the patient’s ‘drug compliance’ could go up. Drug compliance is the degree to which a patient follows the directions and prescriptions of a doctor. The effectiveness of medication depends on how well a patient follows the prescribed [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – How often would employees of large Korean companies like to have work dinners? According to a survey conducted on 801 employees from Hyundai Motor, 41 percent of the respondents answered that ‘once a month’ seems to be an appropriate frequency for company dinners, while 26 percent of the respondents [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – After analyzing cerebral infarction patients according to their body mass index (BMI), those who were overweight showed lighter symptoms and better recuperation. It is another example of the ‘Obesity Paradox’, meaning that the more obese you are, the longer you live. Professor Lee Seung-hun from the Department of Neurology at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – YG Entertainment became a quintuple medalist at the Red Dot Design Awards, which is are one of the three most prestigious design awards in the world. The debut album of Winner, 2NE1‘s second album ‘CRUSH’, Tae-yang’s second album ‘RISE’, the live CD of YG Family’s concert in Seoul, and a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – To revitalize Korea’s tourism industry and domestic demand dented by the recent outbreak of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, the “Korea Grand Sale” will run for 79 days from August 14 to October 31. The Visit Korea Committee announced on August 11 that this year’s Korea Grand Sale would [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A discarded railway from the former Gyeongchun Line will be made available for the use of Seoul citizens as a forest road. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on August 11 that it would open the “Gyeongchun Line Forest Road” by refurbishing the discarded railway of 6.3km from Kwangwoon University [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Paris Baguette, a Korean French bakery brand operated by SPC Group, introduced “Kopan” or sweet red-bean cream bread that has gained explosive popularity in France. Kopan, namely Korean pan, is a collective term meaning Korean bread selling at its Paris Baguette shops in France. SPC runs two such shops [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector has the largest portion of the value added against other segments among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members, thanks to its strength in electronics and optical productions, a report showed Tuesday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy came first with the value [...]