SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean medical research team has discovered a correlation between menstrual irregularity and periodontal disease. Research has been conducted to define the relationship between menstrual irregularity and systemic diseases such as diabetes, breast cancer and heart diseases, but the new Korean study marks the first time that a correlation with [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Tours to the Joint Security Area (JSA), Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and Northern Limit Line (NLL) remain consistently popular among foreign visitors. According to Cosmojin, a Korean travel agency, North Korea’s nuclear experiments, the shutdown of the Kaeseong Industrial Complex, and the rapid cooling of inter-Korean relations are stirring foreigners’ [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean drama “Descendants of the Sun” will come to Japan in June, its production company said Thursday. The KBS 2TV series, which has been broadcast simultaneously in China on the local video platform iQiyi, will start airing on the Japanese cable channel Eisei Gekijou, NEW said. Media reports have [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) - An international book fair kicked off in Paris on Wednesday highlighting South Korean books and authors. Launched in 1981, the Paris Book Fair is considered one of the biggest publishing trade fairs in Europe. More than 250,000 publishers, booksellers, authors, literary agents, librarians, and media and industry suppliers attended the fair last [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Another duty-free market upheaval looms as South Korea is toying with the idea of easing the licensing system to attract more foreign travelers, drawing a strong backlash from five companies given the right to open new shops. Less than a year after giving out three more duty-free licenses and changing [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Innovation Co., the country’s top oil refiner, said Thursday that it plans to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery production capacity to meet growing demand. According to the company, the annual production at its first EV facility in Seosan, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, will be increased to [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced Thursday it would spend 1 trillion won (US$840 million) by 2020 to boost the artificial intelligence industry. It also plans to support the civilian-led establishment of a high-profile research center tasked with serving as a “pivot” of the nation’s research and development in the field. [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data shows that sales of laundry soap bars has increased at large discount stores in an era when the penetration rate of washing machines is virtually 100 percent. According to the discount store Emart, total sales of detergent decreased by nine percent year over year as of March, [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – With walking becoming part of a new trend to help maintain a healthy lifestyle, competition in the walking shoes market is heating up. According to analysts from the outdoor apparel industry, the walking shoes market is estimated to have grown 20 to 30 percent each year since 2010. To meet [...]
INCHEON, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Incheon is getting busy to prepare for a gigantic group of 6,000 Chinese visitors. According to Incheon city officials, 6,000 employees from Chinese cosmetics company Aurance Group will visit Incheon from March 27 to April 2. The Chinese group will be the largest number of tourists to [...]