HWACHEON, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hwacheon Tomato Festival is scheduled to take place in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, from August 3 to 6, marking its 19th year. The festival is being supported by the Army’s 15th Infantry Division, replacing the 27th Infantry Division. The festival will feature six themes and some 40 programs. The [...]
GANGNEUNG, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2023 Gyeongpo Summer Festival will return to the city of Gangneung on South Korea’s east coast after a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic. It will run from July 30 until August 6. A special stage will be set up at Gyeongpo Beach, where popular musicians will give [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Tuesday it has captured a record amount of drugs in the first half of this year, enough to be used by more than 5 million people. The amount of illegal drugs seized at borders jumped 39 percent on-year to 329 kilograms during the January-June [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Seventy years after the end of the Korean War, three foreign veterans expressed their deep emotional attachment to South Korea on Tuesday, stemming from long-lost local acquaintances, battlefield memories and their pride in the “once-flat” country’s rise from the ashes of the conflict. The U.S., British and Canadian veterans [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday introduced the latest upgradable home appliances, powered by a new operating system and AI chipset, in a follow-up measure to realize its vision to turn itself into a “smart life solutions provider.” The South Korean tech company said the new OS and chipset, which [...]
KUNMING, China, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Yunnan Innyo Co., Ltd. and @visityunnan have released a series of videos showcasing the breathtaking beauty of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. The release of these videos has attracted the attention of viewers around the world. The profound historical and cultural heritage of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road has attracted [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 60 percent of South Korean seniors were economically active as of May, data showed Tuesday, reflecting the country’s rapidly aging population. The poll by Statistics Korea showed 60.2 percent of the country’s 15.48 million people aged from 55 to 79 were economically active, up 0.8 percentage point from [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO International Corp. said Tuesday it signed a contract with the Indonesian government and its state oil company to search and extract oil and gas in the Southeast Asian country, as it bolsters the push for energy and resources development. The production sharing contract (PSC) with Jakarta and state-owned [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co., leading battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and several other major South Korean companies joined hands with smaller firms to seek ways to maximize the use of artificial intelligence in key industries, the industry ministry said Tuesday. A total of 20 South Korean conglomerates [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jungkook has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his first solo single, “Seven,” becoming the second South Korean soloist to lead the list following his bandmate Jimin. Released July 14, “Seven,” a summery pop song featuring American female rapper Latto, has sold 153,000 song downloads [...]