SEOUL, Korea, Mar 29, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Last year, household consumption spending has increased 1.2 percent, year on year, which seemed rather slow. The fluctuation was seen here and there depending on the areas of expenditure. On March 28, the Bank of Korea said, the sales of furniture and home appliances such as air-conditioners [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 29, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) — The new trend of “direct purchase” (of foreign goods) online — through which the local consumers can afford to buy cheaper ones from overseas as opposed to the usual buying pattern of importation goods — has evolved into the form of offline “direct purchase store.” At direct [...]
Singapore, Mar 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The biennial Asia Pacific Maritime (APM), one of Asia’s largest and leading maritime shows, concluded with a forward-looking outlook. Three days of bustling business activity on the exhibition floor, including signed deals, announcement of new offices and facilities in Singapore, and the launch of new technology and products among [...]
![[Kobiz Photo] Breathtaking Look of Somaemuldo Island in Geoje-do](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/work-001.jpg "[Kobiz Photo] Breathtaking Look of Somaemuldo Island in Geoje-do")
What should be the best camera in the world? It’s none other than human’s eyes, indeed. No matter how sophisticated a camera should be, it cannot capture “real beauty” of the nature; Using human eyes, you’re likely to take a picture of any mesmerizing scene, surrounded by all kinds of “challenging” moments; sometimes weathering windy [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Number of Lottery Shops Profiting More than 50M Won a Year](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/로또판매점추이-영문차트.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Number of Lottery Shops Profiting More than 50M Won a Year")
[Related Article] The “Lotto Lucky Spot” Controversies (Korea Bizwire, Mar 28) In 2012, the sales at two lucky spots accounted for 1 percent of the total sales of 6,211 domestic lotto stores. The annual sales at the number one dealer located in Nowon District, Seoul, were 16.8 billion won and the annual sales at the [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Korean Chicken Meat Exports](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/닭고기수출-영문차트-1.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Korean Chicken Meat Exports")
[Related Article] Korean Chicken Soup Exports Obtains USDA Approval (Korea Bizwire, Mar 28) The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and the Korea Food and Drug Administration proudly announced that, as of March 26 (local time), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially approved Korea as an exporter of processed poultries which has [...]
![[Kobiz Photo] “Serene and Picturesque”](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/양동초가집.jpg "[Kobiz Photo] “Serene and Picturesque”")
Sometimes, we feel like having a full-day off in a serene and picturesque countryside, like one seen in the picture in Yangdong Folk Village in Gyeongju. We can be relieved to find these houses thatched with straw, common way of living mode in the traditional Korean villages. What about a drive from the city into [...]
![[Kobiz Photo] “Spring Is Just Around the Corner”](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/yangdong.jpg "[Kobiz Photo] “Spring Is Just Around the Corner”")
Time really flies. Signs of a spring season could be found everywhere. This is a picture taken at a Yangdong Folk Villange, which was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yangdong Folk Village (Yangdong Village of Gyeongju) is a traditional village from the Joseon Dynasty. The village is located in Gangdong-myeon, sixteen kilometers northeast of Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, [...]
![[Kobiz Photo] “Missing You”](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kobizmedia_photo_dog-missing-you.jpg "[Kobiz Photo] “Missing You”")
She seems to miss her boyfriend or her owner; she is just longing for her foods. It was pictured at a village on a sunny day in late March, in Gyeongju, southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. Photo by. Sandy P (sandypark@koreabizwire.com)
IRVINE, Calif., March 27, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – After burning the midnight oil during an extremely busy off-season, Kia Motors America (KMA) and its racing partner Kinetic Motorsports are ready to kick off the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) campaign on the Streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., with an action-packed double-header weekend alongside the warm waters [...]