BUSAN, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The coastal city of Busan, home to South Korea’s second largest city-dwelling population along with one of the busiest ports in the world, boasts more skyscrapers within its limits than any other South Korean city. Besides its enviable skyline unrivaled by domestic peers, the city is also home to [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — English evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins’ influential book “The Selfish Gene” is the most borrowed scientific literature from South Korean public libraries, with “Sapiens” by Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari ranking third. South Korean KAIST professor Chung Jae-seung’s edited and re-released edition of “Science Concert” was the second most sought [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s megacity will try to turn the roads into air purifiers by developing a coating of photocatalytic substances that would absorb and cleanse hazardous exhaust emitted by vehicles. Photocatalysis describes the process of absorption of light and the breaking down of various chemical substances that are harmful to [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul announced on April 9 that it will begin subsidizing 500 environmentally friendly electric scooters per year with the goal of helping cover the cost of 4,700 of the vehicles total by 2025. A city representative said, “Electric two-wheelers don’t produce emissions damaging to the atmosphere because they lack [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A little over two years ago , South Korean movie theater chain CJ CGV introduced a graded pricing system that was criticized as a cover for raising ticket prices. Under the pricing system, while the price of certain seating areas actually dropped by 1,000 won, the price of seats [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Red Velvet, Seventeen and other musicians will participate in the annual Dream Concert, a K-pop collaboration event, next month, organizers said Friday. The 24th edition will be staged at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul on May 12, the Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association said. The association announced a lineup [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Britain has approved a new set of sanctions on North Korea that target ships and companies involved in alleged smuggling activities by the North, Radio Free Asia reported Friday. The U.S.-funded broadcaster said the British government Thursday added 15 ships, 21 companies and one individual to a list of [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation will hold her first-ever showcase tour in Japan in June as a solo artist, her agency said Friday. The tour will take her to four Japanese cities — Fukuoka, Nagoya, Tokyo and Osaka, SM Entertainment said, without releasing the exact dates for the events. Debuting [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The omission of an additional increase in subsidies for fuel cell electric vehicles in the government’s supplementary budget proposal announced yesterday has left the FCEV industry disappointed by the lack of support. No other industry player may be more dismayed by the result than South Korea’s leading automaker Hyundai, [...]
SEJONG, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With exposure to air pollution – in particular fine dust – a serious environmental concern in South Korea, the government announced today that it will implement regulations requiring kindergartens, elementary schools and special schools to install air purification measures in classrooms over the next three years. The Ministry of [...]