SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Garden Project — urban agriculture and the local food movement aimed at providing healing and educational programs — will be cultivated in earnest in Korea. The Garden Project announced last week that the world’s famous “garden project” will be up and running across the nation after four years of preparation [...]
![[Feature] More Korean Companies in China Appreciate the Value of CSR](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CSR_02-800x493.jpg "[Feature] More Korean Companies in China Appreciate the Value of CSR")
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – More and more Korean companies are spending generously on employee welfare and making donations for good social causes. For example, a manufacturer with a production site in China’s Tianjin recently established a building for employees who take turn in three shifts so that they can take ample rest and [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A gas storage and regasification unit provided by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) will support the power generation needed for the upcoming World Cup Games in Brazil by supplying natural gas from the offshore facilities. DSME announced on June 11 that its LNG-FSRU*, or liquefied natural gas floating [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Background of the hot sales of imported wheels lies their good fuel efficiency. According to a recent survey, imported cars attract domestic buyers with their higher fuel efficiency and they purchase foreign cars for that reason, while domestic cars appeal the buyers with their exterior looks and Korean consumers [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif. June 11, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–The city of San José and Intel Corporation are collaborating on a public-private partnership to further the city’s “Green Vision” goals. The project, known as Smart Cities USA, is expected to help drive San José’s economic growth, foster 25,000 clean-tech jobs, create environmental sustainability and enhance the quality of [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – An exhibition on environmental products and services will be held for four days between June 10 and 13. The Ministry of Environment said on June 9 that the ENVEX 2014, the International Exhibition on Environmental Technology and Green Energy, will be open at KOEX in Seoul’s Gangnam. The 36th event [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A competition to get bigger by gobbling up rivals in the energy industry is getting fiercer. As GS Group has closely caught up with the industry leader POSCO Energy by acquiring STX Energy, POSCO Energy responded by betting big on trying to take over Tongyang Power. The power generation business, [...]
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Business leaders surveyed by AT Kearney, the global management consultancy, have more confidence in South Africa as an investment destination than they do in many western European countries and emerging powerhouses like Chile and Malaysia. One reason is Pretoria’s much lauded renewable energy program which in the view of London-based risk [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Marking the World Environment day which came on June 5th, Samsung Engineering, one of Samsung Group affiliates, opened “Outreach Environment Class” on June 3. Samsung’s “green cause” program is aimed at raising awareness on environmental conservation which was given to school children residing in Hwasung and Gi-heung City in the [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics (LG) is hosting a slate of activities timed to coincide with this year’s World Environment Day on June 5 under its strong commitment to environmental stewardship. LG shares the goal of encouraging more people to live sustainably with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the sponsor of [...]