YEONGDONG, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Yeongdong County in North Chungcheong Province is often recognized by its trademark produce, persimmons. There are roughly 16,000 persimmon trees lining some 145 kilometers of the county’s roads, trees that are now bearing fruits ready for harvest. The trees started appearing in the region in the 1970s, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s market for packaged kimchi has been growing sharply in recent months as more consumers resort to them due to sky-high prices of napa cabbage, the pickled side dish’s key ingredient, a market tracker said Thursday. The market for packaged kimchi rose 13.5 percent in July from a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s squid catch from the East Sea has been on a steady decline over the past four years due mainly to Chinese boats’ overfishing, data showed Tuesday. According to the data by the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, the amount of squid sold at its 18 cooperatives along [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite being the most crowded city in Korea, Seoul is still home to 602 rice farms. In 2015, some 3.49 million square meters of land were devoted to rice farming in Korea’s capital, producing 1,805 tons of rice, which roughly equals the total daily consumption of the city’s population [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Thursday that it will purchase all of this year’s rice surplus as part of efforts to deal with a chronic supply glut of the staple crop. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs projected that some 300,000 tons of rice will be in [...]
YEONCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Yeoncheon County and the Agricultural Technology Center are hosting an exhibit of ornamental pumpkins and chrysanthemums dubbed the “Bizarre World of Pumpkins”. Covering an area of approximately 3,000 square meters, this year’s iteration marks the exhibit’s 9th anniversary, and will feature some 100 types of ornamental pumpkins [...]
HOENGSEONG, South Korea, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwoo, or Hanu, is a breed of cattle from Korea, and its fine-quality beef is hugely popular despite its high price. The annual Hoengseong Hanu Festival is the trademark event promoting Hanwoo, but this year, the festival will be attracting a more global audience. Taking off on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s recent trade agreements with major fruit exporters such as New Zealand and Chile have brought about a significant increase to consumption of imported fruits, thanks to lower prices. According to Emart, Korea’s leading retailer, sales of imported kiwis soared by 95.1 percent from January to August compared to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s fishing industry suffered damage due to scorching heat that has settled in the country and the outbreak of cholera, the maritime ministry said Friday. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the local fishing industry is estimated to have suffered damage worth 8.5 billion won (US$7.3 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will resume its policing operations next month to prevent Chinese fishermen from illegally entering neutral waters of the Han River estuary ahead of the peak season for crab fishing, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday. In June, the joint military police unit composed of the [...]