DAEJEON, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that South Koreans’ preferred outdoor activity pattern is shifting from climbing to trekking. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Forest Service of 1,800 male and female adults aged from 19 to 79 across the country, the share of those who enjoy climbing and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A new website is going to teach the history of kimchi, its benefits, and Korea’s ‘kimjang’ or kimchi-making culture to Canadians. The Korean Cultural Center Canada recently set up an English website to teach and invite visitors to try out Korea’s kimchi-making culture. The website will be open until [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first lady Kim Jung-sook, accompanying President Moon Jae-in on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, has donated a copy of a Korean national treasure to one of the largest museums in the Middle East. Kim visited the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library in Dubai on Sunday (local [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Enhypen’s latest repackage album sold more than 500,0000 copies in the first week of its release, the group’s management agency said Tuesday. “Dimension: Answer,” a repackaged version of the group’s first full-length album “Dimension: Dilemma” released in October, has sold 514,291 copies for a week from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean adults and students both spent less time reading books last year, a survey showed Monday. The survey on the reading habits of South Koreans conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism showed that adults read an annual average of 4.5 books over the past year [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run railway research body has developed new technology that can reduce both the noise and fine dust generated around railroad and subway tracks. The Korea Railroad Research Institute said Monday that it had developed a ‘noise reduction-type fanless dust collector.’ With a minimal thickness, the fanless dust collector [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a multi-functional noise barrier technology that can produce both electricity and thermal heat. The Korea Institute of Energy Research said its research teams had developed a new photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) soundproof technology that uses a solar photovoltaic panel, a solar collector and a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s indigenous fighter jet KF-21 and K-9 artillery guns will be made available in the commercial market as brick-assembled toys. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) joined hands with local toy maker Oxford Co. to release miniature models of the KF-21, also known as the Boramae, within the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading cinema chain CJ CGV is introducing a sports climbing gym at CGV Piccadilly 1958 located in Seoul’s Jongno District. The movie theater is being remodeled into a sports facility to cater to the demand for health and diversification of the multiplex industry in the pandemic era. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, has signed an agreement with the East Timorese Ministry of Finance to improve the health and nutritional consumption of local youth by introducing a basic health and cafeteria system at schools. Schools in East Timor struggle with a [...]