DAEJEON, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeongui Jungang Line’s ‘Reading Train’ has recently gone through renovations and now comes with two library cars along with a new interior design. An augmented reality (AR) technology has been applied to designs on the floor to make them look alive and real. Based on the theme of [...]
SACHEON, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The first batch of “Slow Postal Service” postcards sent from the site of the Sacheon Ocean Cable Car, a popular tourist destination in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, are on their way to their recipients. The Sacheon City Facility Management Corporation reported Tuesday that it has sent 400 postcards to [...]
CHUNGJU, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Chungju City in North Chungcheong Province held a promotional event Tuesday for its apples at KEB Hana Bank’s headquarters in Seoul using a vending machine. The vending machines for washed apples and apple juice was installed in the bank’s main cafeteria on a trial basis in March in cooperation [...]
DAEGU, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Daegu Metropolitan Government said Monday that about 2,000 foreign tourists will visit Daegu during the city’s famous Chimac Festival, held from Wednesday to Sunday. The word ‘chimac’ is a compound of the words chicken and beer in Korean. The tour groups will hail from various countries, including Australia [...]
GEOJE, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Geoje Arts Center, a landmark location near Jangseungpo Port in the city of Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, will turn into a roofless gallery after sunset. The city has been using beaming technology to display a 100-meter wide, 15-meter tall screen on the center’s side wall since Monday, showing [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super band BTS will perform solo concert in Saudi Arabia in October, becoming the first non-Saudi Arabian artists to perform at a stadium in the country, its management agency has said. BTS announced the Saudi Arabian leg of their ongoing “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” world tour on Sunday, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A new law designed to prevent bullying in the workplace is set to go into effect in South Korea this week, setting the stage for victims of harassment at work to get some protection. A revised law on labor standards, commonly called the workplace anti-bullying law, will be effective [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super band BTS’ four concerts in Japan this month drew a total of 210,000 fans, making the Japanese leg of the band’s world tour a solid success despite worsening trade and diplomatic rows between South Korea and Japan. On Saturday and Sunday, the Korean septet rocked Shizuoka’s 50,000-seat [...]
JEONJU, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gamaek Festival, one of Jeonju’s signature festivals that celebrate the city’s unique drinking culture, will be held on August 8. The festival will be held over four consecutive days at the Jeonju Stadium in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province with various concerts, performances, and other events. ‘Gamaek Culture’ refers [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The global content festival Comic Con, which showcases a variety of pop culture content including cartoons, movies, animations and games, is coming to South Korea in August. The organizer, Reed Exhibitions Korea, said Friday that it will host “Comic Con Seoul 2019″ at COEX from August 2 to 4. [...]