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[Kobiz Feature] The Stuff-Carers Want Their Stuffs Neat and Lavish

[Kobiz Feature] The Stuff-Carers Want Their Stuffs Neat and Lavish

SEOUL, Korea, Dec 10 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s an old story that more and more people are spending their money on fashion and accessories. The so-called “stuff-carers” not only invest in themselves directly by taking in fashion items and cosmetics but also they do so by audaciously opening up their purses and wallets to buy products [...]

[Kobiz Feature] Rise of Nuts as Healthy Alternative to Junk Snack

[Kobiz Feature] Rise of Nuts as Healthy Alternative to Junk Snack

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Nuts, such as peanuts, walnuts, pistachios, and almonds, have become popular among Korean consumers for the past few years. The love of nuts is going strong of late, especially in the form of small packages of 25 to 30 grams a pack. The small-pack nuts are well liked by busy [...]

[Kobiz Feature] Companies Getting Serious about Book Reading among Their Employees

[Kobiz Feature] Companies Getting Serious about Book Reading among Their Employees

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Books allow readers to live someone else’s life and thereby broaden their minds. Even Socrates said 25 centuries ago, “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.” But today the number of people who read regularly [...]

[Kobiz Feature] The Age of Porridge Has Come

[Kobiz Feature] The Age of Porridge Has Come

  SEOUL, Korea, Nov 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The College Scholastic Ability Test for the 2014 academic year has ended on November 7. The once-a-year exam is a big national event in which everyone is affected in one way or another. Trading on the nation’s stock market was delayed for an hour, opening at 10 am, instead [...]

[Kobiz Feature] Korea Offers Best Highway Rest Areas in the World

[Kobiz Feature] Korea Offers Best Highway Rest Areas in the World

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 11 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea, a small country of a little over 100,000 square kilometers equivalent to that of Serbia, is crisscrossed with highways and artery roads long and short, with so many rest areas all along the way. Unlike most rest areas elsewhere that provide bare-bones services such as rest rooms, outdoor tables [...]

[Kobiz Feature]  The Age of No Tie Has Come

[Kobiz Feature] The Age of No Tie Has Come

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 08 (Korea Bizwire) – Last summer when the temperature went up over 35 degrees Celsius, it was not uncommon to see office workers wearing no tie and casual attire. This was not just limited to those working in some entrepreneurial firms but widespread among those hired in the financial services sector and state-run enterprises. [...]

[Kobiz Feature] Environmentally Friendly Offerings Flooding the Market

[Kobiz Feature] Environmentally Friendly Offerings Flooding the Market

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 06 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patients suffering from the condition of atopic dermatitis, a form of chronic inflammation of the skin with symptoms of severe itchiness, is on the rise rapidly. Believed to be caused by deteriorating air quality, it affects people of all age groups including small babies and children. According [...]

[Kobiz Feature] “Hanbok” Slowly Regains Its Former Glory

[Kobiz Feature] “Hanbok” Slowly Regains Its Former Glory

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 05 (Korea Bizwire) – On November 1, a “hanbok” fashion show was held at the wharf of Dokdo on the East Sea. The event, called “I Love You, Dokdo,” was hosted by the North Gyeongsang provincial government and sponsored by fashion designer house Maison-de. Lee Young Hee, a renowned hanbok designer who was instrumental [...]

[Kobiz Feature] Bike Commuting: New Trend That Will Create a Huge Market

[Kobiz Feature] Bike Commuting: New Trend That Will Create a Huge Market

  SEOUL, Korea, Nov 04 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently bicycle commuting has become a fad, with the number of those riding bikes to work on the rise at an accelerated pace. According to data published by job portal career.com, two out of ten office workers (18.8%) use their bicycles to go to work. As to why they [...]

[Kobiz Feature]  Evolution of Food Delivery Service: Where It Is Headed

[Kobiz Feature] Evolution of Food Delivery Service: Where It Is Headed

SEOUL, Korea, Nov 03 (Korea Bizwire) – Food delivery service is evolving in amazing ways. For the ten years between 2001 and 2011, Korea’s prepared food delivery market has increased ten times to 6.3 trillion won from 600 billion won. Change is visible in qualitative terms too. For example, many food service establishments are allowing their customers [...]