YONGIN, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The amusement park Everland announced that it will unveil exclusive merchandise packages, specially crafted for admirers of the baby panda Fubao. Named the 2024 Fubao Season’s Greeting, this collection features a diverse array of 33 merchandise items, encompassing both photographs and videos that recount Fubao’s life story. Contained within [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — KCON, the annual overseas K-pop concert series by entertainment giant CJ ENM, attracted 140,000 attendees during its three-day stint in Los Angeles. Held from last Friday to Sunday at the LA Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena, KCON LA 2023 drew a daily crowd of at least 40,000 people, according [...]
POCHEON, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Arboretum said Tuesday it has identified nine new forest wetlands within the Civilian Control Line (CCL), which designates a buffer zone extending from the Southern Limit Line of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. A forest wetland encompasses not only wet areas but also [...]
CHUNCHEON, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A demonstration performance by the World Taekwondo (WT) team, a Seoul-based global taekwondo federation, occurred on Monday at the special stage near Uiam Lake in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, as a part of the World Taekwondo Culture Festival. The gala show celebrated the city’s selection as the new home of [...]
SEOUL & GIMHAE, BUSAN, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) —On August 23rd, we commemorate Cheoseo, a significant occasion symbolizing the conclusion of sweltering heat and the commencement of the more temperate days of autumn. Translated as the “cessation of heat” or the “limit of heat,” Cheoseo stands as the 14th of the 24 seasons, accompanied by [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s coffee imports have declined this year due to reduced global production, dampening the growth driven by coffee’s popularity in the country. The value of coffee imports for the country totaled US$646.7 million in the January-July period, marking a 9.5 percent decrease compared to the previous year, according [...]
GOESAN, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A masterpiece by one of the most representative painters of the Joseon Dynasty has been replicated across a rice field. In May of last year, the Agricultural Technology Center in Goesan County, North Chungcheong Province, planted rice in five distinct colors — white, green and red — within a [...]
YEONGCHEON, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s second-longest suspension bridge, the Mount Bohyeon Dam Suspension Bridge, located in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, is set to open on Aug. 30, the municipal government said Monday. The pedestrian bridge will stretch a total of 530 meters, with the gap between the primary towers spanning an estimated [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Toyota Motor Korea Co. said Monday it has initiated pre-order sales of the Alphard hybrid minivan at its official showrooms across the nation. Set to debut in South Korea on Sept. 18, the Alphard is a seven-seat model available in a single trim. It combines a 2.5 L Atkinson [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Ulchi civil defense exercise, running for four days, has commenced nationwide alongside a joint military exercise between South Korea and the US. About 580,000 officials from various levels of government and public institutions are participating to enhance their preparedness for war and contingencies. Originating in 1969 after [...]