![[Feature] Temple Stay, Iconic Tourism Asset for “The Land of Morning Calm”](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/3930268889_581d613147_z.jpg "[Feature] Temple Stay, Iconic Tourism Asset for “The Land of Morning Calm”")
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a survey taken three years ago, as many as 85 percent of Koreans said they are not happy. The news report was indeed shocking to the viewers. In a follow-up questionnaire about “spiritual quotient” in late 2011 conducted by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism on 5,011 adults, asking [...]
![[Feature] Travel Accessibility for the Handicapped: Nowhere Near Adequate](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/6612258681_9c222042dc_z.jpg "[Feature] Travel Accessibility for the Handicapped: Nowhere Near Adequate")
SEOUL, Korea, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – As the weather gets warmer, people tend to travel more. The urge to go and spend days away from home is common to all regardless of age, gender, and physical state. Still, however, there are many places out there not so friendly to the handicapped including senior citizens [...]
![[Feature] What Went Wrong?: Korea’s Risk Management System in Shambles](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bounty_Sinking_2012-800x450.jpg "[Feature] What Went Wrong?: Korea’s Risk Management System in Shambles")
SEOUL, Korea, April 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Following the April 16 ferry accident that killed 300 including the still missing for more than 10 days, the whole nation is in a soul-searching mode reflecting on what went wrong. The country has grown at a breakneck pace for the past five decades without really thinking [...]
![[Feature] Truth to Be Told: Why Social Media Still Matter in Ferry Disaster](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/facebook-01-800x571.jpg "[Feature] Truth to Be Told: Why Social Media Still Matter in Ferry Disaster")
SEOUL, Korea, April 26, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – While the whole nation is mourning on the tragic sinking of the passenger ferry Sewol, some online users are pouring out malicious comments in the cyber space mostly powered by social networks. As has always been the case with similar accidents where mostly younger kids do such [...]
![[Feature] Another Shame on Korea, Samsung’s “Poor” Crisis Management](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Samsung-Galaxy-S5-800x500.jpg "[Feature] Another Shame on Korea, Samsung’s “Poor” Crisis Management")
SEOUL, Korea, April 24, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently, The Wall Street Journal published a story doubting the crisis management ability of the Korean government revealed in the tragic accident of the sunken ferry Sewol. In it, the world-renowned news media said the leadership of President Park Geun-hye is being tested with several mishaps committed [...]
![[Feature] Outdoor Market Grows Fast Thanks to Rising Awareness on Exercise](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14739481_xl-800x533.jpg "[Feature] Outdoor Market Grows Fast Thanks to Rising Awareness on Exercise")
SEOUL, Korea, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Lately competition among the outdoor brands has become more intense ahead of the summer vacation season. While The North Face keeps the leading position for 11 consecutive years with over 700 billion won sales revenue last year, big-four homegrown brands are at loggerheads over the No. 2 spot. Kolon Sports [...]
![[Feature] Samsung’s Dilemma in Continuing Paper-based Aptitude Test](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1969185955_8add08fc7d_z.jpg "[Feature] Samsung’s Dilemma in Continuing Paper-based Aptitude Test")
SEOUL, Korea, April 15, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung has long been one of the best companies to work for in Korea and this year was no different. Early in the morning on Sunday April 13, tens of thousands of young men and women woke up at dawn and went to test sites across the [...]
![[Feature] Game Starts for “Throne of Beer”](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/beer-203855_640.jpg "[Feature] Game Starts for “Throne of Beer”")
SEOUL, Korea, April 15, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – This year, there will be two big international sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the Asian Games in Incheon. Traditionally, in the year with the big sports events, the sale of beer increased significantly as people would enjoy the games drinking beer. [...]
![[Feature] Black Day Is Coming: Marketing Ploy or Real Chance to Get out of Single Status?](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blackday_marketing_kobizmedia_Koreabizwire_1.jpg "[Feature] Black Day Is Coming: Marketing Ploy or Real Chance to Get out of Single Status?")
SEOUL, Korea, April 12, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – April 14 is the day Korea’s singles try to avoid going out as much as possible. Following Valentine’s Day on February 14, most East Asians observe White Day on March 14 on which boys and men give chocolate gifts to girls and women in return for the [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] Aroma Candle, a New Popular Item for New Age Consumers](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/16366953_9e24a602b5_z.jpg "[Kobiz Feature] Aroma Candle, a New Popular Item for New Age Consumers")
SEOUL, Korea, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – There may be several different ways for anyone to recall past memories. Some may rely on browsing through old photo albums, personal journals, or letters. But some others are reminded of long forgotten memories from a whiff of smell. It is a well-established fact among scientists that olfactory memory is [...]