SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is a smoker’s paradise no more, as the government has in recent years been stacking one anti-smoking regulation on top of another. Its latest move: a bill revising the nation’s health law, revisions that among others will establish being caught smoking in an anti-smoking apartment complex a [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Transport authorities in Daejeon have placed teddy bears in local subway trains to help raise awareness of priority seats for the pregnant, a move inspired by a local hospital. The Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation said on Wednesday that the local transport authority has used the interesting tactic to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Bulgogi’ and ‘jjimdak’ have been found to be two of the most popular Korean dishes among foreign nationals living in South Korea, according to a new survey. The survey conducted by food and beverage company CJ CheilJedang on Tuesday revealed that bulgogi is the most popular Korean dish among foreign [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Postal stamps in celebration of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games are set to be released on Wednesday, Korea Post has said. According to the national postal service, 1.4 million stamps, which come in 20 designs, will be printed and go on sale today, exactly 100 days before the start [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The gap continues to widen between the number of South Korean visitors to Japan and South Korea-bound Japanese tourists, sending alarming signs of the troubles facing the South Korean tourism industry and prompting tourism officials in South Korea to ramp up efforts to encourage domestic tourism. According to data provided [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – In a matter of days, dogs have seen a complete turnaround in fortunes caused by the Choi Si-won pet dog scandal, in which the K-pop idol-cum actor’s French bulldog bit a restaurateur, leading to her death, though the exact cause is still under debate. Once perhaps better known for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A new patent application from Samsung Electronics is fueling speculation about a new foldable phone that is expected to be released next year. According to sources close to the IT media and the South Korean company, Samsung filed a patent application earlier this month with the Korean Intellectual Property Office [...]
Seoul, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite a commonly spoken refrain that roughly translates to “the most pointless worrying in the world is worrying over celebrities”, a National Tax Service (NTS) document revealing the stark gap in earnings of the top 10 percent of entertainers compared to the rest of the field is challenging the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Seocho District in Seoul has announced plans for a smart watch service designed to help elderly dementia patients in the local community, the district office said on Thursday. Starting in December, Seocho District will launch the new public safety program to help 200 elderly people who suffer from dementia [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of home security cameras in South Korea are growing rapidly, with many people purchasing them out of concern for their elderly parents. Demand for household CCTV cameras is continuing to grow, according to a number of home security camera operators in the country. Data provided by one of the [...]