SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis met with South Korean religious leaders during a courtesy visit over the weekend, and expressed concerns over the heightened tension in the region after North Korea’s latest nuclear test. In an address to the delegation of the Korean Council of Religious Leaders, consisting of representative of the Catholic [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The governing body behind Andong’s annual mask dance festival held a promotional event over the weekend in Seoul, showcasing dozens of masks from around the world. Prior to the 2017 iteration of the Andong Mask Dance Festival, the Andong Festival Tourism Foundation held an event as part of efforts to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hit by the absence of Chinese tourists over South Korea’s deployment of a politically charged THAAD missile defense system, the future of Seoul’s iconic Myeongdong neighborhood is now shrouded in uncertainty. Reports of the economic damage caused by the lack of Chinese tourists on Myeongdong, a busy shopping district [...]
JEJU, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 8 out of 10 local residents and South Korean tourists believe the Olle Trail has made a significant contribution to Jeju Island’s tourism industry over the last decade, a survey has found. The survey conducted with a sample of over 600 people by the Jeju Development Institute in celebration [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — There is a saying that goes, “when the Korea Meteorological Administration organizes an outdoors company retreat, it rains.” An amusing dig at the national weather agency, it nonetheless encapsulates what a lot of Koreans feel about the Korea Meteorological Administration’s (KMA) predictive prowess. The feeling is negative, in case [...]
HWACHEON, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A study has claimed the economic spinoffs of this year’s Hwacheon Tomato Festival are estimated to total 6.7 billion won. The study, conducted by the Sewon Economic Policy Research Institute at the request of the Hwacheon County government, discovered that the county’s annual tomato festival brought in 6.7 billion [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Criticism is growing against Seoul Metro’s controversial sale of subway station names, which began as an additional source of revenue to cover its deficits, with passengers slamming the policy that has now resulted in over 30 stations having two different names with little to no relevance to the location, [...]
JEOLLA, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – North Jeolla Province’s annual science festival is back this year for the 12th time and will kick off on Friday, helping to teach children the fundamentals of science and raising public overall interest in the discipline. The 12th Jeollabukdo Science Festival is scheduled to be held for four days [...]
TOKYO, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean drama soundtrack-themed concert staring a number of K-pop artists in Tokyo took place successfully this weekend, attracting thousands of spectators. The ‘Drama Original Sounds Korea 2017 with PyeongChang’ concert was held by the Korea Creative Content Agency and the South Korean Embassy in Japan in celebration of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean research team has developed a new artificial-intelligence chip capable of deep learning that could be used in future mobile phones, robots and drones. The researchers, led by professor Yu Hoe-jun at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, announced on Monday that they had revealed [...]