![[Kobiz Infographics] The Cost of Buyng a Big Mac](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/빅맥지수-썸네일-수정.jpg "[Kobiz Infographics] The Cost of Buyng a Big Mac")
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 26 (Korea Bizwire) – You need to work at least 48 minutes to buy one Big Mac in Korea, if you are paid the local minimum wage, according to a survey conducted by Albamon, a leading local job portal. The survey delved into information regarding ‘Big Mac PPP’ of 22 nations belonging [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] Rise of Nuts as Healthy Alternative to Junk Snack](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6724937799_1221b6ef67_z.jpg "[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](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2539452694_a409178fb3_z.jpg "[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 Infographics] Dairy Products Trend “Milk vs Cheese”](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/우유시장-썸네일.jpg "[Kobiz Infographics] Dairy Products Trend “Milk vs Cheese”")
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 13 (Korea Bizwire) –The local dairy market sees rising appetite for cheese products, while dwindling demand for milk. Shift in needs from the elementary and junior high schools — the traditional main buyers of milk products– is said to have resulted in these notable trends. According to the “Actual Conditions for Milk Consumption at [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] The Age of Porridge Has Come](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/4394141803_e0cda6c986_z.jpg "[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](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/4729433024_8d0622bde1_z.jpg "[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](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6512201999_aa66e3fcd5_z.jpg "[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](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/7002096699_e2deb5c9d8_z.jpg "[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](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/4789085815_02d601f899_o.jpg "[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](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/18753119_m.jpg "[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 [...]