SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Nowon District in Seoul will pursue a “room-sharing” project in which seniors and college students in the region share residential spaces to mark the new semester. The new housing-sharing project will involve seniors with additional space in their residence providing rooms for college students at a low cost and students in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Wuhan coronavirus is prompting changes to the way South Korean construction companies are selling new apartment units. Jungheung Construction Co., which plans to open sales for an apartment complex in the Wirye New Town in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, in February, has replaced the typical model house with a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will subsidize the installation of a “Rainwater Coin Bank,” a rainwater collection system, to promote the use of rainwater. The ceiling for the amount of support will be up to 2 million won (US$1,674) for small rainwater collection facilities and 20 million won for schools [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — It is expected that 200 taxis with multi-functional dome lights, which are three times larger than the previous ones, will travel through downtown Seoul in the first half of the year. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will push for a pilot project to improve taxi lights for [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans are pioneering the use of vacant land near expressways to start agricultural businesses. The Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC) will distribute 3,800㎡ of land near Daejeon Southern Ring Expressway’s Annyeong Tollgate to student members of the Agricultural Startup Committee at Chungnam National University to develop agricultural startups. [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A service that informs Korean cattle farmers by predicting the genetic ability of female calves will be implemented to help genetically superior hanwoo give birth to multiple calves. Hanwoo refers to beef cattle produced in South Korea. The Rural Development Administration and NongHyup Agribusiness Group Inc. have established a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — SM Culture & Contents, an advertising affiliate of South Korea’s biggest music label SM Entertainment, will showcase the country’s first vehicle-aware outdoor advertisements along with online shopping mall 11th Street. Through a vehicle-sensing camera installed in front of the billboard, the camera recognizes the approaching vehicle from a distance [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LetsRun Park Busan-Gyeongnam, also known as the Busan-Gyeongnam Horse Racing Park and SK Telecom Co. hosted a Zoo Without Animals using augmented reality (AR) technology on Saturday and Sunday. The Zoo Without Animals invites participants both young and old to meet with various animals through AR technology accessible via [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Old farmhouses in the Korean countryside are being transformed into cafes. Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, said Wednesday that two farms have reopened as cafes as part of a pilot project to develop diverse food offerings and raise income by utilizing local food. To that end, the city provided a total [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In another attempt to emulate New York’s landmark High Line, the Seoul city government unveiled a plan to build a gigantic linear park on the site of the country’s oldest highway, which will be turned into an underground roadway. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it plans to spend 57.3 [...]