SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — At a time when the new coronavirus epidemic is dragging on, it has been suggested that surgical masks, sometimes referred to as dental masks, are more suitable for maintaining public health than KF94 and N95 masks. KF stands for “Korea Filter” and the number indicates the percentage of particles [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — While sales of imported cars, led by U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc.’s Model 3, have jumped, Korean-made electric vehicles (EVs) are being sidelined. The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association and Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association reported a 40.1 percent increase in EV sales between January and April compared [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — A series of giveaway promotions from coffeehouse chains for the summer season have become a hot topic. However, as the free gifts given as a part of the customer appreciation promotions have become popular, pressure that customers feel to buy the products is getting worse. Some point out that [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — K-pop mega group BTS are undoubtedly a huge financial blessing for their record label-management agency Big Hit Entertainment. Thanks to the septet’s smash hit album “Map Of The Soul: Persona” and sellout concerts worldwide, Big Hit posted record sales of 587.2 billion won (US$472.2 million) in fiscal year 2019, [...]
SEJONG, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — The number of international marriages with South Korean men has risen steadily over the past four years despite a drop in the country’s overall marriages, a report said Tuesday. A total of 17,687 South Korean men tied the knot with foreign women last year, up from 14,677 in 2015, [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A year has passed since South Korea’s first Blue Bottle Coffee shop opened in Seoul’s eastern Seongsu neighborhood – a trendy hangout spot where young artists and designers renovated existing buildings into art spaces, fine restaurants and cafes to woo customers. What impact has this American coffee freanchise had [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Paul Laurent, a resident of the small city of Agneaux, located in northwestern Normandy, France, was pleasantly surprised when he opened his mailbox recently. In the mailbox was a parcel containing protective masks sent from the South Korean Embassy in France. “The South Korean government deeply cares for the [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Post, which is in charge of postal service under the Ministry of Science and ICT, said Sunday it will launch a long-term missing child search campaign dubbed “Hope Tape” starting on Monday to mark International Missing Children’s Day. The campaign is part of a partnership between the Korean [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Uniqlo’s budget brand GU, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and a boycott of Japan in place since last summer, will withdraw from South Korea. FRL Korea Co., an operator of Uniqlo Korea, recently announced that GU will stop operating offline stores in the country around [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine out of 10 households have received the emergency relief funds provided by the government as part of efforts to cushion the economic fallout from the new coronavirus, the interior and safety ministry said Sunday. Over 20 million households had received the funds as of Saturday, accounting for 92.6 [...]