SEOUL, Korea, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics will open the ‘Junior Software Academy’ for students from elementary school to high school to foster the next generation of software specialists. The ‘Junior Software Academy’ aims to improve students’ logical thinking and enhance their problem-solving abilities, and in the long-term broaden the base for software [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Employment and Labor plans to select and promote more than a 100 promising occupations that need to, and can be promoted in Korea. The ministry briefed the cabinet of their plan called the ‘Development and Promotion of New Occupations Plan’ on July 23. The [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization have featured 45 traditional markets as recommended by the Agency for Traditional Market Administration in their joint website “Korea Nooks and Crannies” (summer.visitkorea.or.kr). The following are samples of the 45 markets famous for local specialties and street [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The British Council has opened its newly designed website (www.britishcouncil.kr) on July 16. The new site has strengthened interactivity and user convenience in reflection of user input. Earlier on the 10th, the British Council had launched a new app “British Council Verbs” for English learners on Apple App Store. [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The International Youth Fellowship will hold a world culture festival in the evening of July 18 at Seoul Plaza in front of the City Hall. The event will feature Boris Abalyan, the conductor at Saint Petersburg Conservatory and the Rimsky-Korsakov College of Music, and Igor Lebedev, the world-renowned pianist. In [...]
[M/V] Beautiful World (Music Video) by W-Foundation (Wisdom for future Foundation) SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – UN-Water and UNESCO declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness, both on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Diotek, a mobile application developer, said on July 15 that it has introduced a Plus Pack to its voice translation app “DioVoice Online” available on iTunes, Google Play, and SK T-Store. The Plus Pack provides detailed information on travel destinations including the area’s geography, specialty items, tourist attractions, and [...]
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Seoul, July 05 (Korea Biz Wire) – The Korean government on June 26 announced new measures aimed at easing the financial burden on college students and graduates struggling with heavy student loan debt. Effective July 15, the initiative expands eligibility for the government’s low-cost loan program to reach more borrowers. Under the revised plan, students who took [...]