SUWON, South Korea, Oct 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Rural Development Administration said on October 9 that its agronomic scientists have developed a new rice variety naturally resistant to the rice water weevil, an insect pest that is known to attack stored rice and rice crops. Rice water weevils are difficult pests to eradicate as the [...]
“The ride to work in the morning is always full of suspense. It is the time for savoring human fragrance. (“Did you see how she dressed up today?) My colleagues are generous enough to give me valuable sartorial advice. How nice that my male colleagues want me to grow muscles? My boss thinks highly of [...]
“My son is destined to be a great painter like Picasso, My husband is such a generous person that he always treats his friends big time, My mother-in-law must be feeling so comfortable with me that she visits us so often without even calling ahead.” SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 03 (Korea Bizwire) – Your boy [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Following an advertising regulation on food items that may cause obesity, the government will this time crack down on caffeine drinks for their promotion on TV. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said on September 16 that it has notified administrative orders on restricting TV commercials [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A second achievement of the twinning project, a crucial institution building instrument used today by nations for capability transfer, between Korea and Saudi Arabia will materialize very soon. The Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare said on September 24 that the Gachon University Medical School and Saudi [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Metro will provide hot soup with rice for those subway passengers who go to work on an empty stomach. As part of a campaign to raise awareness on the importance of good, hearty meal in the morning, Seoul Metro, the company operating Seoul’s subway lines No. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 17 (Korea Bizwire) – More than a half of Koreans are in favor of a proposal to raise the cigarette price by 2,000 won. According to Gallup Korea data on September 16 based on a survey on 1,211 adults asking about their attitude toward smoking and smokers, 52 percent of respondents said [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 16 (Korea Bizwire) – How many cups of coffee a day is just right for you? This is a question you have asked so many times and health professionals all around the world have tried to answer to no avail. It is not so easy for anyone to count her caffeine intake whenever [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Here comes a TV commercial — soothing, encouraging and moving in its feature — dedicated to ordinary fathers who must have rough and challenging ones today. You couldn’t care less about your working overtime; substituting Ramen or noodle for regular diner; having a stomach pain; working throughout the weekend; [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 11 (Korea Bizwire) – On the “2013 Day for Prevention of Suicide” on September 10, the Ministry of Health & Welfare held a variety of events including publication of the recommendations on media suicide reporting. Minister of Health & Welfare Chin Young said in a keynote speech at the commemoration event held at [...]