SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean mountaineer and explorer, Huh Young-ho (63), has succeeded in filming an ascension of Mount Everest with a 360-degree VR camera. After 43 days of climbing and preparation, Huh reached the mountain’s summit for the fifth time on May 16 at 6AM local time. He now holds [...]
SEONGNAM, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – With machines running up a series of victories against their human competitors, it almost seems like they’re capable of beating humans in every aspect of life. But could they trounce us even when it comes to emotions? A special piano competition between man and machine took place Monday at [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Business hotels are springing up in and near Myeongdong, the shopping mecca of downtown Seoul, as hotel chains try to cater to a growing number of Chinese tourists who are switching from package tours to more independent trips to South Korea. Nearly 6 million Chinese travelers came to South Korea [...]
JEONGSEON, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – While coal mining boomed in Korea in the 1970s, with the decline in international oil prices and rapid changes in energy consumption patterns, demand decreased drastically. In the 1980s, the coal mining industry was quickly fading away. The Korean government started restructuring the coal industry in 1989. As a [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A 70-meter dash race between man and machine, which took place at the 2016 Motor & Leisure Sports Festival in Yeongam on May 5, resulted in the defeat of runner Kuk-young Kim by a margin of only .195 seconds. Kim’s competitor, a Hyundai Avante, crossed the line in a [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Fried chicken with cold beer, also known as chimaek (a Korean abbreviation for fried chicken and beer), is one of Korea’s most popular food cultures. The pairing has also gained popularity in China through Korean movies and TV dramas. Chimaek is now an essential part of Korean tourism, and [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s only in-city racing festival, The Brilliant Motor Festival 2016, will be held at the Songdo International Business District (SIBD) on May 21 and 22. The event, which is celebrating its three-year anniversary this year, will be hosted by Hyundai Motors, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, and the [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Teheranno, translated as Tehran Boulevard, is a 4km-long thoroughfare in Gangnam that stretches from Gangnam Station, through Yeoksam-dong and into Samseong-dong. It is also referred to as Tehran Valley (after Silicon Valley) as it is home to many IT companies. The reference became popular following the Korean IT boom [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A special 70-meter dash event will take place at the 2016 Motor & Leisure Sports Festival in Yeongam on May 5. It’s a man-versus-machine match featuring Kuk-young Kim, the South Korean record holder for the 100-meter dash, and Hyundai’s Avante (better known internationally as Elantra). Kim, who is preparing for the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pharmaceutical companies are strengthening their promotions to sell more of their mainstay products to incoming Chinese tourists during China’s Labor Day holiday, industry sources said Thursday. Local pharmaceutical firms such as Handok and Kyung Nam Pharm Co. have rolled up their sleeves to attract as many Chinese [...]