SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines, South Korea’s No. 2 flag carrier, said Wednesday it plans to eliminate almost all its first-class seats from its international flights as part of an effort to cut losses. The first-class seat system usually leads to high costs, but most airlines have been holding on to the operations [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Financial Times (FT) of England reported that Koreans, who used to work the most and rest the least, have recently showed a tendency to take longer vacations. According to Expedia, a global travel agency, the average Korean took 8.6 days off every year, which was the lowest among [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – It turns out that the Sinbaram Festival celebrating the 70th anniversary of independence, the designation of a temporary holiday, and the early Korea Grand Sale have had a great influence on the depressed economy. The Korea Economic Research Institute published a report analyzing the effects of the events that [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – To help the increasing population of foreigners to blend into the local area, the Incheon city government published a guidebook for new arrivals to the city. The guidebook was published in four languages – English, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese. A total of 2,000 copies were made of the 120-page book. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Polar Research Institute announced on August 21 that it had discovered hydrothermal vents on the Antarctic Ridge for the first time in the world, and collected new species while exploring the region through the icebreaker Araon. Hydrothermal vents in the oceanic ridge provide energy to the deep sea, where [...]
ANSAN, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Sihwa Lake, once synonymous with pollution, is born again as a repository of the local ecosystem. To spread the word, two college students crossed the lake in a raft made of PET bottles. In Chi-gwang (25) and Yoo Sol (25) are high school buddies. They agreed to cross Sihwa [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – It seems like ‘staycations‘ are becoming a new trend during vacation season. Putting together the words ‘stay’ and ‘vacation’, ‘staycations’ are a new way of enjoying a vacation at home, or near home. The reasons behind this trend include avoiding a flood of people, the deadly heat, and the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – As camping and water-related leisure activities increase, the South Korean government has decided to introduce a driver’s license category exclusively for vehicles suited to these types of activities. According to the National Police Agency, a revised bill for the Road Traffic Act, which includes the introduction of a driver’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – To revitalize Korea’s tourism industry and domestic demand dented by the recent outbreak of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, the “Korea Grand Sale” will run for 79 days from August 14 to October 31. The Visit Korea Committee announced on August 11 that this year’s Korea Grand Sale would [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A discarded railway from the former Gyeongchun Line will be made available for the use of Seoul citizens as a forest road. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on August 11 that it would open the “Gyeongchun Line Forest Road” by refurbishing the discarded railway of 6.3km from Kwangwoon University [...]