SEOUL, Nov.27 (Korea Bizwire) – A photo posted on an online discussion forum ended up forfeitinga patent. The cane-shaped ice cream sold in Seoul’s tourist-filled Insa-dong has been a popular item for the past few years. Korea’s Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board said on November 26 that the patent related to making the cane-cone ice cream was [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul taxi drivers are notorious for rejecting customers and driving aggressively. In order to dispel their bad reputation, Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced “Pororo” taxis in an attempt to paint cabbies in a more friendly light. The Seoul city government modified 20 owner-driven taxis with images of the popular [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s hotel rating scheme will change into an internationally accepted five-star system effective on January 1 next year. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on November 20 that it would overhaul the scheme from the ground up while adjusting the grading as needed depending on evaluation by “mystery shoppers” who [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The camping gear industry in Korea has grown 30 times since 2008 powered by men in their 40s who enjoy outdoor lives with their small children. According to the Korea Agency of Camping and Outdoor Industry on November 16, it is expected that the camping industry market volume will reach [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the weak yen, the number of Korean tourists to Japan exploded in October, more than doubled, even almost tripled for certain travel agencies. According to Hana Tour, Korea’s largest travel agency, the number of Korean nationals traveling to Japan increased 121.5 percent during last October over the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the increasing Chinese tourists to Korea, the tourism balance of payments turned to the black for the first time in 28 months in September. Besides, Korea earned a record income from tourism during the month surpassing the US$1.7 billion mark also for the first time. According to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As the Korea Meteorological Administration forecast that the peak of this year’s fall foliage would be early November in Seoul’s downtown area, with Mt. Bukhan in the north of the city turning fully red and yellow about a week earlier, the Seoul city government published on October 23 “Seoul’s Best 94 [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s ‘Teen Astronauts’ succeeded in launching four space balloons, which are supposed to record the earth from the stratosphere. And a miniature Tayo bus, which looks like the characters of Korean popular 3D animation, “Tayo the Little Bus,” was on board the spaceship. The young enthusiastic space explorers [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A new program allows fliers who need special care to avoid standing in a long line to check in or out at the main gateway in Incheon International Airport. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it would run a pilot scheme, also known as a fast-track service, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – China’s state-run Guoao Group has expressed its intention to take part in a development project pursued by the South Gyeongsang provincial government to build a global theme park in Jinhae near Busan. A delegation of the group’s top management will visit the local government and meet the governor Hong Jun-pyo on October [...]