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Seoul Lantern Festival Is Reborn as Annual World-Class Festival

Seoul Lantern Festival Is Reborn as Annual World-Class Festival

SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Lantern Festival that has drawn a record number of visitors — about 2.5 million spectators every year since the year 2009, has established itself as one of Seoul’s major festivities.  The Seoul Metropolitan Government intends to promote the lantern festival as a special culture and tour occasion in November [...]

Global Photographers Call for “Environment Is Life” at GIPF 2014

Global Photographers Call for “Environment Is Life” at GIPF 2014

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – “Gyeongnam International Photography Festival 2014” whose theme is “Environment, Humans, and Life” is held at 3·15 Art Center in Changwon of South Korea from October 9 to 14, announced the organizing committee. Around 90 photographers whose nationalities represent Korea, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, German, etc. will be exhibiting about [...]

Seoul Station Overpass Opens to the Public Only for One Day, October 12

Seoul Station Overpass Opens to the Public Only for One Day, October 12

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that an event to open the Seoul Station overpass will be held for the public to take a stroll and enjoy a breathtaking panorama of Seoul, with traffic entirely blocked from the noon to 4 P.M. on October 12. The overpass has never been allowed to [...]

Citi to Sponsor Successful Bike Share Program in America

Citi to Sponsor Successful Bike Share Program in America

MIAMI, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In July, there came a bad news for the world automotive industry: About 50 percent of car owners in industrialized countries would, in principle, share their vehicle with others and ride sharing companies like Uber will grow constantly, according to Roland Berger report.  And the report expected so called [...]

Jeju Re-recognized as Global Geopark Maintains UNESCO Triple Crown

Jeju Re-recognized as Global Geopark Maintains UNESCO Triple Crown

JEJU, Sep. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The natural landscape of Jeju Island has been recognized internationally once again, as the island is certified again as a “Global Geopark.” Jeju Island was confirmed as a global geological park at the 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks held in Stonehammer Geopark, Saint John, Canada, according to [...]

LG Taps into the Power of Crowdsourcing Joining World Maker Faire New York 2014

LG Taps into the Power of Crowdsourcing Joining World Maker Faire New York 2014

SEOUL, Sep. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics is tapping into the rising trend of “Open Innovation,” which is getting popular around the world. “Open Innovation” refers to making goods and products not through solely internal efforts or ideas of a company but in collaboration with external parties’ participations.   To this end, LG Electronics [...]