SEOUL, Korea, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Every last Sunday of the month is a TOEIC day. Tens of thousands of college students and young men and women wake up early in the morning to take the test in local middle and high schools. It has been that way for the past three decades [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In an era in which 12 million foreign visitors come to Korea a year, either relaxing or lifting a regulation prohibiting construction of hotels near school zones has become a pressing matter; however, budget hotels that are most needed to accommodate tourists are not in the spotlight in [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The idea of “rich” in Korea is in excess of 1 billion won (US$945,000) in assets, a survey said. Gallup Korea said this on April 2, based on a survey on 1,119 adults for four days between March 24 and 27. To a question “How much money do [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – An animal “orphanage” will be introduced for those pets no longer needed by their owners soon in Seoul, the first local government which has led initiatives in animal protection by creating the animal protection bureau. According to a city government official, the city plans to introduce the scheme [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) – While it is estimated that it costs an average of 1.37 million won (US$1,295) a month to sustain the minimum life for an aged couple, Korean are much behind in preparing for their post-retirement lives with little private pension plans or savings. According to a National Pension Service [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As the filming of a Hollywood blockbuster movie began in Seoul last weekend, Seoulites showed mixed reactions to inconveniences caused by blocking traffic for the shootings. The shooting of “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” began on March 30 at Mapo Bridge and of the nearby small floating island in [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 31, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the National Statistical Office, single-person households accounted for only 9.0 percent of the whole population in 1990. In 1995, the ratio first surpassed a double–digit level, and it ultimately grew to 25.3 percent, last year. In other words, one in every four household is now [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The government’s food policy will shift more toward consumer oriented. As part of a plan revealed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs in a national policy coordination meeting presided over by the Prime Minister on March 27, a rating scheme similar to the Michelin Guide [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and the Korea Food and Drug Administration proudly announced that, as of March 26 (local time), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially approved Korea as an exporter of processed poultries which has opened up the gates for [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Dongdaemun Design Plaza, the large-scale urban development project famous for being designed by Iraqi British architect Zaha Hadid, has opened for business on March 21. For the first few days the area was crowded with visitors to see the newest landmark while shopping in the plaza’s basement [...]