SEOUL, Korea, Mar 26 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the results of the “Survey of Internet Addiction 2013” conducted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the National Information Society Agency, one in every four Korean teenagers has a high risk of smartphone addiction. A total of 11.8 percent of the respondents [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 25 (Korea Bizwire) – On March 19, a bus driven by a 60-year-old driver, surnamed Yeom, ended up causing a huge chain-reaction collision as it galloped down the street in Songpa District, the southeast of Seoul. To the shock of the public, Yeom reportedly had been driving for over 18 hours on [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar. 21, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – As part of its program to present premium cultural performances and art exhibitions year round, Incheon International Airport is offering a special music festival for this spring featuring world famous artists to celebrate its 13th anniversary and achievement of being ranked No. 1 in Airport Service Quality (ASQ) for [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 22, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Home Shopping has recently scored two smash hits with the sales of dog foods for which the online shopping operator earned more than 600 million won from the two items alone. It was the first time ever in the history of the Korean TV home shopping industry [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 22, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) –The famous Korean ramen industry has fallen into distress. After the overall revenue of ramen reached 2 trillion won, the sales curve just doesn’t seem to go up any higher. While the formidable Nongshim brand accounts for 65 percent of the market share, the number two and three [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 22, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – As the camping gear industry is demonstrating a consistent growth, parallel importing of the products is likely to expand as well. On March 20, the National Camping and Outdoor Activity Promotion Agency revealed that parallel imports and direct purchases from oversea have increased as overall imports of [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Last year, the number of those urban families relocating to the countryside has hit a record-high level. This is largely because the so-called “baby boomers” are beginning to retire and seek to enjoy their time in pastoral settings. But lately younger ones in their 40s or even 30s [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 20 (Korea Bizwire) – In college campuses in celebration of the new semester, there are students who seek private places such as empty lecture rooms and lounges where they can dine alone. Many of them are likely to be maladjusted loners who haven’t got over the high school days when every classmate [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A 32-year-old man surnamed Lee has recently “moved in” with a housemate. Not out of romance but for the money. Upon renewal of the lease, his landlord requested either a 30-million-won raise in the deposit money for the 79-square-meter apartment or a 300,000-won increase of the monthly rent. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Selecting a lunch menu for office workers after hard work in the morning is somewhat vexing. It is also true that the ever-rising lunch price is a burden to them. To be free from these burdens, more than half of them prefer bringing lunch boxes from home. According [...]