SEOUL, Korea, Nov 02 (Korea Bizwire) – The state-run Korea Trade Promotion Corp. will hold a trade fair at Isetan Department Store within the Suria KLCC Mall, downtown Kuala Lumpur. Located directly beneath the Petronas Twin Towers, Suria KLCC is one of the largest luxury shopping malls in the city. Isetan is a Japanese department store operator [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] Are You Dreaming of Second Career?](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3362121618_226c0d7012_z1.jpg "[Kobiz Feature] Are You Dreaming of Second Career?")
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 01 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people dreaming of second careers is on the rise. According to a survey by job portal JobKorea on 1,011 office workers, as much as 88.4 percent said they have post-retirement plans. Of the 894 respondents who said affirmatively to the question, 59.4 and 59.2 percent answered that [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 31 (Korea Bizwire) – There are many clichés about change: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, but the one most responsive to change” or “The only thing constant in life is change.” It seems some Korean companies are taking these lessons to heart and indeed try hard to change. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A study said the biggest headache for working moms who have to juggle work and family is character education for their children. According to a survey conducted by job portal career.com on 266 working moms, the respondents found instilling social and moral lessons to their children hardest to do [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul has been selected as the world’s sixth best city in terms of international competitiveness rankings whose evaluation categories included economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and accessibility. According to the “Global Power City Index” announced every October by the Institute for Urban Strategies of the Mori [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Wingko Story, a website providing travel information to those visiting Korea including public transportation, lodging, restaurants, and tourism attractions, has recently added a new section on “themed tours” for those coming to Korea for medical treatment or plastic surgery. In addition, the website offers community service pages on which [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 28 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile communications service provider, held on October 26 a promotional event for older customers in their 50s and 60s “Bravo Happy Train.” Under this program, the company picked 180 customers through a raffle and gave away 360 free train tickets, including those for the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign residents living in Seoul are actively participating in volunteer activities sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan City Government. The Seoul Global Center, a city government organization established to support foreigners in the city, said on October 25 that it has signed on a total of 738 foreign nationals [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 25 (Korea Bizwire) – An international trade show on foods, food processing equipment, and food additives will be held for four days between December 5 and 8 at Ilsan’s Kintex. Organized by World Expo Co., the 2013 World Food Expo will be a marketplace for farm produce, fishery, and dairy foods, as [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Hana Tour, the package tour operator, has launched a new tour package “Eco-friendly Jeju Tour” under which customers can rent an electric car. The offer includes an all-electric car and lodging in a luxury recreational vehicle or a resort hotel. The company offers this jointly with SK Networks [...]