The total fertility rate of Korea, which is the average number of babies a woman can have in her lifetime, is still ranked near the bottom of the list among major OECD countries. The rate in the United States is over 2.0, while those for France and Britain are expected to exceed the 2.0 level [...]
GAPYEONG, South Korea, Aug 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The CheongShim International Medical Center, Korea’s first international medical center and an internationally renowned hospital for both domestic and foreign patients, is drawing interest for its special medical vacation program for Japanese patients. Designated as an international hospital in 2006, CSMC offers a unique internationalized medical vacation service, [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Celebration of one hundredth day of newborns and their first birthday are important milestones for Korean parents with small children. All family members and relatives gather to bless newborns, enjoy the parties, and give some cash gifts to babies’ parents. After collecting the money from their friends and [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, Aug 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As more and more Koreans go outdoors, the demand for better camping gear is increasing as well. In particular, people are looking for ways to be able to use electronic goods in places such as beaches and mountains. Now it seems portable solar power chargers will allow campers to [...]
Gwacheon, Korea, August 21 (Korea Bizwire) – When Korean Thanksgiving Day, Chuseok, comes around the corner, Koreans seek for holiday gift ideas. For this year’s holiday, goods made by social enterprises, which provide social services or jobs for the underprivileged, can be excellent gift choice. Not only the products boast good quality but also they are [...]
SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A speed dating project,’ named ‘Saemaul’ after the famous political initiative ‘The New Community Movement’ of the seventies in Korea and in memory of its forward-heading spirit, will be hosted in the city of Seongnam, Korea on August 24. More than 200 young men and women will participate [...]
Seoul, Korea, August 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Students and young adults in every country have one or two experiences of part-time jobs during their summer vacations. There are some nice, comfortable, and worthwhile jobs but not all of us are that lucky. Here are two interesting survey results from two giants of Korean online job search portals, showing [...]
New York, August 13, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – The ‘Focus on Korea’ event is part of ‘ContemporAsian’ film series, which selects critically acclaimed Korean films, highlighting current social issues, injustice and human nature. The films amplify distinctive narrative skills from some of Korea’s insightful and penetrative renegade filmmakers. National Security, which will have its New [...]
JEJU, Korea, August 09 (Korea Bizwire) – The 6th annual ‘Jeju Haenyeo Festival’ will be hosted at the Haenyeo Museum and adjacent seaside at Gujw Village on Jeju Island from October 12 to 13. This year’s festival, hosted by the Jeju Special Self-governing Province and organized by the ‘Committee for the Jeju Haenyeo Festival,’will be a unique [...]
SEOUL, Korea, August 06 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) released the ‘Touch It Paper,’ a graphic guidebook that enables simple communication just by pointing to certain pictograms in emergency situations abroad. This new guide will help Korean tourists abroad communicate with local foreigners in distress. [...]