SEOUL, Korea, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – For the first time, Hyundai Motor will sponsor the establishment of the Korean Roadkill Prevention Association (KRPA). Hyundai Motors held the opening ceremony at the KRPA on July 23 in Ulsan. The KRPA, an environment organization that specializes in animal protection from traffic accidents, will try to reduce [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – As much as three quarters of smartphone users change the wallpaper of their devices while a quarter keep using the factory setting without modification. Overall, most users tend to assign time clock, weather, and calendar widgets on the initial screen, with calling, messaging, and Internet apps on [...]
SEOUL, Korea, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Lately local governments have been busy opening up hiking trails in their own communities as part an effort to attract health-conscious travelers. According to a recent survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, there are 595 such walking trails all across the country as of the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The outdoor gear market is growing at a rapid clip. For the past several years, the camping population has increased to the 2-million level, with the market for camping equipment including the tent, barbecue grill, and other equipment rising to the tune of 600 billion won. Nepa, one [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – KNCDC, Korea National Contemporary Dance Company advances to Europe. Korea National Contemporary Dance Company announced they would perform “HOSITAMTAM” at Haus der Berliner Festspiele on July 27th as a part of Korea-Germany culture exchange project. A guest appearance for Dance RheinMain is also arranged at Kurtheater Bad [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Since last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has promoted a project to preserve traditional dances in rural communities. As part of this effort, the members of Yangsa Percussion Club in Gangwha County, Incheon, are holding regular performances so that they could carry on with [...]
SEOUL, Korea, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics said on July 21 that it has opened a Samsung Smart Camera Gallery at the Donggang International Photo Festival 2013 that will be held for 66 days in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province from the 19th. The gallery, to be held at the lobby floor of the Donggang [...]
Daegu, Korea, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The first Daegu Chicken-Beer Festival has been successfully held at Duryu Park in the center of Korea’s fourth largest city. Sponsored jointly by the City Government of Daegu and the Korea Foods Industry Development Association, the Oktoberfest-like event has been staged for four days between July 18 and [...]
SEOUL, Korea, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice and the ensuing creation of the demilitarized zone, the Ministry of Environment held on July 19 an ecology festival at Kintex in the northwest of Seoul. The 4-kilometer-wide DMZ was formed after the July 27, 1953 armistice [...]
SEOUL, Korea, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Citymap, a company specializing in travel app development, has launched a new app “Jeju Roadmap” just ahead of the summer vacation season. The app is more meaningful in that it was created by a group of travel enthusiasts who spent four years visiting on foot everywhere in the [...]