SEOUL, Korea, Jan 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The tourist police force, intended to protect foreign tourists visiting Korea and make their stay as pleasant and convenient as possible, has celebrated its 100th day anniversary since founding on January 23. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the National Police Agency, the Tourist Police [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As part of an effort to promote the value of Hangul (Korean written language system), Korea’s largest online portal Naver has helped small business owners install Hangul sign posts, the company said on December 24. The company had begun the campaign in October to take applications and selected [...]
JEJU, Korea, Dec 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Hello Kitty Island, the globally popular character Hello Kitty-themed playground in Jeju’s Seoguipo, held the “World’s Happiness Christmas” event on December 24. The charity event was intended to entertain the 15 children from a nearby village of Ahndeok who arrived at the playground in a bus, attended an [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 22 (Korea Bizwire) – What if a visually impaired tell sugar from salt when she prepares food. For a task that will take a few second for the sighted, the visually challenged may take much longer. To address this problem, BF Books, a publishing social enterprise, will hold a promotional event in which [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Double Heart, the baby goods brand of Yuhan-Kimberly, has opened a nursing mothers room within the visitors’ center in Seoul Forest. Given the public park is largest in Seoul with more than 7 million visitors a year, the new nursing room within the premises will be a welcome change [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In a 1987 movie “Wings of Desire,” there is a scene in which an angel reads a human’s mind by putting his hand on the person’s shoulder. Then the person is instantly comforted from her distress and regains hope. Just like in the movie, the same idea has been [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Beginning with “Run Hani” that attracted children to the TV in the 1980s, there have been so many cartoon series in print and on the Internet that won the hearts and minds of our children, including “Princess Hours,” “God Bless,” and “Miseng.” On the uphill road to Mt. Nam [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Arts Council Korea, an organization under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, said on December 16 that it would kick off a campaign “One Step to Art” (onesteptoart.org) showing how art patronage could change the lives of the underprivileged. The campaign, consisting entirely of web promotion, steers [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 01 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s state-run research institute has lent a helping hand to a developing country to improve the quality of life for its people. The Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute, a research outfit under the Ministry of Environment, held a completion ceremony for a rainwater purification facility at Anawim Elementary School [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The fashion industry is making new attempt when it comes to corporate social responsibility practices. Beyond the previously common way of giving helping hands — voluntary community outreach programs or something — more and more companies are exploring various ways which embody brand values and business philosophies while realizing their [...]