SEOUL, Korea, Nov 15 (Korea Bizwire) – As more and more people raise their awareness on animal experimentation, cosmetic companies worldwide are responding to the call for more ethical consumption of cosmetics without involving animals in any form. On upcoming November 16, Lush Retail, the British cosmetic purveyor famous for fresh handmade cosmetics, will hold the first [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 08 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor, in cooperation with the National Museum of Contemporary Art, is set to begin a corporate social responsibility program to support Korean artists and globally promote their artworks. The auto maker said on November 7 that it would give to the national museum a total of 12 billion won [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 07 (Korea Bizwire) - Shinhan Financial Group said on November 6 that it has opened a vocational training center for youths from low-income families in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as part of its global corporate social responsibility program. At the opening ceremony on the 6th, dignitaries including the city’s Department of Education and [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 05 (Korea Bizwire) - Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance said on November 3 that it held a 4K-run event “Run, Girls” at Peace Plaza near the World Cup Stadium in Seoul’s Sangam-dong, as part of a corporate social responsibility program. Held jointly with CSR program consultancy Wise Wellness intended to instill discipline and healthful [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 04 (Korea Bizwire) – Child abuse has been a serious problem in Korea and it is more so of late. For the past ten years, the incidence of mistreatment of children has more than doubled. The cases of child abuse received last year by 49 children’s protection agencies were 6,403. The number of children [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 02 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines set out to install 30 solar-powered streetlights in Myanmar as part of its global corporate social responsibility activities. The airliner said on October 31 that it held on the same day a signing ceremony for environmentally friendly streetlights at the nation’s former capital Yangon, with more than 100 [...]
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, South Korea, Oct 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The NCsoft Cultural Foundation said on October 16 that it would release a new mobile game “Mobile Free Rice” free of charge, in commemoration of the World Food Day under the sponsorship of the United Nations World Food Program. The game allows the user to play quiz games [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education said on October 11 that it would begin the “solar school project” on an experimental basis in efforts to reduce the digital gap in African countries jointly with Samsung Electronics. The solar school project is an international development program to increase opportunities for children [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 09 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s non-profit organization WorldShare has joined hands with Samsung Heavy Industries to build a library and a community well in the suburban town of Matola, near the Mozambican capital Maputo. According to the charity on October 8, it signed an agreement with the city officials and [...]