SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A dozen Korean traditional artworks from the Joseon-era traveled from around the world back home for restoration and exhibition, a heritage agency said Monday. An exhibition under way at the National Palace Museum in the front yard of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul brings together 12 rare ink paintings [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean imports of Japanese beer fell 97 percent in August from a year earlier due to a boycott of Japanese products amid a bilateral trade spat, data showed Monday. The value of imports of Japanese beer came to US$223,000 in August, compared with $7.56 million in the same [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Monday it will roll out 5G roaming service in China in partnership with a state-run telecom operator, China Unicom. The preliminary service began earlier in the day for LG Uplus’ 5G customers visiting China, and the full-fledged mobile service will be [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will host a book fair next week on a variety of publications from Southeast Asian countries, as part of efforts to boost exchanges ahead of an upcoming gathering here of the nations’ leaders, the foreign ministry said Sunday. The Southeast Asian Book Fair, set for Sept. 18-22 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Business administration appears to be the most popular and common major for South Korean university students, with domestic universities having more than 800 departments of business administration, a report said Saturday. According to the report by the Korean Educational Development Institute, four-year universities in South Korea had a total [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The bulk of farmland in South Korea is owned by people over 60, data from the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) showed Friday, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of the country’s agricultural sector. The latest findings, based on information collected from Statistics Korea, showed that seniors control around [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are not fully able to use their leisure time despite having more time on their hands thanks to the 52-hour workweek, a poll showed Friday. Macromill Embrain surveyed 1,000 people between the ages of 19 and 59, 70 percent of whom said they had more time off, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Hyundai Motor Co.’s independent brand Genesis models jumped 57 percent in the United States in the January-August period from a year earlier, the carmaker said Friday. Hyundai sold 13,350 Genesis vehicles in the world’s most important automobile market in the first eight months, up from 8,490 units [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A third of South Koreans are traveling long distances to reach their hometowns for the Chuseok holiday this year, a survey revealed Friday. The findings, based on calls made to 9,000 households across the country by the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI), showed that a further six out of 10 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An architectural exhibition taking place in Seoul will offer glimpses into life in the North Korean capital through media art and an imaginary supermarket selling goods from both sides of Korea. The exhibition, “Daily Pyongyang,” under way at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism and Architecture near City Hall, is [...]