GYEONGJU, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeongju, a region steeped in the richness of its ancient heritage, stands as a veritable trove of cultural relics. For close to a millennium, from its inception in 57 B.C. until the reign of Goryeo Dynasty founder Wang Geon in 935, Gyeongju served as the venerable capital of the [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and IKEA Korea announced Monday their joint space marketing exhibition, “Green For-rest,” which will run until Sunday. The exhibition is taking place in the outdoor garden of IKEA Korea’s flagship store in Gwangmyeong, southwest of Seoul, and features eco-friendly Hyundai vehicles alongside IKEA’s home furnishing ideas. [...]
ULJIN, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The first forest trail connecting the East and West of the Korean peninsula, from North Gyeongsang Province to Chungcheong Province, has partially opened. On Thursday, the Korea Forest Service held an opening ceremony for the East-West Trail in Uljin County, North Gyeongsang Province. This trail will be South Korea’s [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Auto Salon Week, an industry fair on the automotive aftermarket and tuning, is scheduled to take place at the KINTEX exhibition center in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, from Sept, 8-10, the organizer said Sunday. This year’s event will showcase automotive accessories, including maintenance and care parts, tuning equipment, [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Zero Waste Fashion Show took place at Seoul Plaza on Sunday afternoon, the day before Environment Day, June 5th. The Zero Waste Fashion Show serves as the highlight of the ‘We Are Green Festival’ held at Seoul Plaza. A total of 40 professional models and seven citizen models [...]
YONGIN, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — People are flocking to meet Fubao, the baby panda residing at Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, upon learning that the panda will return to China next year. The resort division of Samsung C&T, responsible for Everland, reported a 20 percent increase in daily visits to Panda [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The original cast of the long-running Broadway musical “Chicago” has returned to South Korea for the first time in six years. The musical team’s press call performance took place at Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall in central Seoul on Wednesday. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2021, “Chicago” had experienced [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics giant LG Household & Health Care Co. said Wednesday its plans to establish a “bird park” within an existing park in the southeastern coastal city of Ulsan. This initiative marks the company’s second environmental project following the successful creation of a “honeybee park” last year on [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Kenkoku Junior High School, part of the Baekdu Hagwon in Osaka, a Korean school for Korean Japanese students, announced on Tuesday that it will host the 2023 International Yun Dong-ju Poetry Recitation Contest. The contest aims to promote the poetry of prominent Korean poet Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945), who spread [...]
DAEGU & BOSEONG, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) —Next week, on June 6th, we will celebrate Mangjong, also known as awned grain, which is the ninth of the 24 solar terms. Mangjong indicates the celestial longitude reaching 75 degrees and signifies an auspicious time for sowing the seeds of bearded grains, such as rice. In agrarian [...]