SEOGWIPO, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — On August 5, the ’2023 Natural Dyeing Festival’ took place at the Seogwipo Agricultural Technology Center in Jeju Island. The festival featured a captivating fashion show that showcased traditional Jeju garments, particularly the Garot or galjungi, which is a variety of hanbok, the Korean traditional clothing. Garot holds great [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Parasols, once a symbol associated mainly with middle-aged women, are spreading across the country with the unprecedented heat wave. Parasol sales at boutiques in Hyundai Department Store between July 25 and 31 surged by 107 percent compared to last year. Lotte Department Store also experienced a 45 percent increase [...]
PAJU, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A senior with dementia, reported missing, was found by a rescue dog. The Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters received a report on Wednesday morning that a 95-year-old man, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, had gone missing in Paju, north of Seoul. A 119 emergency rescue squad and the police [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top construction equipment maker HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said Thursday it will launch an online store dedicated to excavators, marking the first of its kind in the local construction machinery sector. The company’s in-house brand, DEVELON, will establish the online store to facilitate the sales of the [...]
BORYEONG, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Boryeong in South Chungcheong Province introduced the very first mud playground for pet dogs at the annual Boryeong Mud Festival, which is currently being held at Daecheon Beach. The pet playground features a large mud pool, a standard-sized pool, tubes, and an obstacle course. To provide [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league said Wednesday it will launch a voice narration service catering to visually impaired baseball fans. The service will be available at three baseball stadiums in Seoul, Busan and Gwangju — namely Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Sajik Baseball Stadium and Gwangju-Kia Champions Field — and will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s leading auto parts maker, said Wednesday it has developed a glove box for electric vehicles (EVs), which will be featured in Kia Corp.’s all-electric EV9 flagship SUV. Inspired by the structure of aircraft cabin storage compartments, the parabolic motion glove box offers a higher [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that preorders for its latest smartphones — Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 — via a live broadcast on Samsung.com were twice as high as the previous series. During the 1-hour and 40-minute live pre-order broadcast, the company offered the two Galaxy phones [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A ship carrying the Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to Japan, set sail from Busan on Tuesday. Restored by the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage in 2018, the ship arrived at Hitakatsu Port in Tsushima, Japan on the same day. On [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc.’s front-load washing machine has been recognized as “the best front-load washer” by a U.S. consumer advocacy magazine. In the “Best Front-Load Washers–and the Worst” ratings announced by Consumer Reports, LG’s front-load washers claimed the top four positions, earning 85 to 87 points. Consumer Reports noted that [...]