SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Sejong Center for the Performing Arts announced on Monday that it had installed a massive bearbrick sculpture by its iconic central stairs to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. The center collaborated with Im Ji-bin, a renowned South Korean pop artist, to build an 8-meter-tall HUG bearbrick that is [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that sitting for long periods of time may increase the chance of a resistance towards insulin, with those sitting 10 hours per day up to 1.6 times more likely than those sitting for less than 5 hours to develop insulin resistance. Once cells begin [...]
HWACHEON, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Organizers of the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival have continued their steady push towards the grand opening on January 5 at Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. And the recent cold that swept the country is helping to freeze solid the main grounds that will be used for ice fishing during [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Among all large-sized construction projects in South Korea, 44 percent are having trouble meeting deadlines ever since a 52-hour workweek was implemented. The Construction and Economy Research Institute of Korea (CERIK) conducted a study on 109 construction projects, 44 percent of which were facing difficulties meeting deadlines after the [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly four out of every 10 newlywed couples had no children last year, government data showed Tuesday, in the latest sign of South Korea’s chronic low birthrate. Among 1.38 million newlywed couples — who have been legally married for less than five years as of Nov. 1, 2017 — [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. came under fire after claiming that the company is partnering with a “knock-off” version of popular U.S. fashion brand Supreme, industry sources said. During the showcase event of the Galaxy A8s smartphone in China, Samsung said it is collaborating with Supreme, which [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans shopping at overseas online malls are picking Chinese sites, a tally from a credit card firm indicated Tuesday. Purchase records from Nov. 1-26, compiled by the big data center at Shinhan Card, showed a 9.8 percent increase from last year in the monetary [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that 49.1 percent of female salaried employees living with a child under 18 years of age were paid less than 2 million won (US$1,773) per month. Compared to all salaried employees, 10.8 percent more working moms made less than 2 million won per month. [...]
DONGHAE, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Tension swept over the city of Donghae, Gangwon Province last Friday when Green Korea and group of veterinarians entered a small farm to rescue three Asiatic black bears caged behind iron bars. The anxious bears were anesthetized before they were brought out by Green Korea activists to be taken [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A bill to amend the Road Traffic Act, also known as the Yoon Chang-ho Bill, was passed at the National Assembly last Friday to change DUI standards for the first time in 57 years. Previously, drivers found to have a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) of more than 0.05 percent [...]