SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW Korea will sell five limited edition models to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The limited editions will be applied to the 120d M Sports Package, 320d M Performance, 530d xDrive M Sports Package, New 640d Gran Coupe xDrive M Sports Package and X5 xDrive 30d M Sports Package. Each model [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Large areas of seabed in the East Sea are turning grey with calcium compounds. According to the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA), 62 percent of the East Sea shore is suffering from the sea desertification. With sea desertification, marine algae such as sea mustard, kelp and so on disappear, [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents in Pyongyang are enjoying patbingsu, or shaved ice with red bean and fruit, to overcome the summer heat. According to the North Korean Central News Agency (KNCA), local residents are attracted to the cool taste, and are flocking to patbingsu cafes on street corners around Pyongyang. As the treat gains [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Baja SAE Korea, an intercollegiate engineering design competition for undergraduate and graduate engineering students, will be held at Yeungnam University from July 16 to 19. In this year’s competition, 38 teams from 26 universities including Hanyang University, Korea University of Technology and Education and others will compete to produce [...]
OSAN, Korea, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Approximately 40 anti-war groups in Korea held a joint rally in front of the U.S. Air Force’s Osan Air Base on July 11, and denounced the shipment of live anthrax bacteria into Korea by American armed forces. A total of 1,000 activists joined the rally and asked the base [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In the first half of the year, exports of agricultural products by NH Nonghyup increased by 16 percent to US$160 million, as markets for Korean mushrooms, tomatoes and ginseng products expanded. By product, mushroom exports skyrocketed 145 percent thanks to increased sales to North America, and strawberry exports were up [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The 14th DongGang International Photo Festival will begin on July 24 at various venues including Dong Gang Museum of Photography in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province. Sponsored by the province, the photo festival will last until October 4th, with different exhibitions including the Donggang photography award exhibition, main exhibition, international open [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold a festival at the Han River for its citizens to refresh themselves from the scorching summer. From July 17 to August 23, the Hangang (Han River) Summer Festival will offer various summer activities at its 11 parks alongside the river such as camping, a water park, [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – After four piranhas were found in a Korean reservoir for the first time in Korea, there is widespread worry about ecosystem disturbance and the possibility of attacks on humans by the South American freshwater fish. The piranhas were thought to be abandoned by someone who brought the fish to Korea [...]
CHEONGSONG, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s 2015 National Dry-Tooling Competition will be held at Eoreumgol Valley in Cheongsong County in Gyeongsangbuk-do on July 12. Dry-tooling experts will make a refreshing scene by climbing ice-cold waterfall rocks using only ice axes, crampons and safety ropes. The competition will also hold challenges on artificial rock formations. [...]