SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Amidst a drop in Korean alcohol consumption, soju, along with other hard liquor, is losing its popularity faster than any other drink. According to a report from the Korea Alcohol & Liquor Industry Association published on April 22, Koreans consumed an average of 8.73ℓ of alcohol beverages in 2013. [...]
Seogwipo, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A festival for bracken fern, a popular Korean delicacy known locally as gosari, will be held at Namjorobyeon in Jeju on May 2 and 3. The 20th Jeju Gosari Festival offers visitors the chance to gather bracken with helpers’ instruction, learn how to cook bracken dishes and walk along [...]
BUSAN, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2015 Pink Ribbon Marathon will be held in Haeundae, Busan on April 26. Organized by Amore Pacific and the Korea Breast Cancer Foundation, the marathon festival is held to campaign for active breast cancer self-checkups among Korean women, and has been running for fifteen years. All participation fees [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park will be presenting a variety of bee ecology programs under the park’s grand campaign to save indigenous bees and bring awareness to the public. From April 22 to the end of the year, the park will operate a special exhibition about indigenous bees at the park’s [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – NH NongHyup, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, began its second “Sintoburi” campaign to boost consumption of locally produced farm products. Sintoburi means “domestic farm products are best for local people,” similar to the locavore movement. As imported farm products take on increasingly important roles at Koreans’ tables, the consumption [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Smart Card, the company behind Korea’s T-Money service, launched its own taxi reservation app on April 21, amidst an increase in popularity of similar applications. The company’s ‘T-Money Taxi’ app enables users to easily locate empty taxis around them in real time. Upon reservation, users are provided with [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2015 Shanghai Motor Show opened on April 20, and surprised its visitors with a lack of female models in sexy outfits, as the motor show committee had ordered participating vehicle companies not to employ any female models, one of main attractions of the show. The show was famous [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Luxury brands are increasingly establishing their own Korean branches, rather than contracting with Korean companies to enter the Korean market, hoping to generate more earnings through direct and effective customer management. Goyard, the French leather goods maker, recently lowered some of its prices and terminated a sales agreement with [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Grape imports to Korea in 2014 reached record highs in both dollar value and import volume, at $US 189.52 million and 59,260 tons respectively, while domestic grape output and planted areas have halved over the last 15 years. According to the Korea Customs Service on April 19, grape imports [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundae Sheet, an adhesive wallpaper company, has launched a wallpaper sheet that adheres to walls using water. This giant stamp-like wallpaper, named Soowall Sheet, is spread with dried, non-toxic glue, and can be affixed to walls right after soaking it with water. As more Koreans are starting to self-decorate [...]