SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A multitude of ‘clean water-appreciating’ events took place around Korea in celebration of the upcoming UN-designated World Water Day on March 22. The city of Ulsan prepared an event in which clay EM (Effective Microorganism) balls, designed to purify water, were thrown into the city’s river on March 20. [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Some 150 foreigners will hold an ultimate Frisbee competition titled “Pohang Frozen Fives 2015” on March 21 and 22 to commemorate the opening of the Seoul-Pohang KTX route at a sports complex in Pohang. Although the game is unfamiliar to most Koreans, it is rapidly gaining popularity among young [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Nike is to hold an exhibition, House of Air Max, at art gallery ‘Fifty Fifty’ in Garosu-gil from March 21 to 26. The exhibition will feature 120 pairs of rare vintage Air Max shoes, the reconstructed atelier of Nike’s legendary shoe designer Tinker Hatfield, and art pieces designed to show the history [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A colony of Japanese waxwings on their journey to the north was spotted snacking on pyracantha fruits near Gyeongpo Lake in Gangneung, on March 19. The twenty to thirty Japanese waxwings were too tired and hungry to be scared of crowds at the lake, even feasting upon pyracantha fruits offered [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — 2015 Seoul Motor Show, the largest automobiles exhibition in South Korea, is scheduled to be held from April 3-12 at KINTEX, Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. This year’s theme is ‘Experience the Technology, Feel the Artistry.’ 32 automakers will participate in the Seoul Motor Show. Among them are 9 Korean car [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of National Defense appointed the much loved K-pop girl group 4Minute, especially popular among Korean soldiers, as ambassadors for its Korea Armed Forces 29 Seconds Film Festival. The ministry is holding the ultra-short film festival in order to improve military camp culture and enhance communications between the soldiers, ranking [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors unveiled the renderings of its revamped K5 midsize sedan ahead of its official unveiling next month at the Seoul Motor Show. The second-generation K5 comes five years after the brand was first introduced to the auto market. The new design incorporates a wider look from its front radiator [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s oldest movable metal print type, Jikji Simche Yojeol (Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests’ Zen Teachings), will soon be completely restored, as workers are now wrapping-up the five-year-long restoration project. Officials from the city of Cheongju said on March 18 that the Cheongju Metal Print Type Center has completed [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea National Arboretum (KNA) is set to break the current tree-hugging world record of 936 people set in Portland, U.S., with a Tree Hug event that will be held at the KNA in Pocheon on March 21. The KNA is conservatively expecting a tree-hugging record of 1,200 people, [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Incheon is initiating a massive tourist project for its 168 islands, said local officials on March 17. Although the islands off the city’s coast are blessed with natural beauty, they are often overlooked by tourists due to a lack of tour infrastructure. First of all, a complex will [...]