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 [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) and Harvard University jointly held the opening ceremony for WorldMUN 2015, the Harvard World Model United Nations, on March 16. WorldMUN is a model UN conference for university students, held by Harvard University in cities around the world every year. Its 2015 program is being [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has announced its 100th dispatch of Korean nationals overseas through the World Friends KOICA Volunteer program. The recruited volunteers will go through preparatory training at the Yongwol Education Center for 33 days. The 44 volunteers will then be dispatched to 12 assigned countries for two [...]