SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics announced on Sunday regarding the launch of the “LG Electronics X Playmobil” pop-up store, now operational at the LG Best Shop located within The Hyundai Seoul department store in Yeouido, Seoul. Within this captivating exhibition space, LG Electronics has tastefully adorned the area with an array of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 1.26 million young people remained unemployed after completing their studies, and it took more than 10 months for youths to get their first job after graduation on average, data showed Sunday. Of the 8.42 million people aged 15-29, 4.52 million had graduated from middle school, high school [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of fisheries products fell more than 10 percent on-year during the first seven months of 2023, data showed Sunday. Outbound shipments of marine products came to US$1.75 billion in the January-July period, down 11.5 percent from a year earlier, according to the data by the Korea [...]
JEJU, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) —An upcoming exhibition will pay tribute to the Jeju haenyeo, iconic women divers who played a vital role in safeguarding South Korea through their labor on Dokdo. The Jeju Haenyeo Museum has recently announced a special exhibition titled “Guardians of Dokdo: Jeju Haenyeo” in collaboration with the Dokdo Museum in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) —Prominent international art auction houses are poised to unveil a remarkable collection of artworks, each valued in the tens of billions of won, during the upcoming Frieze Seoul event—a renowned international art fair scheduled for early September in Seoul. Notably, the art auction house Christie’s, in collaboration with Hyundai Card, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Thursday it has succeeded in massive captive propagation for endangered hawk-billed sea turtles. Previously, efforts to propagate sea turtles in captivity were carried out in small cohorts ranging from two to 24 individuals. However, in this particular case, the artificial incubation of [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A large-scale data center integration complex is planned to be established in South Jeolla Province to utilize the region’s abundant solar electricity. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Thursday it had entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the South Jeolla provincial government and the Korea Electric [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The employment of wage workers in South Korea grew at a slow pace in the first quarter of 2023 amid an economic slowdown, and two out of three newly added jobs were for senior citizens, data showed Friday. The number of paid employee jobs came to 20.21 million in [...]
YONGIN, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) —Everland is excited to announce a captivating contest, inviting participants to name the adorable twin baby pandas born 48 days ago as companions to Fu Bao. Samsung C&T Resort Division, the operator of Everland, has unveiled an engaging contest that encompasses both online and offline participation. Commencing on August 24, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics unveiled on Thursday its upcoming release, the “The Frame Disney 100th Anniversary Edition” lifestyle TV, set to be available for purchase from next month. Crafted as a tribute to Disney’s remarkable century-long legacy, this special edition boasts an elegant platinum silver metal bezel adorned with the iconic [...]