SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The “Seoul Light DDP” light show has won a prize at the Red Dot Design Award 2023, one of the three most prestigious design awards in the world, in the “Brand & Communication Design” category, the Seoul Design Foundation said Monday. Seoul Light DDP, held every winter since 2019, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it has transformed the deck near Nanji Pond in World Cup Park, western Seoul, into “Nanji Beach.” The newly created beach boasts a waterfront and a sandy shore spanning 600 square meters. This beach replaces certain sections of the old deck within Nanji [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of consumers are showing a preference for packaged traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” an iconic summer dish in South Korea. According to CJ Cheiljedang Corp., sales of Bibigo Samgyetang from July 1 to 25 tripled compared to the same period in April and May. In the first [...]
JEJU, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign travelers are returning to the southern resort island of Jeju as the pandemic fades away. According to the Jeju Tourism Association, 149,908 foreign travelers visited Jeju as of May this year, which is eight times more than last year. The travelers, sorted by nationality, included 43,502 Chinese, 22,522 [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — With the summer heat reaching 35 degrees Celsius on Sunday, leading to a nationwide heat wave warning, the country’s popular beaches and festivals teemed with vacationers. Busan’s Haeundae Beach welcomed 270,000 visitors while Gwangalli Beach received 140,000 people on the previous day. The city’s seven public beaches, in total, [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. said Sunday it will be releasing Shin Ramyun The Red, an extra spicy limited edition of its flagship noodle Shin Ramyun, on August 14. Shin Ramyun The Red measures around 7,500 Scoville heat units (SHU), which is twice as spicy as the [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of international flight passengers recovered to nearly 65 percent of the pre-pandemic level in the first half of the year, government data showed Monday. A total of 29.5 million people boarded international flights between January and June, accounting for 64.8 percent of the 45.6 million tallied over [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of farm and fisheries products fell 3.8 percent on-year in the first half of the year, data showed Monday. Outbound shipments of agricultural and fisheries goods came to US$5.95 billion in the January-June period, down from $6.19 billion a year earlier, according to the data by [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Amidst a widespread heat advisory across the country, Seoulites are making the most of their summer by enjoying the Seoul Summer Beach 2023, which commenced last week. The event’s concept revolves around offering an urban vacation spot where city dwellers can beat the heat without venturing too far. Numerous [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) —Asia faces an increasingly dire future unless immediate action is taken to address the looming threat of climate disasters, warns a recent analysis. Over the past three decades, Asia has experienced a significantly faster rate of warming compared to the rest of the world, with temperatures rising at a staggering [...]