SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co. said Wednesday it will introduce KAL’s Lager, a craft beer developed in-house, to passengers in September. The South Korea’s top air carrier collaborated with Playground Brewery to create the craft beer. Commencing from Thursday, KAL’s Lager will be available for purchase at Emart 24 convenience stores [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 series is here, featuring enhanced healthcare features like sleep management, personalized running guides, irregular heartbeat detection, and menstrual cycle prediction. Sleep management now features a prominent sleep score display on the watch, providing users with immediate insights into their sleep quality and duration each morning. [...]
GANGNEUNG, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The iconic blue-colored bird logo, symbolizing the social media giant Twitter, vanished on the 24th (local time), creating a significant buzz overseas. However, around the same period, a fascinating summer bird, known as the bluebird, captured attention in various locations across Korea. This bluebird, scientifically called the Oriental Dollarbird, [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Swarms of a previously unheard-of insect, named lovebug, erupted in Seoul’s northwest last month and swept across the entire city. However, these lovebugs have mostly disappeared now due to their short lifespan and heavy rain. Park Seon-jae, a researcher from the National Institute of Biological Resources, reported that female [...]
GANGNEUNG, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Red-eared turtles, one of the country’s most common invasive species, have appeared in the city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Residents say that the turtles are seen sunbathing along the Gyeongpo Stream on sunny days. Red-eared turtles have a red spot on both sides of their heads. They are an [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea continued to report a natural decrease in population in May amid critically low births, data showed Wednesday, reflecting the alarming demographic challenge of Asia’s No. 4 economy. Only 18,988 babies were born in May, decreasing 5.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the monthly report from [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Retail sales in South Korea rose 5.7 percent on-year in the first half of this year amid eased antivirus curbs and people’s growing outdoor activities, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The combined sales of 25 major offline and online retailers came to 85.4 trillion won (US$66.76 billion) during the [...]
HWACHEON, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hwacheon Tomato Festival is scheduled to take place in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, from August 3 to 6, marking its 19th year. The festival is being supported by the Army’s 15th Infantry Division, replacing the 27th Infantry Division. The festival will feature six themes and some 40 programs. The [...]
GANGNEUNG, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2023 Gyeongpo Summer Festival will return to the city of Gangneung on South Korea’s east coast after a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic. It will run from July 30 until August 6. A special stage will be set up at Gyeongpo Beach, where popular musicians will give [...]
YONGIN, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Everland’s official YouTube channel has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing one million subscribers, setting a significant record in the travel and leisure industry. The captivating news about the giant panda family, which includes Fu Bao’s upcoming return to China next year and the recent birth of twin pandas, [...]