YONGIN, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province has replaced handcarts with two electric wheelbarrows for road cleaning in Giheung and Suji disricts. These electric carts improve work efficiency, can travel 40 kilometers on a single charge, and will be tested before potential further implementation. Previously, Yongin City introduced three electric street [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the tourism landscape in Seoul, especially in the Myeongdong, Dongdaemun, and Hongdae areas, South Korea’s top health and beauty store operator said Wednesday. According to CJ Olive Young, a significant number of foreign tourists belonging to Generation Z visit South Korea primarily for K-content. [...]
JEONGSUN, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Kangwon Land Inc., the state-run casino operator in Jeongsun, Gangwon Province, said Wednesday it will invest 5.7 billion won (US$4.38 million) to produce 631,200 new casino chips by 2024. This will mark the third replacement of chips at the casino since 2003, with all the old chips being gradually [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Overseas orders for industrial plants won by South Korean builders spiked more than 40 percent on-year in the first half of 2023 on brisk demand from the Middle East and Africa, data showed Thursday. Local builders clinched US$13.05 billion worth of plant orders from abroad in the January-June period, [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Compared to other age groups, individuals in their 60s experienced the highest growth in the number of new car registrations during the first half of this year, indicating a strong demand for the establishment of new businesses with limited capital. According to local market tracker CarIsYou, the number of [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of apprehended drug offenders surged to a record high of 18,395 last year, driven by crimes among young people and foreigners, a prosecution report showed Wednesday. According to the 2022 white paper on drug crimes published by the Supreme Prosecutors Office, the figure marks an upsurge of [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean books will be placed in a well-known library in Mexico City famous for its unique architectural design. The Korean Association of Mexico on Monday (local time) announced its plan to launch a project aimed at collecting Korean-related books and donating them to the Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City. [...]
SEOUL & NAMHAE, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – On Tuesday, heavy rainfall was sweeping across the country as a result of the rainy season front. Despite these adverse weather conditions, over 1,000 fishermen congregated in Changseon-myeon, Namhae County, South Gyeongsang Province — the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula—to voice their opposition against the release [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The first Five Guys restaurant in Korea achieved tremendous success, selling 15,000 hamburgers in just one week since its June 26 opening. With an average of 2,000 burgers sold daily and over 200 per hour, it ranked fourth globally in sales among Five Guys stores, attracting customers from various [...]
NAMHAE, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) –The popularity of Baraegil in Namhae County, South Gyeongsang Province, is on the rise as more people discover the breathtaking natural beauty of the South Sea. The term ‘barae’ refers to the traditional practice of Namhae mothers venturing out to the tidal flats during low tide to gather seafood such [...]