SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of chargers for electric vehicles in South Korea has surpassed 240,000, data showed Sunday, amid the growing popularity of eco-friendly cars in the country. Fast chargers accounted for 10.6 percent of the 240,695 installed electric vehicle charging stations in South Korea, Rep. Park Sang-hyunk of the main [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ combined purchase of the Japanese currency at local banks jumped nearly fivefold in May from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, as more people took advantage of a weaker yen. The amount of Japanese currency sold at the country’s four major banks came to 30.16 billion yen [...]
GWANGJU, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Toechon Tomato Festival, which is one of the prominent festivals in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, made a comeback after a four-year hiatus. Spanning three days from Friday to Saturday, the festival offers unique attractions such as a captivating tomato juice making performance, an engaging tomato pot making experience, a [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A ceremony to award the Ambassador for Peace Medal took place on Wednesday (local time) at City Hall in San Francisco. The medal is given by the Ministry of Patriots and Veteran Affairs as a token of appreciation from the Korean government and people to Korean War heroes. Yoon [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans aged 65 and above are set to make up 46.4 percent of the total population in 2070, data showed Friday, a projection that shows rapid population aging amid the country’s critically low birthrate. The figure marks a sharp rise from the 18.4 percent estimated for this year, [...]
TAEBAEK, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Taebaek, a mountainous city in Gangwon Province with an average altitude of 900 meters, plans to enhance its image as a beautiful highland resort by planting roses throughout the city. Due to the altitude, roses in Taebaek blossom one month later than in other regions. The city government intends [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The 1883 Incheon McGang (fried chicken and beer) Party took place on Thursday at Incheon Port, the city government and the Incheon Tourism Organization said. The number 1883 represents the year when the port was opened. The event was anticipated to attract approximately 3,000 foreign tourists from 10 countries, [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s car exports soared nearly 50 percent on-year in May driven by vibrant demand for eco-friendly cars, particularly in the U.S. market, the industry ministry said Thursday. The value of outbound shipments of automobiles came to US$6.2 billion last month, up 49.4 percent from a year earlier to [...]
JANGSU, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — An association of traditional ginseng diggers, called “simmani” in Korean, said Tuesday the discovery of 15 wild ginseng roots on Mount Jiri in Jangsu, some 260 kilometers south of Seoul. A herb gatherer in his late 50s and his son found these roots beneath a rock in the mountain [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are unveiling their latest products at Infocomm 2023, North America’s largest display exhibition in Orlando, Florida. Samsung introduces “The Wall for Virtual Production,” a display for virtual production studios. It comes in P1.68 and P2.1 variations, with a pixel-to-pixel distance of 1.68mm and up to 6,000R [...]