SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of female executives at South Korea’s major companies came to 7 percent in the first quarter of 2023 following last year’s implementation of a related law, a corporate tracker said Tuesday. The number of female executives at 349 out of the country’s top 500 firms by sales [...]
DAEGU, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest indoor flower show, the Daegu Flower Show, is scheduled to take place from Friday to Sunday at EXCO in Daegu, around 230 kilometers south of Seoul. This year marks its 14th anniversary. With the resurgence of travel demand as normal life resumes, municipal governments have witnessed [...]
INCHEON, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — On September 15, 1950, amidst the Korean War, South Korean and United Nations forces initiated a pivotal operation by landing at Inchon. This strategic site, known for its treacherous tides, posed a challenge even in broad daylight. Despite the adverse conditions, a contingent of 100,000 troops and a fleet [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has introduced the LG Pra L Washmello, a micro-ultrasonic cleanser designed for summer skincare. This product features a brush that uses micro-ultrasonic waves to gently scrub the skin, effectively targeting sebum secretion and improving skin texture. A study conducted by the P&K Skin Clinical Research Center showed [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization have announced the launch of the 2023 Walking Trip Week centered on the 4,500-km Korea Trail from May 26 to June 9. South Korea’s longest walking trail, the Korea Trail, connects the southeastern port city of Busan [...]
BUSAN, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A new project is underway to renovate the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in the southeastern port city of Busan, with the aim of revitalizing the atmosphere of reverence and improving the organization of the area. The city government on Sunday announced its plan to convert approximately 176,000 square meters of [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Passenger travel on Korea-Chinese routes stayed at 13 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the January-April period in contrast with a rapid recovery in other Asian routes, the transport ministry said Monday. In the first four months, the number of passengers on the routes between the two countries stood at [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) —On the afternoon of May 27, a memorial service commemorating the seventh anniversary of the tragic Guui Station accident took place at Platform 9-4 of Guui Station on Subway Line 2 in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. On May 28, 2016, a 19-year-old temporary worker whose surname is Kim was alone repairing a [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The sales workforce at South Korea’s retail stores continued to decline in the past four years on increased online transactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Sunday. The number of newly hired salespeople at offline outlets fell 13 percent, or 393,000, to 2.64 million in April this year [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 6 million have participated in temple-life experience programs over the past decades, with foreigners accounting for 11 percent of the total, data showed Saturday. According to data compiled by Rep. Song Eon-seok of the ruling People Power Party, a total of 6.44 million have visited temples across the [...]