SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A survey conducted by Jeju Air Co. among 741 people showed that 76 percent of those with summer vacation plans, or 510 people, said they were planning to travel overseas. Most of those planning to travel abroad preferred short to medium distances, including Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. The [...]
JEJU, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign tourists visiting Jeju Island has increased significantly as restrictions on overseas travel due to COVID-19 have been lifted. 88,875 foreign tourists visited the island from January to April 23 this year, which is 6.8 times more than the 13,154 tourists who visited during the [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics showcased its sustainable food life Bespoke refrigerators at the ’2023 Allure Green Campaign’ in Seoul, South Korea. The company introduced the ‘Bespoke Wonder Garden’ concept and showcased various zones, including the ‘Strange Photo Zone’ and the ‘Save the Earth, Games Zone’. Visitors were also able to check [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) —Activists from 35 civil society organizations gathered in front of the War Memorial in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on Monday to hold a press conference calling for an end to the arms race and promoting peacebuilding, as part of the 2023 Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) campaign. According to [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — KT, in collaboration with digital logistics group LoLab, has launched Brokarry 2.0, an AI-powered freight brokerage and transportation service. The platform offers services such as AI-recommended rates, next-day payment, and responsible transportation, with enhanced AI-based functions such as AI transportation control and AI cargo recommendation. Shippers receive powerful transportation [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of passengers on autonomous vehicles has exceeded 20,000 after 14 months of operation, with the buses and cars operating in Sangam, Cheonggyecheon, and the Blue House. The autonomous bus at the Blue House has been popular with visitors, with 14,250 people using [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s whisky imports shot up nearly 80 percent in the first quarter of this year on the liquor’s surging popularity among young Koreans amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. The volume of imported whisky came to 8,443 tons in the January-March period, up 78.2 percent from a [...]
ULSAN, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The southeastern coastal city of Ulsan is setting up artificial bass spawning grounds around Samho Island in the Taehwa River to eradicate the bass, a fish species that has been invasive to the local ecosystem. The bass eggs found in the artificial spawning grounds will be removed by city [...]
CHANGNYEONG, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment has selected Upo Wetland in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province as an eco-tourist zone for the fourth consecutive time, the county office said Sunday. Since 2013, the ministry has been selecting eco-tourist zones with the aim of preserving areas with unique ecosystems and landscapes, as [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul is set to produce bottled Arisu using certified recycled materials from PET bottles, making it the first in Korea to do so. This move will contribute to the revitalization of the domestic market for recycled plastic for food, and the city expects it will encourage ‘bottle-to-bottle’ recycling. Arisu [...]