SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to carry out a landmine and ordnance disposal operation in Vietnam, an overseas aid agency said Sunday. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) announced that it has been engaged in a peacebuilding project in Vietnam’s Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai and Thua Thien Hue provinces in cooperation [...]
CHEONGJU, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An abandoned dog was miraculously rescued after wandering onto a highway. Last week, local authorities received a report that a dog was loitering near the median strip of the Busan-bound Gyeongbu Expressway in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province. The dog could have been run over by a car at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Secho District has published a tourist map for young visitors, compiling tourist hotspots on a single page. The Seoripul Street of Musical Instruments is home to some 210 music hotspots including Seoul Arts Center, musical instrument vendors and workshops, and small theaters. The Seoripul Youth Art Center hosts [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group’s accumulated electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States exceeded 100,000 units last month, industry sources said Monday. Hyundai Motor Co., its independent Genesis brand and Hyundai’s smaller affiliate Kia Corp. had sold a cumulative 104,326 EVs in the U.S. market as of the end of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean athletes who have played for professional teams in Turkey have turned to social media in a bid to help the victims of the recent earthquakes that devastated the country. Volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung shared posts about the earthquake three times on her Instagram account. “Help Turkey!” she said, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Monks of the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, have embarked on a pilgrimage to sacred temples in India and Nepal. Prior to their departure on Thursday, the monks visited the Jogye Temple in downtown Seoul to hold a pre-pilgrimage ritual. The monks will fly to India and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean consumers are reducing the use of food delivery apps while showing a preference towards homemade meals, amid the easing of social distancing rules coupled with the economic slump. The monthly active users (MAU) of the nation’s big three food delivery apps — Baedal Minjok, Yogiyo, and Coupang [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors’ net selling of South Korean securities slowed sharply in January as they increased holdings of stocks amid expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve would slow monetary tightening and China’s economy would recover, central bank data showed Thursday. The value of their combined investment in local securities — stocks [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the devastating earthquake that shook Turkey’s southeastern region earlier this week, a Turkish woman called out for help in the Korean language. Celine Gunner, a digital producer at a broadcasting station in Istanbul, sent out a series of tweets on Tuesday. “Everyone, it’s an emergency. Turkey needs help [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of solar panels and other related parts jumped 38 percent on-year in 2022 on the back of major nations’ push to expand renewable energy development, the industry ministry said Thursday. Outbound shipments of solar panels, solar cells, solar wafers and other items combined came to US$1.64 [...]