SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of pet cats in South Korea jumped by almost 300,000 in the last 12 months. The state-run Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Information Service in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported that 7.1 of all households in South Korea owned cats as a pet as of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The vast majority of supercars in South Korea, including vehicles produced by Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren, are owned by corporate bodies, industry data showed Sunday. According to Carisyou Data Lab, 75.3 percent of 4,192 supercars in the country were registered as corporate-owned vehicles as of December last year. The [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean diplomats rode in the British royal coach in London. New South Korean Ambassador to Britain Yoon Yeo-cheol on Thursday (local time) submitted the diplomatic credentials to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. In accordance with British customs, the ambassador was escorted from his residence to the palace by [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Older adults in Seoul estimate the average age of senior citizens at 72.6 years, a survey by the metropolitan government said Monday. The city government conducted the survey on 3,010 men and women over the age of 65 living in the capital for two months from last June to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of international flights has returned to 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels in January, helped by increased travel to Japan and Asian countries, the transport ministry said Monday. In January, international flights that went through Incheon International Airport reached 27,206, recovering from the 45,046 flights marked in January [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As international flight routes begin to reopen, demand for golf trips is on the rise. Kyowon Tour Co.’s travel brand Travel Easy reported that last year’s reservation rate for oversea golf trips increased during all four annual quarters. In the second annual quarter, the reservation rate jumped by 47 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean convenience stores are engaging in various activities to promote eco-friendly consumption. 7-Eleven announced Thursday that it will replace all regular-sized plastic ice cups with paper cups. Following the introduction of paper ice cups in January last year, the convenience store had been offering both plastic and paper [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea fell 6.6 percent last month from a year earlier amid the lingering chip shortage, an industry association said Friday. The number of newly registered foreign vehicles stood at 16,222 units last month, up from 17,361 units a year ago, the Korea Automobile [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Airports Corp., a state-run airport operator, has installed two automated bag drop machines in the domestic passenger terminal of Gimhae International Airport in southeastern South Korea, launching a trial service that started on Thursday. The bag drop machines allow passengers to check their baggage by themselves without [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — About one out of four South Koreans raised pet animals, and they spent 150,000 won (US$123) per month on average last year, a survey showed Thursday. According to the survey of 5,000 South Koreans aged between 20 and 64, a total of 1,272 people, or 25.4 percent, said they [...]