SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Porsche Korea on Wednesday unveiled the new Taycan 4S Cross Turismo for Jennie Ruby Jane designed with Jennie, a member of South Korean girl group BLACKPINK. A projector located on the side of the vehicle projects a logo of a cloud designed by Jennie herself. The headrest has been [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Property & Development, the operator of South Korea’s tallest skyscraper, announced Thursday that a British military band will hold a performance at the 123-story Lotte World Tower in Seoul on Saturday as part of a South Korea-Britain cultural exchange. The Regimental Band of the Scots Guards is famous [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s car exports jumped 34.7 percent on-year in September on brisk demand for eco-friendly cars, data showed Friday. The value of outbound shipments of automobiles came to US$4.79 billion last month, the largest ever for any September, according to the data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added jobs for the 19th straight month in September, data showed Friday, but the growth continued to slow for the fourth month in a row amid concerns over a recession. The number of employed people stood at 28.38 million last month, up 707,000 from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent scientific reports have described a sharp decline in global vertebrate populations, and South Korea does not appear to be immune to the decline in the diversity of species. According to Choi Chang-yong, a forestry science professor at Seoul National University, the population of swallows plunged from 2,289 per [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetic giant Amorepacific Corp. said Wednesday that it will open up a pop-up exhibition at the storyA exhibition hall in Yongsan District, Seoul until Nov. 13. The exhibition invites visitors to enjoy the beauty of everyday life in the 1980s. The exhibition consists of six zones, each [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea said Wednesday it had released a series of flower pots made from upcycled coffee grounds. Upcycling refers to a process that goes beyond simple recycling of waste to add eco-friendly design and utility to create a whole new product. A single flower pot is made from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors turned net sellers of South Korean stocks in September on concerns over aggressive monetary tightening in major economies, central bank data showed Thursday. Foreigners’ stock investment funds logged a net outflow of US$1.65 billion in September, compared with a $3.02 billion net inflow the previous month, according [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Chinese warships spotted operating in waters under South Korea’s jurisdiction rose to some 260 last year, up from around 220 in the previous year, a ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Lim Byung-heon of the People Power Party (PPP) cited data from the Defense Intelligence Agency [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Tuesday announced plans to install fences and LED signs on major roads to prevent roadkill. An average of 21,536 animals were killed on the raod in South Korea every year from 2017 to 2021. Last year reached a new high with 37,261 roadkills reported. Most of [...]