SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of instant noodles hit a fresh all-time high in the first half on the increasing popularity of Korean pop culture and a rise in demand for home-cooked food amid the pandemic, data showed Sunday. Exports of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, came to US$383.4 million [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — About one out of eight mid-aged people in South Korea has borrowed money due to economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Sunday. According to the survey of 3,923 people by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 12.5 percent of people in their 40s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Passenger traffic at Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway, is expected to be significantly lower than forecast during this year’s peak summer vacation season, officials said Friday, apparently due to the recent resurgence of COVID-19. Incheon International Airport Corp. had previously predicted that a daily average of about [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Instagram is South Korea’s top social networking platform for garnering the most monthly users for the first time. Local market analysis firm IGA Works reported that Instagram topped the charts in the social networking sector with 18,912,201 users last month, combining the numbers provided by Google Play and Apple’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new ear-nose-and-throat clinic in Cambodia established with the support of South Korea’s overseas aid agency is expected to raise the quality of medical treatment in the region. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said Cambodia’s only ear-nose-and-throat clinic was set up at Preah Ang Duong Hospital in Phnom [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain 7-Eleven said Thursday that the cumulative sales of its “mykeyring” character products had passed the 2 million mark. 7-Eleven released the industry’s first “Pokemon Surprise” mykeyring last month and started selling “Jjanggu” and “Sanrio” mykeyring products in May. These products were developed on the basis of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of bills and coins discarded due to severe damage shrank 14.1 percent on-year in the first half amid increased prevalence of non-cash transactions, data showed Thursday. A total of 191.66 million damaged bills and coins were discarded in the January-June period, compared with 223.10 million tallied in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea experienced the hottest first 10 days of July on record last month, according to the state weather agency Thursday. The average temperature for July 1-10 was 27.1 C, the hottest since the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) began expanding observations nationwide in 1973. The average temperature — figured [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — “Americans died to defend South Korean’s freedom. South Koreans say, thank you America!” reads a quote from two billboards near the San Diego expressway No. 405 in Los Angeles, California. Billboards with the same slogan have been erected on roads near Atlanta, Chicago and in New Jersey. The Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Han River Management Headquarters said Wednesday it will install benches and tables on concrete stairways and in idle spaces at Han River parks to create rest zones for visitors. The agency plans to set up 32 rest zones by October. Wooden frames or chairs will [...]