SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1.4 million people have visited the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae since it opened to the public on May 10, data showed Thursday. A total of 1,396,859 people, including 5,055 foreigners, visited the complex in central Seoul through Wednesday since its public opening, according to data [...]
JEJU, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju provincial government has introduced a warning system for disaster safety at 11 locations on the trail surrounding Mount Halla, where there is a high risk of floods or getting lost. The system comes with a broadcasting speaker, which automatically notifies approaching hikers of the current weather conditions, [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan Hyundai FC, owned by major South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., released on Thursday the club’s official pictorial of Martin Ádám, the team’s new striker from Hungary. The club held the photo shoot at Hyundai Heavy’s headquarters in the southeastern city of Ulsan after Ádám came to [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean book publisher Minumsa Publishing Group said Wednesday it had published the fifth series of its “waterproof book” that enables reading while playing in the water. The company has published a waterproof book every summer since 2018. The books are made of eco-friendly waterproof mineral paper. Even when [...]
SEJONG, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dipped to a record low in May due to the chronically low birthrate, while that of deaths hit an all-time high amid rapid aging and the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. A total of 20,007 babies were born in May, down [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Zoo, inside the Seoul Grand Park, just south of Seoul, held a special event on Tuesday to offer respite to its animals suffering from the sweltering summer heat. For Siberian tigers, the park cooled down the water temperature of the swimming pool by floating large pieces of ice [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. state of Arizona has designated October 21 as a day to celebrate the traditional Korean attire of hanbok, according to the Asian American Youth Council (AAYC). Among 50 U.S. states, Arizona became the second after New Jersey to declare “Hanbok Day.” The declaration signed by Arizona Governor [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 70 percent of South Korean senior citizens said they want to continue to work until the age of 73, a survey showed Tuesday, amid rapid aging and a rise in life expectancy. The poll by Statistics Korea showed 10.35 million, or 68.5 percent, of the 15.1 million people [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of ice cream reached an all-time high in the first half of this year, data showed Tuesday, amid a global heat wave and the growing popularity of Korean culture. Overseas shipments of South Korean-made ice-cream products came to US$50 million in the January-June period, up 14 [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Drug trafficking caught by South Korea’s customs agency grew 11.2 percent on-year in the first half of this year, data showed Tuesday. The Korea Customs Service said it confiscated a total of 238 kilograms of drugs in the January-June period, compared with 214 kg a year earlier. The number [...]