DAEJEON, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service said Monday it will hold a series of online tree planting events on a metaverse platform in celebration of the upcoming Arbor Day on April 5. Anyone can access 2ndblock, a metaverse platform developed by cryptocurrency operator Dunamu, and enter the Second Forest to plant a [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Card use for settlement in South Korea jumped 9.4 percent last year as consumption rebounded from a pandemic-caused slowdown and people reduced reliance on hard currency, central bank data showed Tuesday. The daily average settlement made through credit card and other card services came to 2.76 trillion won (US$2.26 [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — About 58 percent of South Koreans are against President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to move the presidential office out of Cheong Wa Dae, while some 33 percent support the idea, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the poll of 1,018 adults, conducted by pollster Mediatomato on Saturday and Sunday, 58.1 [...]
YONGIN, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Everland, South Korea’s largest amusement park, plans to introduce a program that will allow users to enjoy a closer look at nocturnal carnivores such as lions, tigers and hyenas. Everland announced that it will start operating the ‘night safari tram’ that will enable users to explore the safari world [...]
JEJU, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju International Airport has seen a higher number of visitors in the pandemic era, despite the shutdown of its international terminal. The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Office analyzed traffic data at the airport, which showed that 4,734,792 people came to or left from Jeju Airport in January and February. [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Franchise coffee chains are introducing seasonal drinks for spring as the weather begins to warm up. Caffe Pascucci introduced three new seasonal drinks that focus on fruity flavors. The drinks mix passion fruit, mango, and pear inside blue mallow or hibiscus tea to create a spring-like hue. Starbucks released [...]
ANSAN, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — An exclusive swimming pool where students can learn professional survival swimming will be established in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. The construction of the swimming pool began at Ansan Lake Park on Friday. Investing 19.5 billion won (US$16 million), the city plans to finish the construction of the swimming pool by [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of coffee surged more than 24 percent to hit a new all-time high in 2021 on its growing popularity here, data showed Monday. The value of the country’s coffee imports stood at US$916.5 million last year, up 24.2 percent from the previous year, according to the [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranked 59th among 146 countries in a U.N.-sponsored world happiness index. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the United Nations announced the 2022 World Happiness Report on Friday (local time). Finland topped the list for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland. South Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The obesity rate among children and teenagers has increased following the spread of COVID-19, which has forced many to remain indoors. A research team from Nowon Eulji Medical Center compared the body mass index (BMI) data of children who visited the hospital before and during the pandemic. Of 113 [...]