SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the anticipated introduction of Apple Pay, a mobile payment service from Apple Inc., Hyundai Card Co. held an “apple festival” to celebrate its status as the country’s sole service provider. The company held a surprise event on Monday, giving out apples to all employees at its headquarters in [...]
JEJU, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of visitors to golf courses on the southern resort island of Jeju is declining as overseas flights have resumed and golfers look abroad, data showed Tuesday. According to data from Jeju’s provincial government, the number of visitors to the island’s 32 golf courses stood at 253,453 in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — An Italian weekly fashion magazine has published an article that praised Korean food. According to the Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Donna Moderna’s newest edition published an article titled “The Strengths of Korean Food,” which described Korean food as “a delicious, spicy cuisine that is very attractive and [...]
CHANGWON, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Junam Reservoir, a migratory bird habitat 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, has recently garnered attention following the discovery of a wide range of predatory birds. Birds of prey like white-tailed sea eagles, goshawks, sparrow hawks and hen harriers that are designated natural monuments were observed at the reservoir, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Palace Museum of Korea (NPMK) announced on Monday that it opened an online exhibition showroom enabling users to take a full glance at about 800 royal relics held at the museum. The online museum leveraged virtual reality (VR) technology to bring the museum’s seven permanent exhibition rooms [...]
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. 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 [...]