SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Airports Corp., a state-run airport operator, has installed two automated bag drop machines in the domestic passenger terminal of Gimhae International Airport in southeastern South Korea, launching a trial service that started on Thursday. The bag drop machines allow passengers to check their baggage by themselves without [...]
GUNSAN, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The wall surrounding an elementary school in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, has been painted with images of members of the K-pop supergroup BTS. Lee Jong-bae, a graffiti artist from the city, painted the faces of each BTS member on the wall, which can be recognized from afar. Since 2021, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. state of Georgia has proclaimed Jan. 31 as Kia Day. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday (local time) approved the state council resolution for the establishment of Kia Day. The event was attended by Yoon Seung-kyu, president at Kia North America region and Kia U.S. The resolution [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fashion and cosmetics retailer Shinsegae International Inc. unveiled new sneakers made through a collaboration with American hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg. The company said it will start selling #PLEINDOGG, a sneaker collection that Swiss luxury sportswear brand Philipp Plein developed in collaboration with the U.S. rapper. Philipp Plein, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Social and Labor Affairs Committee of the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, on Tuesday held a prayer ceremony near the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul wishing for democracy in the Southeast Asian country. Ven. Hyemun prayed for the souls of those sacrificed by the Myanmar military junta, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Global streaming service Netflix sait Tuesday it had hosted a barrier-free screening of Korean director Yeon Sang-ho’s sci-fi thriller “Jung_E.” Barrier-free refers to the effort to tear down physical and institutional barriers blocking seniors, people with disabilities, and other isolated groups from gaining equal access to rights. Netflix held [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A district in the southwestern part of London will designate Kimchi Day for the first time in Europe. The Royal Borough of Kingston, the district with the largest Korean community in Europe, announced on Monday (local time) that it will designate Nov. 22 as Kimchi Day and celebrate it [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Various locations appearing in Korean dramas are becoming popular travel destinations for people around the world. The Korea Tourism Organization recently selected a number of recent K-drama locations as “recommended tourist locations for February.” A neighborhood east of Mount Bukhan has become the site of various dramas. Cafe Sunwoongak, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of Korean women divers, known as “haenyeo,” from the east coast of South Korea are over 70 years of age, a survey showed Monday. The word haenyeo refers to women who make their living harvesting seafood by hand from the ocean floor without breathing equipment. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled a new vision for transforming mobility into a living space connected with buildings. The group on Monday released a “Mobile Living Space” animation video showing a scenario organically connecting mobility with buildings. The video, which is about four minutes long, showcased mobility solutions combined [...]