SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers in the southern port city of Busan have the best work-life balance in South Korea, a government survey showed Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the nation’s work-life balance index averaged 54.7 out of a possible 100 points last year, up 1.3 points from a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean university students turned out to perceive Apple Inc. as having a “trend-setting” image and Samsung Electronics Co. as having a “friendly” image, a survey showed Tuesday. University student community operator Vinu Labs Inc. conducted a survey of 2,000 students in their 20s who said they had more than [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. swept the top spots in all major categories of best washing machines evaluated by a U.S. consumer advocacy magazine once again this year after last year’s success. Consumer Reports chose the South Korean home appliances giant’s products as the best washer of the year in three [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Travel demand over the Lunar New Year holiday season has been concentrated on Southeast Asia and Japan, a South Korean travel agency said Monday. Hana Tour analyzed the list of package tour reservations for Jan. 20-24, which showed that some 15,000 people made flight reservations during that period, an increase of 7,015 percent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean public has gained more awareness about “pet plants” than one year ago. The Rural Development Administration conducted a survey of 874 consumers, 87.9 percent of whom said they knew what a pet plant was, an increase of 5.6 percentage points from the 2021 survey. At 45 [...]
JEJU, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju Island said Monday it will install a total of 16,431 street lamps and security lights along major roadsides by 2025 at a cost of 66.9 billion won (US$54 million). The province will also earmark 31.1 billion won to upgrade 4,166 street lamps and security [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Universities in Seoul are scrambling to prepare for offline welcoming ceremonies for freshmen for the first time since social distancing measures were lifted in April last year. Seoul National University is holding three rounds of offline orientation programs on Jan. 5, 10 and Feb. 13, the first of their [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The growing number of single- or two-person households in South Korea is reflecting consumption trends that focus on convenience, altering sales of fruits. Discount retailer Emart Inc. said Sunday that strawberries and grapes were the most popular fruits last year. Apples and tangerines, which had topped the sales charts [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A cruise ship from overseas will enter Incheon Port for the first time in three years and five months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a South Korean port operator said Sunday. The Incheon Port Authority announced that Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ MS Europa 2 will enter Incheon Port’s Cruise [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will showcase a ‘creator room’ decorated with its premium home appliances and limited edition shoes at CES 2023. The creator room is decorated with a variety of modern home electronics such as the MoodUP refrigerator and smart steam clothing care system Styler, plus [...]