SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football star Son Heung-min appeared on the first page of the caricature of the captains posted by FIFA on social media to celebrate the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. FIFA posted on Monday caricatures of the captains of 32 World Cup squads on its official [...]
JEJU, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hikers will be able to enjoy next year’s first sunrise from the top of the 1,950-meter Mount Halla on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju. The Jeju Provincial Government said Monday it will allow mountain climbing during the night on the first day of 2023, which had been aborted for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The convenience store industry is striving to play a greater role in public safety amid growing public interest in the response to emergency situations after the Itaewon disaster. CU recently signed a memorandum of understanding with security service provider S-1 Corp. to establish emergency medical equipment-related public services. Under [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of employees are flocking to company cafeterias to minimize spending on food. South Korean food service company Ourhome Ltd.’s October sales for office cafeterias in Seoul jumped by 34.7 percent from last year. Sales at company cafeterias in business districts like Gangnam and Yeouido, in particular, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea enters its first end-of-year season without any social distancing rules in three years, a growing number of consumers are looking for short jackets and long boots to stay warm this winter. Online shopping mall Gmarket analyzed the increase in winter apparel sales from Oct. 12-Nov. 13 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Korean-style corn dog, which already doubled last year, continue to rise, data showed Sunday. The state-run Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. reported that exports of frozen food products reached US$45.3 million last year, up 99.5 percent from a year earlier. Corn dog exports stood at a mere $120,000 [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Authorities are scrambling to ensure a safe game festival, which is expected to attract a massive number of visitors, following the Itaewon crowd crush. On the first day of the annual global game trade fair G-Star at the BEXCO exhibition center in the southeastern port city of Busan on [...]
TAEBAEK, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The population of miners in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, once a booming coal mine area, has fallen below 500 people. The Taebaek Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported that there were 487 miners as of late September, which represents only 3.6 percent of the miner population in 1989 (13,362 people). [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Coast Guard said Wednesday that drones have been deployed this year to crack down on illegal fishing activities by Chinese vessels across a wider area than before. The Coast Guard purchased seven high-end drones and deployed them to seven large patrol ships this March. Using drones has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that its 2022 Smart TVs have been certified by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in Britain for the second time for their web accessibility for visually impaired persons. Samsung’s Smart TVs use a voice guidance system to provide assistance with using [...]