SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Instagram is South Korea’s top social networking platform for garnering the most monthly users for the first time. Local market analysis firm IGA Works reported that Instagram topped the charts in the social networking sector with 18,912,201 users last month, combining the numbers provided by Google Play and Apple’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new ear-nose-and-throat clinic in Cambodia established with the support of South Korea’s overseas aid agency is expected to raise the quality of medical treatment in the region. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said Cambodia’s only ear-nose-and-throat clinic was set up at Preah Ang Duong Hospital in Phnom [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain 7-Eleven said Thursday that the cumulative sales of its “mykeyring” character products had passed the 2 million mark. 7-Eleven released the industry’s first “Pokemon Surprise” mykeyring last month and started selling “Jjanggu” and “Sanrio” mykeyring products in May. These products were developed on the basis of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — “Americans died to defend South Korean’s freedom. South Koreans say, thank you America!” reads a quote from two billboards near the San Diego expressway No. 405 in Los Angeles, California. Billboards with the same slogan have been erected on roads near Atlanta, Chicago and in New Jersey. The Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Han River Management Headquarters said Wednesday it will install benches and tables on concrete stairways and in idle spaces at Han River parks to create rest zones for visitors. The agency plans to set up 32 rest zones by October. Wooden frames or chairs will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency jointly announced on Wednesday that they will unveil a string of new initiatives as part of the project to fill the area of Gwanghwamun in central Seoul with a variety of immersive content. “Tiger,” an immersive [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Soaring consumer prices, a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases being reported, and scorching weather are prompting more young South Koreans in their 20s and 30s to postpone their summer vacation. “I saved up 10 vacation days. I’m thinking of going on a trip to Europe in the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the scorching summer heat, there are an increasing number of people looking for so-called “opposite-season” apparel like padded and fur coats. Shinsegae Department Store opened up a premium pop-up store for padded coats that cost more than 1 million won (US$760) each in Hanam branch on July 15. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Coffee consumers were most satisfied with Starbucks Korea among all cafe franchises in the country, a poll showed Monday. The Korea Consumer Agency conducted a survey of 1,400 consumers over 20 years of age who had visited a coffee shop in the previous three months, with Starbucks receiving the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, cold medicines are seeing an unexpected sales boost. Yuhan Corp.’s Cough Syrup and Cough Tabs reached 7.35 billion won (US$5.62 million) in sales for this year’s second quarter, up by 154.2 percent from last year. The sales of the two products [...]