SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that the company’s Veloster N ETCR won the fifth round of the Pure ETCR, an all-electric multi-brand touring car championship. The series consists of four short-distance races and a final race. The ranking of the manufacturers and drivers is set by adding the [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A lakeside village in Switzerland that was one of the filming locations of the smash-hit rom-com “Crash Landing On You” (2019) is emerging as a hot tourist destination thanks to the popularity of the Korean drama. Swiss intercity bus operator PostAuto AG recently uploaded a notice on its official [...]
SEJONG, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Luggage delivery services, which were once available only at Jeju Airport for delivering travelers’ luggage to hotels or other destinations, will now be made available to Jeju-bound tourists nationwide. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Airports Corp. announced Thursday that they will introduce the luggage delivery [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hailing a taxi becomes much more difficult around midnight and on Fridays, a consumer advocacy group said Thursday. The Korea Consumer Agency conducted an online survey of 1,000 consumers using a taxi-hailing platform, in which consumers experienced the most difficulty hailing a cab during certain hours (52.7 percent) and [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group claimed Thursday that highly toxic pesticides have been used extensively in Seoul’s public green spaces such as parks and palaces as well as on street trees. The Korean Federation for Environmental Movement received data on the use of pesticides sprayed in the capital city’s public green [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Pianist Lim Yun-chan’s popularity is on the rise after clinching the gold in the finals of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Lim’s mention of Dante Alighieri’s narrative poem in a press release on June 30 has been gaining particular attention. The 18-year-old student of the Korea National [...]
SEJONG, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology that allows a self-driving car to park itself in a nearby parking space after passengers disembark will be developed in the administrative city of Sejong. The city signed an agreement with the Korea National University of Transportation on Friday to test drive a new autonomous valet parking [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science and ICT said Wednesday it had launched the first stage of commercialization of 5G roaming service in some farming and fishing villages. The first stage of commercialization was launched in 149 eups (towns) and myeons (townships) in 22 cities and counties based on comprehensive consideration [...]
BUSAN, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Racing models were nowhere to be seen at this year’s Busan International Motor Show, held for the first time in four years due to pandemic. Hyundai Motor Group and BMW Group Korea, participating in the show, have been running their exhibition booths since July 15 without any female models. [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called “low food” that does not contain any additives is gaining popularity as Koreans are increasingly looking after their health in the summer season. WeMakePrice, a major online shopping mall, reported a sales increase of low-calorie carbonated drinks (396 percent), barley coffee (589 percent), kombucha tea (221 percent) and [...]