SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Methamphetamines and other illegal drug substances were found at all major sewage treatment plants in South Korea. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety conducted a series of regular checks at the 27 major sewage treatment facilities from April 2021 to April 2022, which found methamphetamines in all of [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A mudflat suffering from heavy visitor traffic is going on a ‘vacation’. The state-run Korea National Park Service said Thursday it would trial a new restoration program in a mudflat strip at Mongsanpo Beach in Taeanhaean National Park in Taean, about 150 kilometers south of Seoul, blocking the entry [...]
POHANG, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A variety of garbage, including plastic bottles and wood pieces are commonly found on beaches in the southeastern city of Pohang. Most of the plastic bottles that wash up on the beach are domestically-made ones for water, beverages, detergent or soju. However, several tens of water and beverage bottles [...]
CHEONGJU, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — California’s legislature has introduced “Jikji Day,” which proclaims that “Jikji,” the world’s oldest existing metal-printed book. Under the resolution introduced by by Californian Assemblyman Steven Seokho Choi, which was passed on Monday (local time), the U.S. state of California plans to celebrate September 4 as “Jikji Day,” according to [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The popularity of various types of sports gear is changing with the government dropped all social distancing measures. Online shopping mall Auction reported that sales of ball-related sports gear jumped by 700 percent among customers in their 20s and 30s between April 18 and June 20. Sales of tennis [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Kwangdong Pharmaceutical Co. said Wednesday it had hosted an e-sports education program for its employees. The class was offered at the company headquarters for employees who have an interest in the massively popular e-sports game “League of Legends.” The education program consisted of a theory lecture on LoL components, [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As a shortage of oil in recent months continues to push gasoline and diesel prices higher, more people are leaving their cars behind during rush hour. A 26-year-old office worker surnamed Kim, recently decided to push back his shift by one hour to ride Seoul Metro’s Line 4 to [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of people have been using Seoul’s public bicycle service this year following the lifting of social distancing rules. The Seoul Metropolitan Government reported that usage of the city’s unmanned bike rental service, dubbed Ttaereungyi in Korean, between January and May of this year (14.1 million users) was [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it would install 1,000 electric bike charging stations using public phone booths by 2025. The e-bike charging stations will be battery exchange-type charging stations that allow users to replace discharged batteries with fully charged ones. It is expected to take less than one [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean War heroes became models in a new summer uniform crafted by a famous designer. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs revealed a pictorial and video of Korean War veterans in a summer uniform under the project name ‘Heroes in Uniforms’. Ten veterans including Korean War Veterans Association [...]