SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea said Wednesday it will recycle 100 percent of its coffee grounds by 2027. Coffee grounds were considered a non-recyclable material until they were reclassified as a recirculation resource in March, allowing them to be used for a variety of purposes. The U.S. coffee giant plans to conduct [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — After two years of cancellations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea’s only golf club charity concert festival will be held again. Seowon Valley, a golf club on the northern outskirts of Seoul, on Wednesday announced that the Seowon Valley Green Concert will take place on May 28. Launched [...]
GOYANG, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Aerospace University said Tuesday that an unmanned solar-powered aircraft that it had developed succeeded in a flight from the mainland to the easternmost islets of Dokdo and back, just in time to celebrate the school’s 70th anniversary. A research team from the school developed a mini-sized solar-powered [...]
DONGHAE, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy 1st Fleet Command’s maintenance depot began offering free check-ups for fishing vessels on Tuesday in Donghae, a coastal city located 279 kilometers east of Seoul. This volunteer check-up program for fishing vessels will run for two days, and has been around since 2014 to prevent accidents caused [...]
DAEJEON, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Tuesday it has succeeded in measuring and visualizing the secretion of floral scent on a real-time basis. The KAIST research team measured floral scent secreting from a lily by measuring the relative reflection rate of volatile organic compounds with [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The pandemic has changed people’s perceptions about housing spaces, a survey showed Monday. Real estate app Zigbang conducted a survey of 750 app users, 61.7 percent of whom said COVID-19 had altered their preferences when it came to choosing a place to live. Among the respondents, the most important [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to introduce a new policy to prevent the reckless pruning of street trees. The Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Biological Resources announced Monday the development of new instructions on the selection and pruning of street trees. Street trees are often pruned excessively before [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Small-sized trucks like the Porter and Bongo have emerged as Hyundai Motor Group’s best-selling models this year. Hyundai Motor Co. sold 8,423 units of Porter at home last month, making the truck its best-selling model, while sister company Kia Corp. sold 6,402 units of Bongo, also ranking as the [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — More people failed to get a taxi using taxi-hailing apps in Seoul last year due to the dwindling number of cab drivers and the common practice of ‘picking customers’. The Seoul Institute conducted a survey of 4,000 taxi passengers, in which those who had failed to catch a cab [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Scattered investment in which multiple investors chip in to buy an expensive artwork has increased significantly over the last three years. Four local online art investment platforms reported via apps and web pages showed that the accumulated value of collective purchasing had reached 96.3 billion won (US$75.6 million). ArtnGuide, [...]