SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly one-third city residents would like to move to rural towns after retirement. The Korea Rural Economic Institute conducted a survey of 2,544 farmers and city residents, in which 34.4 percent of city residents expressed an interest in moving to rural towns after retirement, which was 7 percentage points [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of drones mounted with infrared ray cameras, thermal sensors and radar is gradually rising, particularly for use in accident investigation or disaster areas that are inaccessible to humans. According to the National Fire Agency, firefighting drones were mobilized for various accident areas 4,782 times over the past [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city’s unmanned bike rental service, dubbed Ttaereungyi in Korean, has surpassed 3.3 million members. One-third of all Seoulites now ride Ttaereungyi bicycles. In the seven years since the platform was launched, the bicycles have been used 91.65 million times, with the 100 million ride milestone expected to be [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The top New Year’s resolution among soldiers currently serving was earning ‘vocational qualifications’. The Defense Media Agency conducted a survey of 744 service members, 44.7 percent of whom expressed interest in vocational study. Service members were interested in acquiring national qualification certificates for languages as well as other vocational [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Street vendor and shoe repair stalls, which used to dot the sidewalks of downtown Seoul, are now disappearing along with the change of the times. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of street vendor stalls and shoe repair stalls operating in downtown as of December stood at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Many South Koreans are planning to spend more than half of their Lunar New Year holiday at hotels this year. Accommodation booking app Good Choice analyzed reservation data for hotel stays between Jan. 28 and Feb. 2, which showed that the number of reservations for longer than two days [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, which fought in the Vietnam War, has stepped up to help the disabled in Vietnam’s war-torn regions. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, said Tuesday that it had signed signed the Record of Discussion with the Quang Tri Provincial People Committee to help the disabled [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that South Koreans’ preferred outdoor activity pattern is shifting from climbing to trekking. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Forest Service of 1,800 male and female adults aged from 19 to 79 across the country, the share of those who enjoy climbing and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A new website is going to teach the history of kimchi, its benefits, and Korea’s ‘kimjang’ or kimchi-making culture to Canadians. The Korean Cultural Center Canada recently set up an English website to teach and invite visitors to try out Korea’s kimchi-making culture. The website will be open until [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first lady Kim Jung-sook, accompanying President Moon Jae-in on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, has donated a copy of a Korean national treasure to one of the largest museums in the Middle East. Kim visited the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library in Dubai on Sunday (local [...]