SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of specially designed bus stops have been set up at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Gwacheon, south of Seoul. As part of an artwork by architect Kim Sa-ra from Diagonal Thoughts studios, the three bus stops surrounding the art museum have been [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, said Tuesday that it will host a ‘K-pop Festival Week’ on its virtual meeting platform ifland, where it will be live broadcasting a series of K-pop performances. The festival, which runs until Friday, is comprised of performances by popular K-pop artists from [...]
GANGNEUNG, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government in Gangneung, Gangwon Province has installed retired military supplies at Sageunjin Marine Park, which is located in the sea adjacent to Sageunjin by the northern part of Gyeongpo Beach. The city government took delivery of four types of retired military supplies, including light-weight armored cars, from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Five-star hotels, which have typically eschewed pets due to problems like noise and cleaning difficulties, are now scrambling to accommodate them in an attempt to survive the pandemic era. Lotte Hotel & Resorts introduced a ‘pet-cation’ package, available until late February of next year, accommodating both pets and their [...]
ASAN, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With the growing popularity of physiotherapy for pets, students from a local college have jumped into acquiring relevant certifications. More than two dozen students from Sun Moon University’s Department of Physical Therapy recently acquired certifications for pet massage, pet stretching, animal anatomy and physiology. Animal physiotherapy involves correcting posture, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger KakaoTalk, said Monday that it released an emoticon (give-ticon) based on the motions of sign language, and the sales proceeds will be donated to activities related to hearing impaired people. Give-ticons are a mobile sponsorship product in which Kakao [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A steady decrease in smoking in South Korea, led by the government’s strong anti-smoking policy, has been curbed during the pandemic. KT&G Corp., the country’s dominant tobacco firm, reported its sales reached 2.64 trillion won (US$2.23 billion) in the first nine months of the year, up 20.2 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A giant Korean traditional wall painting is attracting attention in a Brazilian Korea town, located in Sao Paulo’s Bom Retiro area. The South Korean Embassy in Brazil and the Korean Cultural Center set up Korean traditional paintings on the outer wall of major buildings in the area on Friday [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan’s young generation is leading demand for Korean food in the country as they increasingly prefer ‘authentic’ Korean food. The Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp. (aT) said Sunday that Japan’s MZ generation, born between the 1980s and early 2000s, prefers the ‘originality’ of Korean food. Despite Japan’s overall [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A world of surrealism is going to cover up the entire 220-meter-long facade of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul. The Seoul Design Foundation announced that the 2021 Seoul Light festival will begin on Dec. 17. The Seoulight festival, which was first held in 2019, is one of [...]