SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday that it will showcase new media art using LG OLED TVs at the world-famous modern art museum Saatchi Gallery in London. The exhibition, slated to run from Dec. 9 to 19, will be held under the theme of ‘Hours reinterpreted in digital,’ and will [...]
IMSIL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A dog from Imsil County, North Jeolla Province is gaining attention after ‘discovering’ its talent in football. Leo is a pet dog owned by Shin Hyeon-hwak, a government employee at the Imsil County Office. Leo was an abandoned dog. According to Shin, Leo was found during the monsoon season [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A private theater with a maximum of four seats that recently opened in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province is gaining attention as a potential alternative to large multiplexes in the pandemic era. Local startup The VX opened up ‘Another Watching Club’, a private movie theater that consists of three viewing rooms [...]
JEJU, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern resort island of Jeju is increasingly becoming a popular location for filmmaking as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt overseas travel. The Jeju Contents Agency reported that a total of 152 projects had been shot on Jeju Island this year as of Nov. 30, up by 10.1 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Sports facilities such as soccer, baseball and softball fields within the Yongsan Garrison site returned by the U.S. Army will be opened to the public. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Wednesday that it will complete the renovation of the site by March next year to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea announced that it will ban the use of disposable cups at all stores on the southern island of Jeju starting on Tuesday. The 23 Starbucks outlets on Jeju Island will only serve drinks in mugs, personal and multi-use cups. Multi-use cups can be returned through a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean traditional folk song “Arirang” will be heard in New York for 30 days starting on Monday (local time). The Cultural Heritage Administration and Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, together with professor Seo Kyung-duk, an active promoter of South Korea, have paid to display a 30-second ad of “Arirang” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will launch full-scale operations of EV Park, a new space combining the concepts of car washing and charging at the Washholic Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. EV Park is a special space created through collaboration with car washing specialist Washholic. Car washing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency has set up X-ray machines at all exits located in Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1 and 2 to tighten up quarantine procedures for animals and plants. The X-ray machines are expected to effectively block the entry of banned animals and plants. “There have [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday that it handed over the Universe Operation and Control Car, a remodeled version of the premium Universe express bus, to the K League 1 football club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. The Universe Operation and Control Car is one of the ‘Universe mobile offices’ that has [...]