SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean drivers will now be able to refuel their hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles at self-serve filling stations. Hydrogen charging stations have been losing an average of 180 million won (US$153,910) each year, discouraging efforts to achieve enough stations in the country. Charging stations already in operation cannot afford [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s flagship carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday that as part of its eco-friendly activities, it signed a business agreement with the Mapo District Office to establish the ‘SKYPASS Forest’ within the Gyeongui Line Forest Park. The construction for the third section (between Gajwa and DMC stations) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Compact sports utility vehicles are rising as the new standard in the South Korean market as they are bulking up to the size of midsize SUVs. South Korean automakers’ sales performance in the third quarter (July to September) of this year included 49,495 units of compact SUVs sold, topping [...]
GOYANG, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The municipal government in Goyang, north of Seoul, has set up a curtain vine at a local elementary school, a move that has been welcomed by the community. The green vine curtain at Yangil Elementary School was created by growing hyacinth beans, which were first planted in May. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Air Force on Friday invited a child with a rare type of cancer as a one-day member of its acrobatic flight team, the Black Eagles. Choi Yoon-soo loved planes so much that he had a wish of joining an air show to watch the air maneuvers of the [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s Haeundae District received a design award in Hong Kong for an upcycling project that turns old clothes into bags. The ‘Upcycle Closet Project,’ co-hosted by the district and the Haeundae Technology Education Center, won the Social Innovation Award at the 2020 Future Tense Design Award. The award from [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A tubular traffic circle will be built in Busan to connect roads at different heights. The two roads in Busan’s Seo District are only 70 meters long, but could not be connected due to geographical difficulties. Drivers had no choice but to detour around 1.4 kilometers just to get [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. became the first foreign country to host a ‘Hanbok Day’ festival, held in celebration of the Korean traditional attire. The city of Tenafly, New Jersey held the first Hanbok Day ceremony at Huyler Park on Thursday (local time). Last April, the city accepted a request from the [...]
CHEONGJU, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Children of some 390 Afghans under South Korean protection were seen welcoming a Korean instructor on Thursday. Currently staying at the National Human Resources Development Institute in the nation’s central county of Jincheon, they seemed to have adjusted well in less than two months. The North Chungcheong Province education [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Freshmen from the Institute of Korean Studies at the Free University of Berlin wore their first hanbok last week. Some 70 new students took part in a two-week orientation session before courses began, learning about Korean alphabet Hangul, Korean pronunciation and basic knowledge about Korea. The final phase of the [...]