SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Franchise coffee chains in South Korea are going beyond desserts to sell full meals. Angel-in-us Coffee, the cafe chain operated by South Korean retail giant Lotte, sold 500,000 Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches in the second quarter of this year, with sales increasing steadily since the sandwich was first introduced [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2021 Sea Art Festival co-hosted by the city of Busan and the Busan Biennale Organizing Committee took place on Saturday at Ilgwang Beach. The festival, which runs until Nov. 14, will feature 36 artists from 13 countries including India, Indonesia, the U.S, Britain and Turkey, showcasing 22 artworks. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Each South Korean owns hundreds of coins that are not being used in the market. Rep. Yoo Sung-kull of the main opposition People Power Party said that, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK), each South Korean owned an average of 454 coins as of last month. Last year, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans are increasingly washing their hands after using the restrooms following the spread of the coronavirus. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) conducted a survey of 2,000 people who used public restrooms last year, 75.4 percent of whom said they usually wash their hands after using the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The World Taekwondo Headquarters, also known as Kukkiwon, is introducing a special uniform to be used in the 9th dan award ceremony. The new uniform will be used for the first time at the second 9th dan award ceremony to be held this year at the Kukkiwon Main Stadium [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A finger-shaped ultra-small robotic gripper that ensures accurate measurement even for weak pulse and low heart rate was developed. A research team of Ajou University said that it developed a finger-shaped ‘soft gripper’ and published the research results in the international academic journal Science Robotics on Thursday. By using [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that it will co-host the Seoul 100K: Seoul International Ultra Trail Running Race with the Korea Alpine Federation. Trail running refers to a type of leisure sport in which participants traverse unpaved trails, mountains, hills and plains. The race, to be held for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Expressway Corp., which manages South Korea’s highways across the nation, said Wednesday that it had expanded the application of the ‘rest-mileage’ system introduced to encourage truck drivers to observe rest hours. The system was introduced as a way to prevent drowsy driving among truck drivers by providing [...]
SUWON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi provincial government is set to introduce a new state-of-the-art system that can prevent accidents caused by drowsy and careless driving by checking the status of long-distance intercity bus drivers in real time. The provincial government signed a business agreement with Hyundai Mobis Co., the country’s largest auto [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has claimed that Netflix’s original series “Squid Game” exposes the uncomfortable truth behind the South Korean society and the capitalist regime, without mentioning the series’ worldwide fame. Meari, a North Korean propaganda website, claimed Tuesday that the series’ popularity is based on “the extreme competition for survival [...]