SEOUL & Queensland, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The multinational military exercise “Talisman Saber,” led by the U.S. and Australia, commenced on July 22 with a two-week schedule, bringing together 30,000 troops from 13 countries, including South Korea, Japan, and Germany. During the Talisman Saber exercise at Shoalwater Bay Training Center in Queensland, Australia, South [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced on Sunday the launch of its latest 89-inch micro light-emitting diode (LED) model in the Korean market. Priced at 130 million won (US$100,980), this 89-inch Micro LED TV has already been introduced in China back in April, and now it’s ready to captivate the Korean consumers. [...]
GANGNEUNG, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A family of swallows has gained attention for building a nest in a location where a CCTV camera monitors them 24 hours a day. This year, swallows constructed nests on top of two CCTV cameras installed on each side of the entrance to Seongsan-myeon Community Service Center in Gangneung, [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 30,000 people benefit every day from a new policy in Seoul that waives extra fees for reboarding the subway within 10 minutes after exiting. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Metro, the total number of reboarding cases from July 1 to 16 reached 503,200, averaging 31,450 [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will launch DUOBO, a coffee machine capable of extracting from two coffee capsules simultaneously, on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. The machine can blend two coffee capsules with distinct flavors. Users have the option to adjust the extracted temperature and amount via an exclusive [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, announced that it has launched the 13th base of the Green Light Project in Albania last Wednesday (local time) as part of its corporate social responsibility activities. The company plans to offer medical support, in collaboration with the humanitarian aid group World Vision, [...]
JEJU, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island, renowned for its captivating allure as a vacation spot, has embarked on an initiative to promote a novel concept of “Workation” – the perfect fusion of work and vacation. Jeju Island and the Jeju International Convention Center jointly announced on Thursday an exciting policy designed to foster [...]
YONGIN, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Fu Bao, the first giant panda ever born through natural pregnancy in South Korea, joyously celebrated her third birthday. On Thursday, Panda World hosted a delightful birthday party in honor of Fu Bao, who was born on July 20, 2020, weighing a mere 197 grams. Now, at three years [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s whisky imports have surged this year, reaching a new high, data showed Wednesday. The volume of imported whisky amounted to 16,900 tons, marking a 50.9 percent increase compared to last year, and setting a new record, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service. The value [...]
TAEBAEK, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Taebaek Sunflower Festival is set to take place in the city of Taebaek, Gangwon Province, from Friday to August 15, the festival organizer said. Guwau Village in the city has annually hosted the festival in the nation’s largest sunflower patch spanning 100,000 square meters. During the summer season, [...]