SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Wednesday celebrated the first Library Day (April 12). Library Day aims to promote the social and cultural value of libraries and their usage. The ceremony took place at the National Library of Korea. The event included a proclamation ceremony for Library [...]
JINDO, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A world-famous sea-parting festival hosted annually by the southwestern South Korean island county of Jindo gets a futuristic upgrade this year using state-of-the-art technology. The 43rd edition of the Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival, described worldwide as the “Korean version of Moses’ miracle,” will be held from April 20-22, [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of campgrounds in South Korea has gone up by more than 1,000 over the past four years with the rising popularity of camping. The Korea Tourism Association reported that the number of campgrounds across the country reached 3,280 in 2022, up by 407 from the end of [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising consumer prices have led to the rising popularity of “ugly” fishery products, attracting consumers with their competitive pricing. SSG.com, the online mall arm of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group, introduced “ugly” fishery products like South Korean squid and Argentinian shrimp at the newly opened misfits market for [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — With the price of gold surging in recent days, an increasing number of investors are buying actual gold products. According to industry sources, the value of gold bars sold through the nation’s four major banks during the period from April 1 to 6 stood at about 2.49 billion won [...]
JEJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island is currently experiencing an early spring season, with cherry blossoms blooming three days ahead of schedule. Consequently, the Rural Development Administration forecasts that the full bloom of tangerine flowers will happen over a week earlier than usual. Citrus flowers are expected to blossom in all regions by [...]
JEONJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Jeonju in North Jeolla Province will host the 16th Jeonju B-Boy Grand Prix at the outdoor stage in the National Intangible Heritage Center on May 5, officials said Monday. The competition was first held in 2007 after the South Korean breaking crew Last For One won [...]
JEJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju National University on the southern resort island of Jeju is now home to South Korea’s first college polo team. The university said Monday that a new college polo team was established with funding from the school’s polo club, which was established in September of last year, by the [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Department Store said Monday it will host this year’s first plogging event, which combines jogging and picking up trash, in the neighborhood of Gyeonghui Palace in central Seoul. The department store chain operator will install a booth at the entrance of the palace for three days starting from [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Traditional food once popular only among older generations is gaining popularity among the youth, including “yakgwa,” a deep-fried, wheat-based Korean confection. Yakgwa sales at convenience store chain CU between March 29 and April 5 jumped by 248.3 percent compared to last year. Its sales at GS25 also jumped by [...]