SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Two hotels in Seoul that share the same “InterContinental” brand (InterContinental Grand Seoul Parnas and InterContinental Seoul Coex) revealed yesterday that their on-premise restaurants are currently using environmentally friendly abalone from Wando, South Jeolla Province certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC). Chungsanbada, the producer and supplier of abalone [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s production of fishery goods raised at fish farms surpassed the 2 million-ton mark last year for the first time and is expected to hit another record this year amid growing popularity of Korean marine products abroad, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Tuesday. The amount was [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s premium fisheries export brand, K-Fish, will debut in a trade fair in China as part of an ongoing effort to promote quality products in the vast market, the oceans ministry said Tuesday. K-Fish is the national fisheries brand of selected products in 11 categories, including dried laver, tuna and abalone. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has registered its trademark rights in 36 countries, including China, the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) – From now on, grocery shoppers will be able to check exactly how fresh the fish on the shelf is by looking into their smartphone. All they need is type in the serial number on the package of mackerel or scan the barcode to see who caught it, when, [...]