SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The 5th Sinchon Beer Festival will be held at Yonsei-ro in Sinchon, Seoul from September 20 to 22. The festival first began in 2015, soon becoming one of Sinchon’s landmark festivities to celebrate youth. The theme of this year’s festival will be ‘books and beer,’ where people will be [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Over the last ten years, the book most borrowed by elementary and middle school students in South Korea has been “Please Look After Mom” by novelist Shin Kyung-sook, which has recently become popular overseas, according to the National Library of Korea after analyzing all book records from 844 libraries [...]
DAEJEON, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeongui Jungang Line’s ‘Reading Train’ has recently gone through renovations and now comes with two library cars along with a new interior design. An augmented reality (AR) technology has been applied to designs on the floor to make them look alive and real. Based on the theme of [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As times are changing, the concept of a “lifetime workplace” is no longer true. Unlike the older generation, who had only tendered their resignations in their hearts for their entire lives, the younger generation now boldly chooses to retire. Retirement-related content is also gaining popularity, with subscribers flocking to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of people are reading books about fine dust in South Korea as it is becoming more difficult to breathe in fresh air on a regular basis. Yes24, a major South Korean online bookstore, said it had sold 2,340 books on fine dust thus far this year, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Among various kinds of certifications, drone pilot certification was found to be the most popular among South Koreans. According to Yes24, a South Korean online bookstore, some 1,720 books related to drone pilot certification were sold in 2017, a big jump from 10 books in 2015 and 170 books [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After new tax regulations came in effect on July 1 that allow book purchases and live performance tickets to qualify as income tax deductions, vendors have seen a notable increase in relevant sales. According to Yes 24, a leading online bookstore, the sales volume of books in the first [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Average South Korean office worker reads 2.3 books and spends 29,000 won (US$25) on books every month, a survey showed Friday. The survey of 935 people conducted by education service institute Hunet, on the occasion of UNESCO’s World Book Day that falls on April 23, said 45 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – One particular social trend finding prominence in 2016 was the “do-it-yourself” movement. In a society that places high importance on group activities, and emphasizes that everything be done “together,” the concept of dining alone, studying alone, or even drinking alone, seemed alien in the past, and these types of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A Christmas tree made of books appeared at the Songpa-gu District Office, Seoul, on Monday, counting down the days left for the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth. Erected in the district office’s main hall, the three-meter tree was made of some 800 books donated by employees and residents. Officials [...]