SEOUL, Sep. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In a country where high-rise apartment living is the norm, South Korean developers are pushing the boundaries of residential amenities, transforming communal spaces into hubs of wellness, culture, and community engagement. Hyundai Engineering, one of South Korea’s leading construction firms, announced on September 1 that it will debut a suite [...]
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A Chinese sign that read “Hanguocheng,” meaning South Korean food court, on the building of a restaurant mall in Wangjing, the once prosperous Koreatown in northeastern Beijing, has been replaced by “Meishijie,” or Gourmet food street. The change reflects an ever-rising anti-South Korean sentiment in China amid the current [...]
GANGJIN, South Korea, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangjin County, located in South Jeolla Province, South Korea announced on July 13 that it began establishing a smartphone announcement system in 2013, for which infrastructure has already built throughout Maryang-myeon, Sinjeon-myeon, Daegu-myeong, and Doam-myeon. Conventional announcement systems required village leaders to use a microphone and an amplifier [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of consumers who have grown more careful and rational in their spending, newly-built apartments are offering various common facilities and services to reduce consumer burdens and maximize convenience. Hyundai Engineering & Construction has implemented a car-sharing service at its latest apartment complex, Hill State Dongtan, [...]
UIRYEONG, Jun . 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A protest against the development of a wind power complex around Hanu Mountain and Maebong Mountain in Uiryeong County, Gyeongsangnam-do has been continuing for two weeks at the construction site. About 10 to 30 locals are occupying the site, delaying the construction. Most of them are aged, leading [...]