SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Dokdo Museum is celebrating its 20th anniversary with special exhibitions that reflect both the past and the future of the island. From Tuesday, the museum dedicated to the politically-charged isolated island off the east coast of Korea will hold two special exhibitions, with one focusing on the history and [...]
POHANG, Jan.14 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign tourists that visited Dokdo Island last year increased greatly. According to Dokdo’s management office, 733 foreign tourists visited in 2015, which was five times more than the 127 foreign visitors in 2014. Since the island was opened to the public, 99 visited in 2005, 157 in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the Japanese individuals that were reported by the Korean press for making thoughtless remarks during the past 10 years, Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister ranked No.1 in terms of the number of mentions. Abe has made seemingly careless remarks about delicate issues that created a conflict between [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — IKEA is being criticized for its pricing policy in Korea. That’s largely because the Swedish furniture seller has not found out enough about Korean consumers. Earlier on November 13, IKEA Korea began its first marketing effort by releasing pricing information on its 8,500 items to be on sale in [...]