SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Friday unveiled three virtual influencer candidates for promotional ambassador of the capital’s central fashion district of Dongdaemun. The profiles of the candidates — Ha Ri-ra, Seo Hi and Mo I-da — are available on the city government’s online voting website, where a four-day public [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, the government-imposed 52-hour workweek will also be implemented for small and medium-sized enterprises. But reasonable work hours remain nothing more than a pipe dream for the Dongdaemun clothing industry, industry workers say in unison. In other words, even if a company does not follow the law, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The fashion market in Dongdaemun, Seoul, is turning to technology to improve its competitiveness. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that it held the opening ceremony of “Within 24, Show Your Style” on the second floor of the Lotte Fit-in store in Dongdaemun. “Within 24, Show Your Style” [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Dongdaemun Gate, a heritage site in central Seoul, was briefly set on fire in an apparent arson attack, police said Friday. The fire in Heunginjimun, the gate’s official name, was first reported at around 2 a.m., firefighters said. A witness reported seeing smoke coming out of the wall. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs announced Monday that it has narrowed down the candidate sites for the upcoming “Korean Times Square” – an outdoor billboard display zone that will foster a city neighborhood’s economic and cultural values. Among the 11 sites that initially applied for review, [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Taking a taxi in an unfamiliar city can be an uncomfortable experience that sometimes leaves one wondering if the driver is cheating on the cab fare. This was proven true with a recent investigation revealing that certain Seoul taxi drivers are cheating tourists by charging ludicrous rates. Such illicit [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly half of foreigners revisited South Korea last year, with the Japanese becoming the most frequent travelers to the nation, a survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism showed Monday. According to the 2015 survey conducted at major gateways on 12,900 visitors to the nation, 46.1 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Binggrae, a food and beverage enterprise famous for its signature banana-flavored milk, announced that it will open a banana-flavored milk themed ‘Yellow Café’ at a flagship store located in the Dongdaemun branch of Hyundai Outlet Store. The new establishment is Binggrae’s first foray into the café market. Beverages such as [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Networks, who proposed using the Cerestar building for a new duty-free shop, unveiled plans to develop the Dongdaemun area to make it into an Asian Broadway. The retail arm of SK Group, the third largest family-run conglomerate in Korea, already proposed investing 450 billion to 550 billion won (US$460 [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Storytelling is so uniquely powerful way to engage your target audience and bring your subject to life in memorable ways. And the city of Seoul is planning to borrow the concept of storytelling in its marketing tool to make the capital of South Korea much more attractive and entertaining [...]