SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea boasts a robust post-burial culture steeped in ceremonies held at gravesites during special occasions. As a result, the demand for memorial flowers during each Chuseok holiday is substantial. However, over time, plastic flowers have gained popularity over their fresh counterparts as the preferred choice for memorial ceremonies. Unlike fresh [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Large fields of flowers and trees play a crucial role in preventing bee die-offs in South Korea, a study indicated Thursday. A joint report by international environmental group Greenpeace and Andong National University has revealed that the most significant threat to bee survival is climate change. The report highlights [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With the end of the school year bringing a flurry of graduation and enrollment ceremonies at schools, the soaring price of flowers is a source of frustration among many. At a wholesale flower market in Seoul’s Seocho District, many customers were seen buying flowers and trying to make bouquets [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ consumption of flowers and ornamental plants rose 6.1 percent on-year last year on rising demand amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions in outdoor activities, data showed Saturday. An average South Korean spent 12,386 won (US$8.90) on buying flowers and other plants in 2021, compared with 11,676 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s flower industry has struggled following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp. (aT) reported a 10.8 percent decrease in cut flower transactions (16.8 million bundles) at the aT Joint Market for Flowers between January and December this year, compared to the [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A local county in South Korea removed 1 million tulip flowers from a field on Wednesday after its spring blossom festival was called off due to the coronavirus. The southwestern county of Sinan became the latest in a series of municipalities that have canceled spring events, blocked tourist sites [...]
GHENT, Belgium, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Biotalys NV, a rapidly growing and transformative Food and Crop protection company developing a new generation of protein-based biocontrols, today announces a collaboration with Chrysal to protect flowers against fungal diseases and preserve their beauty using its new generation biofungicide. The study will be conducted at Chrysal in The Netherlands [...]
WANDO, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Contrary to the common belief that sweet potato plants don’t bloom, the plants do have the capacity to blossom, although it is so rare that some only get to see it once a lifetime. “Good fortune” is the meaning bestowed upon this type of flower dating back to the [...]
DAEGU, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In two days, visitors will be walking among 98,500 square meters worth of cosmos flowers on Hajungdo Island, situated off the shore of Daegu in the Geumho River. The island and its flowers will be open to visitors until September 24. Organizers note that the flowers are expected to [...]
SUWON, South Korea, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Will “domestic plants” become a growth industry of the future? In Korea, an increasing number of households have come to adopt domestic plants, like succulents or cactus plants, as their choice of home companion, flora that serve various purposes from simple home decoration to freshening the atmosphere [...]