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, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government on Wednesday announced a plan to create an information and communication technology (ICT) hub in the capital’s southern district. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will push to designate a 3-million-square-meter area in Seocho Ward as the hub early next year and relax regulations to [...]
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, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The average home price in Seoul has surpassed 500 million won (US$434,103) last month, with analysts expecting more price jumps within this year to reach a new high, a market study by KB Kookmin Bank showed Monday. The average home price in the capital city hit 501.98 million won [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean government agencies, a local media outlet and civil organizations on Friday joined together to promote women’s safety in public restrooms in the wake of the controversial killing of a woman in a public bathroom in Seoul in May. The 23-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Oriental Brewery (OB), a major South Korea brewery, opened a pop-up store named MixxTail House at Sinsa-dong’s Garosu-gil in Gangnam on Thursday. The store offers a variety of cultural events and activities that visitors can enjoy while drinking OB’s MixxTail, the company’s fermented cocktail brand. The three-storey building includes [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that the average English pre-school in Seoul costs approximately 10 million won ($8,670) each year, an amount that is equivalent to three times the average college tuition in Korea. Furthermore, students spend an average of five hours per day at these schools, almost equal [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Wednesday unveiled a series of measures aimed at creating a more equal society for women, about a month after a woman was killed by a stranger in a high-traffic neighborhood in Seoul. The murder sent a shockwave through a nation that has made strides in recent [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – “Gon-choong” means insect in Korean. “Gisaeng-choong” translates into parasite. “Hae-choong” describes harmful insects. As such, ‘choong’ is a word that refers to bugs and insects in general. But its use has expanded to refer to various social groups in Korea, often to degrade, abase, and insult. According to Daumsoft, [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will announce steps to counter violent crimes targeting females next week as witnessed in a recent random murder of a woman at a bar’s bathroom in southern Seoul, the gender equality minister said Thursday. “Everyone can be a victim (of violent crimes), and thus it’s urgent to [...]