SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Air Seoul, a new low-cost carrier under Asiana Airlines, said Friday it plans to launch flight services to four Japanese cities in October. The budget carrier is set to take over two routes that connect Incheon to Shizuoka and Takamatsu, respectively, from its parent carrier while flying to and [...]
JEONGEUP, South Korea, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Accidentally biting into one of many watermelon seeds can be an unpleasant experience, which is why farmers decided to come up with a seedless alternative. Jeongeup is a city located in North Jeolla Province, and seedless watermelons are one of its regional specialties. The area’s watermelon exports [...]
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) - The Dutch publisher and independent centre of expertise on cross-border taxation IBFD (the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation) and the leading Japanese research institute and publisher of domestic and international tax information Zeimukenkyukai have signed an agreement to offer an international taxation knowledge platform to multinationals and advisory [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – As the number of single-person households is steadily increasing, Koreans are increasingly choosing to travel or spend their vacation time alone. Solo traveling is more liberating and sometimes much more convenient than having a companion, leading to a more rewarding and satisfying travel experience. According to travel website Interpark Tour, [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Japan’s Osaka remained the top overseas destination for South Korean summer vacationers for the second consecutive year in 2016, data released by a local tour agency showed Sunday. Osaka was followed by Bangkok, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong in the rankings of popular foreign vacation spots among locals, Seoul-based [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to conduct military exercises in waters near its easternmost islets of Dokdo later this week, a military official said Tuesday, in the latest warning against Japan over its repeated territorial claims to the islets. The drills are set to begin later this week and involve navy destroyers, [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Police on Friday apprehended a 33-year-old woman who struck a statue symbolizing the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery with a hammer. The woman, who has a history of schizophrenia, was caught at around 12:30 p.m. after she hit the statue in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul three [...]
CHEONGJU, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Cheongju is hosting a forum in June where chopstick experts from Korea, China, and Japan will gather. The city hosted the world’s first Chopsticks Festival last year and it plans to present its second this coming November. The representatives of the three countries will discuss cooperative issues [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Asian victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery denounced the agreement reached by Seoul and Tokyo last year by claiming their views were not properly considered. Wrapping up the 14th Asian Solidarity Conference for the Issue of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, the surviving victims adopted a resolution saying the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Fifteen major cities and provinces from four Northeast Asian countries will gather in Seoul on Thursday to discuss ways to tackle environmental pollution, the Seoul city government said Tuesday. At the two-day international forum to be held at city hall, the participating cities and provinces will announce the “Seoul [...]