SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nuts, which have seen a significant increase in popularity along with public interest in health and wellbeing, are changing the customs of holiday gifts. According to Lotte Mart, a discount store chain run by Lotte Group, which analyzed sales of gift sets for Lunar New Year and Chuseok last [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Can conflicts stemming from holidays be grounds for divorce? Judging by recent court decisions, the times are changing. The Chuseok holiday is supposed to be a fun and enjoyable occasion when family members gather together to share food and give thanks to their ancestors. However, it can also be [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean people tend to spend less in restaurants and hotels during traditional holiday seasons, such as the Lunar New Year and Chuseok, a report said Tuesday. According to the monthly report by the Bank of Korea (BOK), credit card purchases at local food and accommodation service businesses fall [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Paper Culture Foundation hosted an event in the United States inviting college students to experience Korean tradition, including folding paper to make traditional ‘lucky bags’ and engaging in customary exchanges of good wishes. The Korean-American Paper Culture Foundation in Washington, D.C. invited students majoring in Korean Studies [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) has launched a campaign against foreign portal websites, broadcasting companies, and governmental organizations using the term Chinese New Year, in a bid to replace it with the correct expression of Lunar New Year. According to the agency, searching for the term ‘Lunar [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Seung-hwa usually visits banks at this time of year to get crisp new bills to prepare to give Lunar New Year’s cash gifts to her relatives. This year, the 37-year-old office worker in Seoul deposited 300,000 won (US$267) in her digital wallet, Kakao Pay, so she could wire [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As an increasing number of people in their 60s and 70s are becoming familiar with mobile and smart devices, a growing number are turning to digital health products for Lunar New Year’s gifts. Auction, an open market, reported on Sunday that sales of a product that can be connected [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – On February 18, the last day of the four-day Lunar Holiday period, 47-year old housewife Lee is scrolling down the screen of her smartphone with her right hand, intently peering into the device, while she gently massages her back with her left. Lee, who revealed that she cannot tend [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Korean women suffering from cystitis increases significantly during the Lunar New Year holiday due to stress and a weak immune system, a new study has found. According to data from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA), an estimated 5,268 people were diagnosed with cystitis [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of households are using strawberries and bananas for ancestral memorial rites during the Lunar New Year. According to data from the Rural Development Administration (RDA), over 8 in 10 South Koreans buy fruits for memorial ceremonies, with nearly 1 in 4 serving strawberries and bananas for [...]