SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean governmental bodies are making good use of big data analysis to help design new policies. The Gwangju Metropolitan Government and SK Telecom recently conducted a big data analysis regarding transportation and population information in Gwangju, to find out which areas were the most populated with senior citizens over 65 who had [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The annual migration of South Koreans for the Lunar New Year began Tuesday with millions heading to their hometowns ahead of the traditional holiday. The picture above shows heavy traffic congestion occurs on southbound lanes of the Seoul-Busan Expressway in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, ahead of the Lunar [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Getting newly printed bills during this Lunar New Year period in Korea is going to be challenging. Since Koreans have a custom of giving money to wish others well during the Lunar New Year, Korean banks have been competing to get larger stocks of newly printed currency, due to Koreans preference [...]
NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) today announced the Empire State Building’s plans to honor the Chinese Lunar New Year with a celebratory lighting of its world-famous tower lights and a special Lunar New Year exhibition in its Fifth Avenue lobby windows. To kick-off the festivities, Ambassador [...]