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Seoul City to Sell Naming Rights for Bus Stops and Subway Stations to Overcome Losses

SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s city government plans to sell the names of subway stations and bus stops to the private sector as a means to overcome its burgeoning losses. Seoul Metro, the operator of the Seoul subway system, recently said it will begin selling the rights to endow a secondary name to [...]

Get Her Name Even if She Doesn’t Tell You: Names of Butterflies Provided

SEJONG, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Institute of Biological Resources announced that they will be providing a service where one can search for the names of 200 species of butterflies inhabiting Korea. The service is provided at the homepage of the institute (www.nibr.go.kr/species). By selecting the color, pattern and shape of a butterfly, [...]