SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Fashion predictions indicate that the grunge look, featuring ripped jeans and hole-filled sweaters, is set to gain popularity this spring. According to Musinsa, a popular fashion platform, the search volume for ‘grunge look’ increased by approximately 45% from January 8 to 21 compared to the previous two weeks, showing signs [...]
GANGNEUNG, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Adonis flowers, known as a harbinger of spring, have come to a full, golden bloom in a snowy field. A forest located on the outskirts of Gangneung, Gangwon Province was covered with snow on Tuesday, from which a number of adonis flowers came into full bloom, awaiting the spring. Some of [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Zoo at Seoul Grand Park is preparing for spring, dusting off various indoor spaces and facilities. Four Asian elephants were seen jumping into a pool, mesmerizing spectators by making a surprise dive underwater. The elephants were given hot water baths. Their toenails were also thoroughly polished. The zoo’s [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Franchise coffee chains are introducing seasonal drinks for spring as the weather begins to warm up. Caffe Pascucci introduced three new seasonal drinks that focus on fruity flavors. The drinks mix passion fruit, mango, and pear inside blue mallow or hibiscus tea to create a spring-like hue. Starbucks released [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Wary of possible quarantine loopholes, local governments across the country are struggling to discourage picnickers from visiting spring flower hot spots in their districts, following their recent decisions to cancel or downsize annual spring blossom festivals. Almost all spring blossom festivals nationwide have been called off or will be [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The first cherry blooming in Seoul this spring was observed Friday, the earliest in record due to warmer weather, the state weather agency said. It was seven days earlier than last year’s April 3 and 14 days earlier than the average date of April 10 between 1981 and 2010, [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The first blossoming of azaleas this spring was observed on the southern island of Jeju last week, nearly one month earlier than average due to warmer weather, the state weather agency said Tuesday. The observation was made on March 3, the earliest since the nation began to track the [...]
GANGNEUNG, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — On March 9, the second weekend in March, the east coast of Gangwon Province was crowded with visitors enjoying the smells of spring. The crowds started to grow in the morning, with tourists and young people who wanted to visit places free of fine dust. With the crowds, Gangneung’s [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean food companies are beginning to compete to introduce new products that use strawberries with spring finally on the horizon. Starting on Tuesday, Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. will be selling three new kinds of drinks that contain strawberries for the next two weeks. The coffee giant’s ‘Spring Strawberry [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is beefing up efforts to attract foreign tourists in line with the upcoming flowering season, the country’s tourism promotion agency said Wednesday. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said it has developed various programs targeting foreign visitors during April and May, and has been actively promoting them at [...]