SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul taxi drivers are notorious for rejecting customers and driving aggressively. In order to dispel their bad reputation, Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced “Pororo” taxis in an attempt to paint cabbies in a more friendly light. The Seoul city government modified 20 owner-driven taxis with images of the popular [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s ‘Teen Astronauts’ succeeded in launching four space balloons, which are supposed to record the earth from the stratosphere. And a miniature Tayo bus, which looks like the characters of Korean popular 3D animation, “Tayo the Little Bus,” was on board the spaceship. The young enthusiastic space explorers [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Hangul, the Korean alphabet featuring 24 consonant and vowel letters, has been disseminated to foreign countries, driven by its rising international awareness, and its greater incorporation into various fields including art and fashion, increasingly proving its cultural excellence both at home and abroad. The nation’s banking industry also began to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – It is expected to meet decorated buses with the main characters of the famous Korean cartoon series “Tayo the Little Bus” moving its eyes from side to side. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 20th that the mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon, asked a division in charge of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With Chusok, Korea’s largest holiday, just around the corner, Hansalim, Korea’s biggest consumers’ cooperative association which produces environmentally friendly organic food products, has collaborated with Iconix Entertainment, Korea’s animation planning and marketing specialized company famous for its highly-popular animation project, “Pororo the Little Penguin,” and will launch Chusok Gift packs. [...]