SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Over half of young women in South Korea said they are willing to give birth, a government survey showed Tuesday, as the nation is struggling to boost the world’s lowest fertility rate. According to the survey of 15,000 young people aged 19 to 34, 55.3 percent of female respondents [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — What would be the best-selling instant noodles at convenience store chain GS25? It is easy to think of Shin Ramyun, or Jin Ramyun, both popular options. But the answer is Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, Samyang Foods Co.’s top-selling noodle product among 107 instant noodle offerings. There is one thing [...]
SEOUL, Feb.25 (Korea Bizwire) – Going out in a hanbok, a traditional Korean outfit, seems to be a new trend among young people these days. Many young people wearing hanbok and enjoying a day out with friends were spotted almost every 20 to 30 meters in Insadong, a popular tourist spot in Seoul. Most of [...]
CHICAGO, July 10, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Thirty-one aspiring female inventors will compete to build and race electric cars created from old refrigerators as part of a new initiative launched by ComEd. The program, dubbed “The Icebox Derby,” is co-sponsored by Girls4Science, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Urban League and is [...]