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Seoul asked to improve facilities, traffic system for tourists

Tourists visit Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, Jan. 5. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe Seoul Metropolitan Government should expand facilities such as public trash cans and feeding rooms for mothers with infants to provide more convenience for tourists, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Seoul Tourism Organization.The survey showed that 28 percent of residents of the capital thought the lack of such facilities was the biggest problem impeding the further development of tourism in the city.Among those who complained about insufficient facilities, 33 percent said the lack of trash cans have caused littering in the streets, while 23 percent called for expanding feeding rooms for mothers with infants, and increasing braille tourism brochures for visually impaired tourists.The organization has been carrying out the survey jointly with the Seoul government via Facebook since December, encouraging people to post comments on 854 tourist spots in Seoul. They wrote about the inconvenience they have experienced while touring Seoul, in addition to suggestions. In the survey, 23 percent o

Jan 22, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Seoul asked to improve facilities, traffic system for tourists
Travel & Food

Pengsoo promotes 'industrial tourism' spots

Pengsoo feeds cows during his recent visit to Anseong Farmland in Gyeonggi Province in this photo provided by the Korea Tourism Organization, Wednesday. / Courtesy of Korea Tourism Organization By Jun Ji-hyeThe Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has joined hands with Pengsoo, an outspoken penguin character that has become a YouTube star, to promote “industrial tourism” spots, seeking to ride on the popularity of the character and attract more visitors, the KTO said Wednesday. Pengsoo, owned by educational TV station EBS, recently visited Anseong Farmland in Gyeonggi Province that offers visitors a chance to enjoy various experience programs related to agricultural and dairy industries. During the visit, Pengsoo participated in activities such as feeding cows, chasing sheep and making cheese.Anseong Farmland is one of the 20 industrial tourism spots worth visiting, selected last year by the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism, and the KTO.The locations showing the n

Jan 15, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Pengsoo promotes 'industrial tourism' spots
Travel & Food

Hotels rolling out various Lunar New Year packages

By Jun Ji-hyeHotels have been cited as one of the best places to enjoy time off without leaving the city in recent years, as evidenced by a neologism “hocance” ― a combination of hotel and vacance (the French word for vacation) ― meaning spending a vacation in a local hotel.Along with hocance, another phenomenon is growing here for Seollal, or the Lunar New Year, as an increasing number of people want to have a rest and relieve their stress during the traditional holiday, instead of spending it in a traditional way such as visiting their hometown to spend time with relatives, which sometimes involves food preparations and many hours of traveling due to a serious traffic congestion on the highways.Riding on these two trends, local hotels have been rushing to release a variety of special packages and events for the Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23 through Jan. 27 so guests can make their holiday an extra special one.Lotte Hotel Lotte Hotel is offering various package products at its 16 outlets nationwide, featuring luxurious experiences and memorable leisure activitie

Jan 9, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Travel & Food

'For ticket home'

People wait in a long line at Suseo Station in southern Seoul, Thursday, to purchase bullet train tickets to their hometowns to visit family members and relatives during the Lunar New Year holiday, which runs from Jan. 23 through 27. / Yonhap

Jan 9, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
'For ticket home'
Tech & Science

Samsung to unveil Galaxy S20, Galaxy Fold 2 on Feb. 11

Samsung Electronics' invitation to its Galaxy Unpacked Event scheduled for Feb. 11 in San Francisco / Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Jun Ji-hyeSamsung Electronics will unveil the next Galaxy S flagship phones in addition to a new foldable smartphone at an event scheduled for Feb. 11 in San Francisco, the Korean tech giant said Sunday.In an invitation sent to global media and partner companies, the company said, “Samsung Electronics will unveil new, innovative devices that will shape the next decade of mobile experiences.”The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event will take place at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts at 11 a.m. (local time).The company is set to unveil the sequel to the Galaxy S10, with industry officials expecting the firm to name the upcoming flagship the Galaxy S20, instead of the Galaxy S11, to mark the year 2020. The Galaxy S20, which is expected to be available in three sizes ― 6.3 inches, 6.7 inches and 6.9 inches, has been rumored to offer a 108-megapixel camera. The renders and picture of the devices have also suggested that the new device could have

Jan 5, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S20, Galaxy Fold 2 on Feb. 11
Tech & Science

Chaebol New Year events go digital

LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, front row center, poses for a photo with executives and employees during a meeting to begin the New Year, Jan. 2, 2019. The group will skip this kind of meeting next year and instead will send Koo's address to employees via email. / Courtesy of LG GroupBy Jun Ji-hyeAn increasing number of large business groups including LG and CJ are joining the trend of skipping formalities to move ahead with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, introducing diversified ways of holding their kick-off meetings to begin the New Year, company officials said Friday. New ways of holding such meetings include conglomerate leaders sending online messages to employees or conducting an open debate with other executives, compared to past practices of holding in-person meetings in which employees gather and listen to speeches given by the heads of the companies.LG Group said it will skip its meeting for the start of 2020, and instead will send a video clip of its Chairman Koo Kwang-mo delivering his New Year's address via email on Jan. 2 to 250,000 employees working in Korea and abr

Dec 20, 2019By Jun Ji-hye
Chaebol New Year events go digital
Tech & Science

KT opens AI-based big data exchange platform

Yun Hye-jeong, left, an executive vice president of the Big Data Business Support Unit at KT, poses for a photo with National Information Society Agency Executive Director Oh Seong-tak, center, and Shanghai Data Exchange Vice President Lu Yong in central Seoul, Monday, after signing a business agreement to enhance cooperation in vitalizing big data trading platforms. / Courtesy of KTBy Jun Ji-hyeKT has opened an artificial intelligence (AI)-based big data trading platform enabling individuals and enterprises to buy and sell a variety of types of big data such as floating population, commercial districts and consumption patterns, the telecom company said Tuesday.About 200 figures from KT, the government and partner companies participated in the opening ceremony for the platform, which took place Monday in Seoul. The big data trading platform powered by AI and cloud computing collects and manages data produced by 16 parties including BC Card, Kyonggi University, Korea Internet & Security Agency and other IT startups such as DoingLAB.BC Card offers credit card spending information,

Dec 17, 2019By Jun Ji-hye
KT opens AI-based big data exchange platform
Tech & Science

KT, Hyundai Heavy will bring 5G to shipbuilding

KT Chairman Hwang Chang-gyu, left, shakes hands with Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Chairman Kwon Oh-gap during the two companies' workshop at Hyundai Heavy's headquarters in Ulsan, Monday. / Courtesy of KTBy Jun Ji-hyeKT and Hyundai Heavy Industries Group vowed to step up their collaboration in developing fifth-generation (5G)-based smart shipyards to take the shipbuilding industry to the “next level,” the telecom company said Monday. The two companies held a joint workshop on the 5G digital transformation at Hyundai Heavy's headquarters in Ulsan, participated in by KT Chairman Hwang Chang-gyu and Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Chairman Kwon Oh-gap, along with other top executives. The workshop was designed to boost the cooperation of the two companies in the application of 5G networks to shipyards, after senior executives of KT and Hyundai Heavy, including Chairman Hwang and Chairman Kwon, gathered at KT's Seoul office to share the latest technological developments in November.In May, one of the nation's major telecom companies and the leading shipbuilding firm si

Dec 16, 2019By Jun Ji-hye
Tech & Science

Hyundai Heavy launches new robotics subsidiary

By Jun Ji-hyeHyundai Heavy Industries Group will spin-off its robotics business and establish a new subsidiary, Hyundai Robotics, aiming to increase sales from the promising business to 1 trillion won ($853 million) by the end of 2024, the group said Friday. The mobile service robot UNI, co-developed by Hyundai Robotics and KT. / Courtesy of Hyundai RoboticsThe decision was made at a board of directors meeting earlier in the day.After its launch as a subsidiary, Hyundai Robotics will accelerate efforts to make inroads into overseas markets with industrial robots, and expand into new businesses including smart factories, smart logistics and mobile services robots. Hyundai Robotics began in 1984 as a business team within Hyundai Heavy. It has since developed the nation's first industrial robots for the production of automobiles, among others. “We will be able to gain a foothold to become a top-tier robotics company in the global market through the establishment of the independent corporation,” Hyundai Robotics CEO Seo Yoo-seong said. “We will boost our business compet

Dec 13, 2019By Jun Ji-hye
Hyundai Heavy launches new robotics subsidiary
Companies

JTI Korea resolves 3-year disputes with union

By Jun Ji-hyeJapan Tobacco International's (JTI) Korean unit has resolved a labor-management dispute over wages and working conditions after nearly three years of negotiation, signing an agreement with the union on Monday, the tobacco company said Tuesday. JTI Korea said it signed a long-term wage agreement that guarantees wage increases that exceed inflation rates over the next three years until 2021. The company will also provide student funds for employees' children from kindergarten to university.The company said the agreement will contribute to providing long-term job security and improved conditions for JTI Korea's field sales team, while securing business sustainability. The tobacco maker stressed that the management and the union reached a reasonable solution despite mounting challenges facing the tobacco industry such as a shrinking market and tightening government regulations, as well as the continuous anti-Japan sentiment in Korea.While many predicted that JTI, under significant pressure amid rising anti-Japan sentiment, would cut its workforce, the result, however, was a

Dec 3, 2019By Jun Ji-hye
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