Next time you visit Everland Zoo in Yongin, do not forget to say Annyeong (Hi) to the 22-year-old Elephant Koshik. As per the article below published in The Salt Lake Tribune, Koshik can reproduce "annyeong" (hello), "anja" (sit down), "aniya" (no), "nuwo" (lie down) and "joa" (good). Scientists say he may have started vocalizing because he was lonely. Read the article below for more details. Elephant in So ...

Very few campaigns manage to touch your heart and soul forever. Samsung Insight is once such campaign. Keep your box of tissues handy while viewing this one here. Don't tell me that I dint want you on this one. The Challenge Samsung Electronics was number one in the compact digital camera market. People already knew that they made great cameras. The company wanted people to see that it was a thoughtful bran ...

South Korea's capital - Seoul - had some of the highest gasoline consumption in the world. What's more, car use was increasing, petrol costs rising, and parking spaces scarce. S-Oil wanted to show it had a mission: to save oil. The Problem South Korea, is a country which is devoid of oil. In Seoul, where 1/4th of Koreans live, has one of the worlds highest gasoline consumption. Car usage is increasing as th ...

Northeast Asia, anchored by Japan, China, and Korea, is home to three of the largest economies in the world, all with dynamic business environments. Throughout history, geographic convenience led to international business being transacted primarily through Southern Asia within relatively close proximity to the hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore. The explosion of economic and business growth experienced by Nort ...

Korea’s new high-speed train HEMU-430X showed its long, navy nose to the public for the first time in this southeastern city of Changwon on Wednesday. The faster and bigger successor to the KTX-Sancheon is the nation’s second bullet train developed with local technologies and its production has been carried out in the city by Hyundai Rotem, the train maker. The HEMU, short for High-speed Electric Multiple U ...

I recently read this post on Reuters about Getting Married in South Korea? Bring a lot of cash! and there are the few things one can learn  about the lifestyle and living standards of Koreans and get some insight if you are planning to get married in Korea. As per the article - More and More Koreans locked in Debt Cycle (Chosun llbo) - Many young couples have taken out loans to pay for their weddings and co ...

We are introducing this new series - Keeping up with the Koreans – where we will keep an eye on and share updates on upcoming lifestyle trends in Korea. In this series we will talk about – Tesco Homeplus Virtual Subway Store - 스마트 가상 스토어 (Smart Gasang Store) - installed at Seolleung Subway Station in Seoul. The Problem South Koreans have a busy lifestyle, where they spend majority of their time either at th ...