Tag Archives: Korea

On-site cafeteria rapidly rises as Korea’s highly desired apartment amenity

September 11, 2012 – 1:21 pm

by Jeongmae Choi WHAT’S HAPPENING The vast majority of Koreans eat meals at home, supplemented by occasional lunches in restaurants, food delivery or takeout. Now a new way of eating meals has appeared: apartment canteens. SK Leaders View, a high-end apartment building in Daegu, began offering a daily breakfast buffet in 2011. Both Korean and […]

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Asian Americans speed past Latinos in US growth

July 11, 2012 – 7:55 am

by Amber Davis WHAT’S HAPPENING Asian immigrants account for the largest number of new arrivals to the States, helping Asian Americans surpass Latinos as the country’s fastest growing racial/ethnic group. According to a Pew Research Center report, about 36% of US immigrants arrived from Asian countries in 2010, compared to 31% from Latin America (PewSocialTrends.org, […]

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QR grocery store offers a glimpse of retailing’s future

July 26, 2011 – 12:44 pm

by Kate Connolly WHAT’S HAPPENING Home plus, a Korean retail chain owned by Tesco, broke ground in mobile marketing using a promotional campaign that created a virtual grocery store in a South Korean subway station. Aiming to boost online sales, Home plus fitted the “store” with graphics that duplicated the looks of product-packed grocery store […]

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HELP! I HAD A BABY AND CAN’T GET OUT

April 26, 2011 – 12:19 pm

by Becky Sun Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control reported that birthrates have dropped for American women in all age groups … except those age 40 to 44. This group — my group — saw a 6% increase from 2007 to 2009. Granted, this cohort still has the lowest birthrate, and basic biology […]

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World’s first commercial electric bus is running in Korea

April 20, 2011 – 4:52 am

by Jeongmae Choi WHAT’S HAPPENING Buses with no exhaust pipes are traveling the streets of Seoul, making the city greener and its air cleaner. The distinctive peanut-shaped electric bus runs on lithium-ion polymer batteries and can reach speeds of up to 100 km (62 miles) per hour (Segye Ilbo, 15 February 2011). A single charge, […]

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Famine 24 Hours offers Korean teens exciting charity experience

March 23, 2011 – 8:46 pm

by Jeongmae Choi WHAT’S HAPPENING Famine 24 Hours is the biggest charity event for youths in Korea. It is held in a big stadium over two days. Participants are not allowed to have food for 24 hours, in order to feel and share the agonies of children suffering from starvation around the world. The program […]

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