New Year's resolution products 설날 결심상품 인기
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Popular New Year's resolution products
Koreans still use the lunar calendar. As a result, many people consider Lunar New Year, or Sol, which is January 1 under the lunar calendar, as the start of the year and the country's biggest traditional holiday. With the start of a new year, products that help you achieve your New Year's resolutions such as quitting smoking, dieting and taking care of health, are gaining popularity. Unique nut products that resemble cigarette cases are drawing attention. Sales of sports items, dietary supplements and home decor products have surged by more than double digits. We introduce you to the New Year's phenomenon and what's behind this.
[Interview]
Schemes to attract Chinese tourists during Chinese New Year
Interviewee: Professor CHOI Jeong-gil, Hotel Management Department, Kyung Hee University
Lunar New Year is Korea's biggest traditional holiday. During the same period, China is also celebrating the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. During the seven-day Spring Festival period from February 18 to 24, Chinese tourists are expected to visit Korea. Amid the growing move across the globe to attract Chinese tourists, Korea stands in a more favorable place as the two countries are closely located and Chinese people are largely affected by Hallyu, or Korean wave. Are there any measures to steadily attract more Chinese tourists to Korea? Moreover, we will also explore the tourism policy that has risen as the key issue of the government's recently announced economic stimulus.
[Science&Technology]
Korea's world-class minting technology
In Korea where there is a culture of exchanging New Year's cash gifts on the Lunar New Year's Day, issuance and distribution of new banknotes rise around this time of the year. We will look into Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp.'s (KOMSCO) currency producing technology that boasts world's top levels. KOMSCO has been steadily researching and developing mintin
Popular New Year's resolution products
Koreans still use the lunar calendar. As a result, many people consider Lunar New Year, or Sol, which is January 1 under the lunar calendar, as the start of the year and the country's biggest traditional holiday. With the start of a new year, products that help you achieve your New Year's resolutions such as quitting smoking, dieting and taking care of health, are gaining popularity. Unique nut products that resemble cigarette cases are drawing attention. Sales of sports items, dietary supplements and home decor products have surged by more than double digits. We introduce you to the New Year's phenomenon and what's behind this.
[Interview]
Schemes to attract Chinese tourists during Chinese New Year
Interviewee: Professor CHOI Jeong-gil, Hotel Management Department, Kyung Hee University
Lunar New Year is Korea's biggest traditional holiday. During the same period, China is also celebrating the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. During the seven-day Spring Festival period from February 18 to 24, Chinese tourists are expected to visit Korea. Amid the growing move across the globe to attract Chinese tourists, Korea stands in a more favorable place as the two countries are closely located and Chinese people are largely affected by Hallyu, or Korean wave. Are there any measures to steadily attract more Chinese tourists to Korea? Moreover, we will also explore the tourism policy that has risen as the key issue of the government's recently announced economic stimulus.
[Science&Technology]
Korea's world-class minting technology
In Korea where there is a culture of exchanging New Year's cash gifts on the Lunar New Year's Day, issuance and distribution of new banknotes rise around this time of the year. We will look into Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp.'s (KOMSCO) currency producing technology that boasts world's top levels. KOMSCO has been steadily researching and developing mintin