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Historic City: Ganghwa Island
Posted by SeoulBuffoon on 5:42 PM
Ganghwa Island,
incorporated into Incheon metropolitan city from Gyeonggi province in 1995, has
been recognized and preserved for it’s important role in Korea’s history, from
the prehistoric age to modern times.
Ganghwa is an island in the estuary of the Han River, on the
west coast of South Korea. Ganghwa Island is separated from Gimpo, on the
mainland, by a narrow channel, which is spanned by two bridges. The main
channel of the Han River separates the island from Gaeseong in North Korea.
About 65,500 people live on the island. With an area of
302.4 km2 (116.8 sq mi), it constitutes most of Ganghwa County, a division of
Incheon Municipality. About half of the island's population resides in
Ganghwa-eup, Ganghwa Town, in the northeastern part of the island.
The island's highest point...
IP Rights and Food Industry
Posted by SeoulBuffoon on 5:40 PM
Any Agro-Food company that invests in
some form of creative or intellectual output, whether it be in R&D,
manufacturing, product formulation, packaging, marketing, media, or sales and
distribution needs to be aware of Intellectual Property Rights.
Intellectual
property pertains to any original creation of the human intellect such as
artistic, literary, technical, or scientific creation. Intellectual property
rights (IPR) refer to the legal rights given to the inventor or creator to
protect his/her invention or creation for a certain period of time.
It is very well
settled that IP play a vital role in the modern economy. It has also been
conclusively established that the intellectual labor associated with the
innovation should be given due importance so that public good emanates from...
