TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 17, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – LINE Corporation, owner and operator of LINE, a free call and messaging app, today announced that LINE PLAY has surpassed 12 million users since its global release eight months ago. The service has also undergone a complete redesign to make more user friendly to users worldwide LINE PLAY is an avatar [...]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA and ROSELLE, IL, Oct 17, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) - SK innovation, one of the world’s leading energy and petrochemical companies, and LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, today announced an agreement to develop a new process technology for the production of 1,3 butadiene, a platform chemical used in [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a situation where all food and beverage service businesses are struggling mightily owing to the ongoing recession and the rising food ingredient costs, there is one segment in the industry defying the overall slump: specialty coffee stores. According to a consulting firm specializing in franchise store, out [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Representatives of major cities in Northeast Asia will meet in Seoul to discuss the issue of fine dust particles in the atmosphere and how to reduce them. The Seoul Metropolitan City Government said that it would host the 2013 Northeast Asia Air Quality Seminar on October 17 at [...]
INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Metropolitan City Government of Incheon said on October 14 that it would begin removing trash cans inside toilets of public bathrooms and encourage bathroom users to throw used toilet tissue in the toilet bowl. It has been customary in Korea’s public restrooms to ask the users not [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 16 (Korea Bizwire) — It’s already mid-October and there have been unseasonably cold days. Maybe some single males are feeling colder because of the lack of female companions. But they must be aware that there are some things before trying to meet women. According to iStyle 24 (www.istyle24.com), the Internet fashion shopping [...]
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Oct 15, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Two Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) ships will visit the Port of Montreal from October 13 to 16, 2013. This historic visit recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the 50th anniversary of Korea-Canada diplomatic relations. “I am honoured to welcome our partners on this historic [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 14 (Korea Bizwire) — “Jedori,” the dolphin that caused a stir last year about animal rights and animal welfare, has finally returned to his home off Jeju Island. His four-year travail on land from capture to final release will be made into a documentary and distributed in 50 countries around the world. [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Energizer Korea said on October 13 that its “Energizer Night Race 2013″ event was successfully held in the evening of the 12th at the Peace Plaza in Seoul’s Sangam World Cup Park with more than 10,000 participants. The fifth-year night marathon running festival began at 6:30 pm with [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education said on October 11 that it would begin the “solar school project” on an experimental basis in efforts to reduce the digital gap in African countries jointly with Samsung Electronics. The solar school project is an international development program to increase opportunities for children [...]