SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Protection measures for Korean brands in challenging intellectual property landscapes including China and ASEAN countries are being prepared, according to the Korean government, which recently announced its comprehensive countermeasures for protecting Korean brands in the global market. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the number of trademark applications [...]
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SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As Lee Ga-youn, a college student who used to work in a McDonald’s until her sudden layoff, filed for mediation with the Seoul National Labor Relations Commission, the issue of part-time workers and their abysmal treatment in the service workplace has come to the fore. She was given [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese moviegoers will now be able to enjoy 4DX effects in theaters as Wanda Cinema has decided to adopt 4DX cinema technology developed by South Korea’s CJ 4DPLEX. CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s first 4D cinema company for feature films, signed an agreement with Dalian Wanda Group, one of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – International schools on Jeju Island, which have been under fire for very expensive tuition fees, are reported to be having difficulties in managing their financial issues, such as collecting overdue tuition fees. The Jeju Free International Development Center (JDC) announced that it uncovered irregularities in its affiliate Haewool Inc., [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – What happened on Twitter in South Korea this year? What was most tweeted in 2014? It is reported that the top twitter moment of 2014 in Korea was the Sewol Ferry disaster on April 16. Twitter released its annual list of the tweets that attracted the most attention. According [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent article in Billboard magazine has brought attention to Korean pop band Beast and its music activities in 2014. In an article titled “Watch Beast Reflect on Exciting 2014, Lessons Learned on 5-Year Anniversary” published on December 9, Billboard said that the band has achieved good results with its tracks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung’s virtual reality headset, called the “Gear VR Innovator Edition,” has been sold by several thousands of units on the first day of the launch. According to American IT magazines such as SlashGear on December 10, the inventory of the Gear VR ran out in one day after debuting [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Chrysler Korea said on December 10 that it would launch its Jeep Renegade in the second half of 2015. In addition, it will unveil by next year the All-New 2015 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan and Fiat crossover Fiat Cinquecento X (500X). The Jeep Renegade is a subcompact crossover SUV [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Sunye, the former member of girl group Wonder Girls who has now turned into a Christian missionary, declared, “I have no intention to get back to the entertainment world.” In a charity concert held on December 5 at the Calvary Church in East Brunswick, New Jersey, she said, “I [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Junsu, better known as his stage name Junsu, a member of Korean boy pop group JYJ, was mired in a lawsuit involving unpaid construction bills of 5 billion won (US$4.55 million). The Jeju Islanders Daily reported on December 10, “Kim Junsu of JYJ, who had been known to [...]