SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Renault Samsung Motors said on November 2 that it would launch special editions of its QM5 Neo and SM3 Neo, including the QM5 Neo R4U (meaning “red for you”) and the SM3 Neo R4U, with intense red color all over the body and improved safety specs. With the two [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The legal profession was once considered one of the highest paid and honored jobs in South Korea before the introduction of law school in 2009. Before the adoption of the law school scheme, students who want to be a lawyer should pass Korea’s bar exam and then successful applicants [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – It takes 28.5 years for a newlywed couple to lease a “jeonse” apartment in Seoul, according to the Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice which analyzed data from Kookmin Bank, Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Houses in capital regions such as Gyeonggi Province and Incheon City take [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Clara Lee was selected as the second most beautiful woman in the world. Lifestyle magazine Mode announced its World’s 100 Most Beautiful Women of 2014 on October 28. Model/actress Tania Marie Caringi in the Unites States took the first place and model/actress/singer Clara Lee in South Korea followed the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – NHN Entertainment released its hexagon-based puzzle game “Line Pop 2” through its Line Game platform on both Google Play and Apple’s App Store worldwide on October 29. The new release is a follow-up of Line Pop, which hit the record of 47-million downloads. Launched in November 2012, the mobile [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The first “spacing-out competition” was held on October 29 at Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall. The contest is to pick the ones who can zone out the most. A total of 50 contestants participated in the competition, and its competition rate was whopping three to one. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The “German Moses’ Miracle” video once went viral in South Korea for its miraculous view showing that all cars yielded the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, which is really hard to witness in Korea. Refusing to yield the way to fire trucks or ambulances actually hurts response time. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government encourages women to give birth a lot, but many pregnant women in Korea have actually received unfair treatment in their workplaces. In particular, Korean nurses should have a child in sequence. The Korea Health and Medical Workers’ Union published a report surveying 1,826 medical workers from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – It is reported that a specific absorption rate of SK Telecom’s “Kids Phone JooN” is three times higher than that of other smartphones on average. Congresswoman Yu Seung-hee said that, based on data submitted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the specific absorption rate (SAR) of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Operators of infrastructures such as bridges, tunnels, railroads and subways as well as establishments hosting a number of people including hospitals, multipurpose venues and educational institutes should buy disaster insurance policies, most of which are currently in an insurance blind spot. The Financial Services Commission announced on October 27 that [...]