“[The final selection process] is open for everyone. When organizing the national team, it is of special importance to strike an ideal balance between experienced players and young energetic ones. We need more passionate, eager players right now.” “I am aware of criticism directed to certain players lingering since the World Cup. At the center [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors’ Pride, also known as the Rio, is the best-selling car in Russia. It is the first time that a foreign vehicle takes first place in auto sales in the country. A total of 10,823 units were sold last month, outnumbering Russian automaker Lada’s Granta model. The Russian [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Rare photos depicting Korean modern history have been found in the William Elliot Griffis Collection. A Korean professor is trying to release the photos, which were originally owned by a scholar in the United States. According to professor Yang Sang-hyun of Soon Chun Hyang University in South Korea, 592 photographs [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – After a lengthy absence, Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn has resumed his duties. Visiting Iraq, where the company’s biggest construction project is being carried out, was his first task. From December 7 to 9, Kim paid a visit to his employees working on the construction project in Bismayah, Iraq, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – After Korean actress Kang So-ra was recently on the news for her 39,000-won (US$35) dress she wore in the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards on December 3 in Hong Kong, another actress and singer-songwriter “IU” (pronounced “eye-you”) was reported to have worn a 35,000-won dress in an awards ceremony. [...]
“The newly created unit will cement its position as the global leader by strengthening its product portfolios while improving its expertise in the downstream areas of EPC [engineering, procurement and construction] and project financing.” “It will also play the leading role for Hanwha Group’s solar power business at a time the world’s solar power market [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – When it comes to Korean products, consumers living in China and Southeast Asian countries are most fond of kitchen appliances. Hurom slow juicers, Lock & Lock sealed containers and Ocoo double boilers have been best sellers in overseas markets this year. GS Shop, a Korean home shopping company, announced [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has partnered with Trek Bicycle, a leading worldwide bicycle manufacturer, to provide visitors with a chance to experience Trek bicycles equipped with Samsung Gear S products at a Trek Bicycle shop. On December 6, customers who visited the bicycle store in Shinsa, Seoul, underwent health checkups using [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Tayo buses, decorated with the main characters of the famous Korean cartoon series Tayo the Little Bus, have remade themselves into Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer to celebrate the end of 2014. The Seoul Metropolitan city government announced on November 8 that it would operate 26 Rudolf-decorated Tayo buses until the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As a part of its yearend KIA Surprise Weekend, Kia Motors planned a music trip and finale concert for its customers. In November, the automaker selected 16 contest winners and sent them on a music trip to the countryside with four teams of indie musicians. On the overnight trip, [...]