SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics announced on November 24 that more than 10 million of its premium refrigerators equipped with the “inverter linear compressor” technology were sold worldwide. Sales are expected to hit record highs at two million units per year, as the cutting-edge home appliance has increasingly gained popularity in global [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Less than two months after its release, Huawei Technologies is dropping the price of its budget X3 smartphone by nearly 40 percent, offering a 200,000-won-discount to local customers in a move indicative of the Chinese vendor’s struggling ‘smartphone push’ in Korea. Media Log, a local distributor and affiliate of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Encar said on November 24 that it has launched a smartphone app to allow users to find out an exact trim grade and available options of their cars for sale based on photo information. In addition, the app provides specifications and prices for other comparable cars. With the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Londoners will now have the chance to taste Korean foods such as ramyun (also known as ramen in Japanese), kimchi, bulgogi and Korean alcohol soju at Tesco stores by December 2. The 4th Korean Food Exhibitions are being held at 62 Tesco stores in Britain until December 2nd, and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Actress Lee Min-jung becomes a new muse of Isa Knox, a Korean cosmetic brand manufactured by LG Household & Health Care. “Lee Min-jung is a fascinating, classy and feminine actress, who is perfectly suitable for our brand image. We will strengthen our position in the beauty product market [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – When a North American visiting South Korea has a headache, he or she will probably pay more than in the United States to buy Advil, as drugs manufactured by multinational pharmaceutical companies are typically sold at higher prices in South Korea than in other countries. When the Consumers Union [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – At the ongoing global game exhibition G-Star in Busan’s BEXCO, mobile games are emerging as a new growth engine in the gaming industry. Although the main booths of the exhibition hall showcase blockbuster online PC games, mobile games, despite their lack of mainstream status, are increasingly gaining prominence. NCSoft, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean-style potato chip product sweeps South Korea. It is so delicious that a huge number of snack lovers crave for it. It is almost impossible to get one, however, as demand is substantially exceeding supply. The potato chip called “Honey Butter Chip” launched in August hit the record [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics held a promotional event called “My Kitchen Needs Nate” in the United States for about six weeks between June 19 and July 31 in partnership with Nate Berkus, an American interior designer and television personality. The event attracted 500 applicants of which Kansas City homeowners Tim and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Land and Housing Corporation said on November 20 that it would open an “earthquake control technology experience center” in “the Green,” its eco-friendly and future housing technology exhibition center located in the southern end of Seoul. The new experience center is intended to help the general public raise [...]