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Korea Develops Cement from Reduced Metal Slag

Korea Develops Cement from Reduced Metal Slag

SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean researchers have developed a new cement-producing technology using reduced iron and steel slag. The Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) and the R&D Center for Valuable Recycling announced on March 11 that they have succeeded in producing rapid-hardening cement from metal slag reduced during the scrap metal recycling process, [...]

Business Hotel Chains Establishing a Presence in Seoul

Business Hotel Chains Establishing a Presence in Seoul

SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Well-known hotel chains are increasingly planning to open business hotels in Seoul, creating additional competition in the hospitality industry. Accor, the global hotel group that operates 16 properties in Korea, has opened a business hotel, Ibis Style Ambassador Seoul, in Myeongdong. The company is planning to open two more Ibis Style [...]

Sluggish Korean Whiskey Market Aims to Rebound with Low Alcohol Spirits

Sluggish Korean Whiskey Market Aims to Rebound with Low Alcohol Spirits

SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean whiskey market, which has been trending downwards since the late 2000s, is aiming to bounce back by introducing low alcohol spirits with various scents and flavors. According to the industry officials on March 10, Diageo Korea, Korea’s largest whiskey provider in terms of market share, will enter the low [...]

US Embassy’s Strengthened Security Draws Strong Opposition

US Embassy’s Strengthened Security Draws Strong Opposition

SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The US Embassy drew strong opposition from Korean journalists by searching their possessions without consent before a press conference featuring Ambassador Mark Lippert, which took place prior to his discharge from Severance Hospital. On March 10, staffers from the US Embassy searched through belongings left by reporters and journalists in the [...]

Korean Audiences Meet Elsa and Anna Again as Frozen Fever Comes to Korea

Korean Audiences Meet Elsa and Anna Again as Frozen Fever Comes to Korea

SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean audiences are preparing to meet Elsa and Anna in theaters again, as Disney is set to release ‘Frozen Fever,’ a short sequel to ‘Frozen’, which attracted more than 10 million moviegoers in Korea. The short film will be released on March 19, and will play ahead of ‘Cinderella.’ Walt Disney [...]

Samsung Subsidiary Becomes Third Biosimilar Manufacturer in Korea

Samsung Subsidiary Becomes Third Biosimilar Manufacturer in Korea

SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Group’s pharmaceutical subsidiary Samsung Bioepis will be the third Korean company to manufacture and distribute biosimilar products. The company confirmed that its ‘SB4′ Enbrel biosimilar drug has advanced into regulatory review for manufacturing and marketing by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), according to an announcement on March [...]

Korea is K-Pop, but Demand Increasing for Dubbed Content

Korea is K-Pop, but Demand Increasing for Dubbed Content

SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — What does ‘Korea’ remind global citizens of? According to a 2014 survey conducted by the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) on 5,600 citizens from 14 countries, 17.2 percent of the respondents answered that K-pop is the first thing that came to mind when they thought of Korea. This is [...]

Living Fossil Longtail Tadpole Shrimp Coming to Goesan International Organic Expo

Living Fossil Longtail Tadpole Shrimp Coming to Goesan International Organic Expo

SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Organizers from the 2015 Goesan International Organic Expo plan to exhibit artificially-hatched longtail tadpole shrimps at the event, which is coordinated by the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research and Goesan-gun, and scheduled to take place in September. Longtail tadpole shrimps, considered a living fossil due to their almost unchanged morphology [...]