SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Since the London Book Fair held for three days between April 8 and 10 this year, the cultural exchange between Korea and Britain has never been more active than now. Under this friendly milieu, the British Council and the Literature Translation Institute of Korea will jointly sponsor a literary event in [...]
![[Quote] Popular Author Bernard Werber to Be on TBS eFM Radio Show](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/8594230381_fb8e4eee6c_z.jpg "[Quote] Popular Author Bernard Werber to Be on TBS eFM Radio Show")
“In my first book Les Fourmis I wanted to explore questions like ‘Who are we?’ ‘What is evolution?’ ‘What position do we take in the whole universe?’” “In my latest novel TroisièmeHumanité, I described Korea as a country with state-of-the-art technology and I really believe it would position itself as a technology leader within a [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The regional investigation unit within the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said on September 29 that its investigators arrested a group of suspects implicated in a series of insurance scams, with 77 others booked without detention. According to the police agency, the perpetrators took a total of 600 million won (US$569,000) in 25 [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — It is likely the next-generation submarine for the Republic of Korea Navy will be Jangbogo III (Batch I) based on homegrown technology. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said on September 29 that Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the shipbuilder to assemble two 3,000-ton class conventional submarines, has sufficient capabilities to build [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Consumer Agency said on September 28 that it conducted a product test on eight baby pillow brands claiming “100-percent natural latex” or “natural latex” in their advertising and found four of them contained only 16 to 34 percent. Natural latex rubber is much more expensive than synthetic latex as [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) —The compensation of leaders in major financial institutions has increased too much too fast while their financial performances are not getting any better. Korea Institute of Finance research fellow Kim Woo-jin said in a report “What Makes Global Top-50 Banks Different from Others?” the annual pay of Korean bank CEOs is [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — KB Kookmin Card will introduce a virtual credit card number scheme for those shopping in overseas retail sites such as Amazon.com. On September 25, KB Kookmin Card said that it would unveil the “SecurePay” service, in partnership with MasterCard, that would protects users from personal information theft. The service gives out a [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — As Samsung SDS passed the preliminary review for the initial public offering on September 25, it expects to list its shares by November this year. The Samsung Group company plans to hold a public subscription by next month, with shares held by the group affiliates to be sold to third-party buyers instead [...]
![[Infographic] Is it forgetfulness or dementia?](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dementia-thumbnail.jpg "[Infographic] Is it forgetfulness or dementia?")
SEOUL, Sep.26 (Korea Bizwire) – Regardless of age, many people experience occasional episodes of forgetfulness. They fear that an increasing number of such lapses isa sure sign of dementia. However, there are important differences between forgetfulness and dementia. Here are some examples to distinguish between them. In addition, here is also information on foods that prevent dementia. [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The era of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) will arrive that would provide an unlimited source of Internet addresses in mobile communications services. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said on September 26 that it would, in partnership with the Korea Internet & Security Agency, begin a Long-term Evolution-based IPv6 [...]