SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – KT, Korea’s largest telecom service firm, said on June 26 that it would begin a new corporate social responsibility program for the visually impaired as a way to provide opportunities for them to read more books. The company recruited 250 volunteers from its employees and their family members to do the [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – GS25, Korea’s major convenience store franchiser, is enjoying a sharp increase in the sales of MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) phones at its stores nationwide. Mobile virtual network operators obtain bulk access to network services at wholesale rates and set retail prices accordingly. That’s how MVNO service providers typically charge lower rates [...]
![[Stats] Ratio of Dual Income Households by Age Groups](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ratio-of-Dual-Income-Households-by-Age-Groups1.jpg "[Stats] Ratio of Dual Income Households by Age Groups")
A recent survey showed that one in two Korean couples in their 40s and 50s are dual-income earners as they have to spend a large sum of money for their children’s education. The National Statistical Office released a report titled “Variation of Dual Income Households in 2013” on June 25. According to the report, as [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) –The ITS (International Trade Show for) Game 2014, Korea’s only game-related B2B event, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency, has generated $72.21-million export deals, the largest ever in its history. The ITS Game 2014 export consultation meetings ran for two [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) –As the Fair Trade Commission pressures the construction contractors ever harder for colluding in biddings, the total bill for penalties for the past two years has surpassed 450 billion won. Accordingly, some contractors with poor results this year had to pay fines in excess of their profits. According to construction industry [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom said on June 24 that it has launched a “Cloud Game” service by which users can play high-quality video console games available only on Xbox or PlayStation. Cloud Game allows smartphone users to have access to the cloud server and play the game without the need for installing the [...]
SEOUL, June 24, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – As POSCO Group acquires Tongyang Power, the company holding the license to build a thermal power plant in Samcheok, Gangwon Province, its energy unit POSCO Energy will be able to earn a stable stream of income from the power generation business. According to industry sources on June 20, the [...]
![[Infographic] To Prevent Hair Loss, Scalp Care Essential](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Scalp-Care-thumbnail-2.png "[Infographic] To Prevent Hair Loss, Scalp Care Essential")
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Although lots of people do care for their skins, they sometimes fail to notice the importance of taking care of scalp, skin parts covered by hair. But, passing over the careful management of scalp can cause scalp inflammation and even loss of your hair. During the summer season, especially, so much sweat [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A “Kopino,” who has led a difficult life in the Philippines after being abandoned by a Korean father, won in a paternity suit in the Korean court. Kopino, or Korinoy in Filipino slang, is a child of mixed Korean and Filipino descent to an unwed Filipina mother. Even though there were a [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – “Tobot,” the robot brand of Young Toys Inc. that became a smash-hit item in last year’s Christmas season, will go global with orders from overseas flooding in. According to a Young Toys official on June 23, the company will send the first shipments of its Tobot toys accompanied with [...]