![[Feature] Korea’s Book Publishing Industry in Dire Predicament](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/28273261_m-800x532.jpg "[Feature] Korea’s Book Publishing Industry in Dire Predicament")
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Why boys are turning to online games rather than spending time with books? As with this question, boys are increasingly attracted to “masculine” features of games at the expense of “feminine” book-reading time; Boys are being deterred from reading because the “gatekeepers” to children’s literature are mainly women, argues Jonathan [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – NCSoft is determined to recruit investment specialists. The company’s investment target is a non-game industry which can have a synergy with the game industry. Nexon and NHN Entertainments are also vying to make investments in non-game industries. Such moves by Korea’s most respectable game companies are interpreted as attempts to [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – “Most game makers that succeeded in the world market analyze data on each national market’s users and their live time value constantly. Domestic game publishers and developers must do the same to raise their winning possibilities in the global market.” This is what Lee Chang-soo, president of 5Rocks, Korea’s mobile [...]
![[Stats] Mobile Banking Subscribers](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/모바일뱅킹등록고객수-영문.png "[Stats] Mobile Banking Subscribers")
[Related Article] Number of Smartphone Banking Users Exceeds 40 Million in Korea (Korea Bizwire, May 16) The number of people using smartphone banking service has exceeded 40 million for the first time ever in Korea. On May 15, according to a report “Domestic Banking Services in the First Quarter of 2014” by the Bank of Korea, the total [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people using smartphone banking service has exceeded 40 million for the first time ever in Korea. On May 15, according to a report “Domestic Banking Services in the First Quarter of 2014” by the Bank of Korea, the total number of customers registered with online banking service [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the total assets in Korea, land takes as much as a half, said the Bank of Korea. According to the “National Balanced Sheet (Preliminary)” released by the central bank, the total amount of assets in Korea reached 10,630.6 trillion won, 7.7 times more than the gross domestic products. The [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – EXO fans might want to see this kind of playful moments featuring EXO members. In this 6-minute video clip, the K-pop boy group members are exchanging playful banters each other. Actually, the members were gathered together to film for a cosmetic commercial. This video is sure to make the fans all [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The “app card,” which has been touted as a new-generation mobile transaction system, has taken a hit from illicit transactions. In the meantime, Fraud Detection System (FDS) has proven its values once again. Samsung Card reported to the police and financial authorities on May 11 about some 300 cases of illegal [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – “FIFA Online 3M” has become the first mobile-dedicated game application to surpass the million-download mark on Naver App Store. “FIFA Online 3M,” the mobile version of famous online game “FIFA Online 3,” is a football game which features all the real players and clubs in major football leagues all around the world and [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) – If a person gets injured while going home at night after having a company-sponsored dinner party, should this be considered an occupational accident? Judge Choi Moon-soo at the Changwon District Court ruled on April 22 in favor of the plaintiff who demanded that the fall injury he had sustained while coming [...]