SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As the number of fathers in their 30s and 40s who are actively involved in child rearing rises, children’s goods makers and retailers are paying keen attention to their consumption habits. These fathers are called “alpha daddies” in Korea who are highly interested in child care and education while fully capable [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – KT, Korea’s No. 2 mobile telecom service operator, has regained most of the subscribers lost to its rivals during its 45-day suspension period. Beginning on April 27 when it was allowed to resume normal business operations, the company has signed up about 90,000 new customers, about two-thirds of the customers lost [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The top tech firms in Silicon Valley, including Google Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., agreed in late April to settle a lawsuit brought by 64,000 employees who alleged their wages had been depressed because of agreements among these companies not to recruit one another’s workers. According to [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics has unveiled a new commercial of the Ultra HD TV that depicts the dynamic movement of Koo Ja-Cheol and Son Heung-min, the Bundesliga football players, in a special filming technique that makes the images look like super-high-resolution 3D videos. The commercial video released on YouTube shows vividly the [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Even though almost three weeks have passed after the tragic ferry incident killing more than 300 including 60 still unrecovered, the whole nation is still mourning while fuming over the government’s inadequate handling of the matter. And an interview with one of the volunteer divers by a local news outlet provides [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – “We don’t even light up our signboard in the evening anymore; we are practically closed,” said a youth hostel owner whose business located in Sokcho in the mountainous Gangwon Province, a popular school trip destination. Every single reservation from April to May at this youth hostel has been cancelled [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of rich children who hold stocks of listed companies worth more than 100 million won has reached 126, which is an all-time high in Korea. As the domestic stock market went into a recession, many stockholders seem to have taken advantage of the fall in stock prices and [...]
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SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a survey taken three years ago, as many as 85 percent of Koreans said they are not happy. The news report was indeed shocking to the viewers. In a follow-up questionnaire about “spiritual quotient” in late 2011 conducted by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism on 5,011 adults, asking [...]
SEOUL, Korea, May 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has expanded its ultra-high definition (UHD) TV line-ups from premium products including curved UHD TV to low-cost mass-market models. The world’s No. 1 TV manufacturer recently rolled out low-cost UHD TV models like HU7000 series of 40/50/55-inch products to rule the UHD TV market. The [...]
SEOUL, Korea, May 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The mundane-looking fried chicken has transformed into a luxury three-course cuisine of ricotta cheese salad, green fried chicken breast and cheeseballs. It came back with actress Jun Ji-hyun, also known as Gianna Jun, of “My Lover from the Star” fame who starred in a commercial of the newly introduced [...]