SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The song “Lost Stars” from the American comedy-drama film “Begin Again” was ranked as the most popular film music in Korea over the past four years. According to the analysis by Mnet.com, a music streaming site run by CJ E&M, “Lost Stars”, performed by Adam Levine of Maroon 5, ranked [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In the first half of the year, exports of agricultural products by NH Nonghyup increased by 16 percent to US$160 million, as markets for Korean mushrooms, tomatoes and ginseng products expanded. By product, mushroom exports skyrocketed 145 percent thanks to increased sales to North America, and strawberry exports were up [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The 14th DongGang International Photo Festival will begin on July 24 at various venues including Dong Gang Museum of Photography in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province. Sponsored by the province, the photo festival will last until October 4th, with different exhibitions including the Donggang photography award exhibition, main exhibition, international open [...]
Seoul, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Data-oriented rate plans have turned out to have a positive effect on the sales of mobile communications companies. Concerns arose when the plans were first launched, but now it is estimated that average revenue per user(ARPU) has actually increased. Non- LTE users making the jump to LTE plans seem [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Business leaders in South Korea vowed Thursday to keep pushing for their planned investment and taking the lead in rejuvenating the economy, which is struggling with slumping domestic demand in the wake of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak. In a joint statement, presidents of the country’s top 30 [...]
SEJONG, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will invest nearly 10 trillion won (US$88 billion) over the next three years to help boost its exports, the government said Thursday. The move comes as the country posted an on-year drop in its exports for six consecutive months since January. In the first six months of [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Six out of ten Korean office workers consider that their attire and appearance can affect their job performance ratings. According to UNIQLO on July 7, 58.5 percent of Korean office workers think that the tidiness of their dress and appearance could be important factors for others in appraising their work [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In the first half of the year, private creators showed a marked improvement on YouTube as non-celebrity channels have been attracting more subscribers. Global video streaming site YouTube released the top 20 Korean YouTube channels with the highest growth in the number of subscribers on July 7. Among the members [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As cooking shows like“Please Take Care of My Refrigerator,”“What Shall We Eat Today?” and “Korean Food War” gain popularity, not only the food and restaurant industries but also big-box retailers and even companies in the cosmetics industry are busy casting the famous chefs as their spokesmodels. Recently, Dongwon F&B [...]
Seoul, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Research results say that Korea’s population will peak in 2030, reaching 52 million, and decrease afterwards. The current population of Korea in 2015 is 51 million. This means that the population will increase by one million over the next 15 years, and start to decline in the following years. [...]