SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Company revealed plans yesterday to release its very first commercialized electric bus model by early next year. According to the South Korean vehicle manufacturer, its electric bus models are already in development with plans for a trial run scheduled later this year. Hyundai Motor was the first [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a congratulatory message to Syria over the founding anniversary of the country’s ruling party, Pyongyang’s media said Friday, amid global condemnation against Damascus’s suspected chemical weapon attack on civilians. The North’s leader sent the message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to mark [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Of more than 600,000 individuals with depression in South Korea, only 15 percent are getting professional treatment, a new mental health survey from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) revealed yesterday. Experts say it’s most important for those suffering from a mental illness to disclose the condition to those [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Beware of suspicious online reviews of plastic surgery clinics that sound too positive, South Korea’s advertisement watchdog warns. A report published by the Korea Internet Advertising Foundation (KIAF) yesterday revealed nearly one in three positive reviews on the Internet about plastic surgery is thought to be fake, reviews which [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The country’s top court on Friday overturned an acquittal handed down to local retailer Homeplus Co. over illegally selling customer data to insurance firms. The retailer was indicted in February 2015 on charges of gathering more than 24 million pieces of customer data, including birthdates and the number of [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The combined sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new flagship Galaxy S8 series, which will officially hit shelves later this month, is expected to surpass the 40 million unit mark, industry data showed Friday. South Korea’s brokerage houses estimated the sales of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest multiplex cinema chain, CGV, with theaters around the world, is turning its Yeouido branch into what it calls a ‘cultureplex’, at which different types of culture, entertainment and lifestyle events such as performances, art, concerts, exhibitions and napping places will be hosted. This Friday, a classical piano [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Yesterday marked the official launch of South Korea’s very first online-only bank, K Bank, and more than 20,000 new customers have already signed up to open new accounts. On the day the bank launched its service, nearly 15,320 internet-only bank accounts were opened by three in the afternoon, surpassing [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) – Asiana Airlines Inc. said Tuesday it will increase flights on routes to Japan and Southeast Asia in the second quarter to offset lower demand from China. Asiana, the country’s second-biggest passenger carrier by sales, will flexibly respond to sharp declines in inbound Chinese travelers by reducing flights on routes to and [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of growing calls to lower the voting age, around 200,000 18-year-old South Korean youth will cast their votes in a mock election set to be held on the same day as the upcoming presidential election day in May. The organizers of the mock election, including members of [...]