SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics sold all of its 1,000 Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man Edition smartphones in less than a day despite a server crash to due to the rush of Iron Man fans seeking the limited-edition device. Samsung officially began selling the Iron Man edition at 10am on May 27 at [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy band BigBang will release the second single album of its “Made Series” on Monday, the group’s management agency said. “Made Series” is the name for a project in which BigBang promised to release a new single on the first day of every month from May to August. [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean e-commerce platform operator Coupang said Thursday it has clinched an exclusive deal with a U.S. consumer goods maker founded by American actress Jessica Alba to sell its products in the local market, a move seen as helping to solidify its status as the country’s top social commerce provider. Under [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Controversy is mounting in South Korea on Thursday over Audi‘s alleged exaggeration of fuel efficiency for one of its most popular models as the German carmaker takes issue with a methodology that the government used in reviewing its reported mileage. According to the transportation ministry, the fuel efficiency reported [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will render monetary support for the production of an animated film about Korean women forced to serve as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II to help increase the world’s awareness of the issue, the government said Thursday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — BMW Korea announced that its BMW Driving Center on Yeongjong Island had welcomed 100,000 visitors as of May 24, nine months after its opening in August of last year. The driving center offers various fun family experiences while driving BMW vehicles. In particular, its 2.6-kilometer track enables drivers to [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin Air, a budget airline in Korea, will be the first carrier to introduce Kakao Pay as a mobile ticket payment method. With its decision, passengers purchasing Jin Air tickets through the Internet or on mobile apps will be able to pay using their Kakao Pay accounts, as well [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – With subscriptions to data-oriented rate plans passing the 800,000 mark just 17 days after their rollout earlier this month, the ICT ministry expects that the 2- million-subscriber mark is within reach this year. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning on May 26, the total number [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – As the distribution of smartphones loaded with games and web browsers increases, the possibility of safety accidents is soaring accordingly. To reduce such mishaps related to mobile phone usage, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries is promoting a campaign urging its workers to refrain from using their phones while working. The [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A former miner and poet will carrying a 70-kilogram mine timber in protest against the government’s plan to allow Koreans to use casinos on cruises. The Struggling Committee against Admission to Cruise Casinos announced that it would begin an extraordinary protest on June 8 against the government’s plan to [...]