SEJONG, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans are consuming more meat than ever while their annual intake of rice continues to set record lows every year, a government report showed Monday. According to the report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the country’s annual per capita consumption of meat came to [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Gangnam Style,” the mega-hit single by South Korean rapper Psy, has surpassed the 2.3 billion mark in YouTube views nearly three years after it was released, his management agency said Monday. The video hit the 2.3 billion milestone Sunday afternoon, YG Entertainment said. Uploaded on July 15, 2012, “Gangnam Style” [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea took up nearly half of the global smart TV market in 2014, data showed Monday, with Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics being the only tech players to post a two-digit share. The combined market share held by the two came to 43.4 percent last year, with Samsung accounting for [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics‘ handsets emit less electromagnetic waves than Apple‘s iPhones, a research report showed Sunday, with the low-end Galaxy Mega smartphone being the No. 1 radiowave-safe product. According to the research conducted by market tracker Cnet in France, the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), a measure of emission of electromagnetic fields, came [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 5 auto giant, saw its U.S. sales of luxury sedans more than double on-year in the first quarter, industry data showed Sunday, setting a record-high quarterly share in the segment. The combined sales of Hyundai Motor‘s premium Genesis and Equus, and Kia Motors‘s K9 in [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Suncheon is offering weekend observatory classes where anyone can learn about the migration of snipes and plovers, and observe them in their natural environment with instruction from professionals. Entitled “The 12,000 Km Journey of Snipes,” the program will be held at Suncheon Bay Ecological Park, a [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge is expected to be scarce in the Korean market after its release on April 10, as Samsung is having a hard time meeting demand for the device due to technical difficulties related to the curved screen and an unexpectedly large number of pre-orders. According to industry [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine of out of 10 Koreans aged 65 years and over do not want to receive medical care to prolong their lives. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) published on April 9, only 3.9 percent of the respondents said that [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of imported cars from last year that are still in stock is estimated to be about 63,000, triple the number from three years ago and a record high in Korea. The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA) and Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA) reported on April 9 [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Although studies have recently shown that children’s use of smartphones and tablet PCs could have a harmful effect on their growth and development, educational IT devices are becoming increasingly popular among Korean parents. According to Woongjin Thinkbig’s report on April 9, Woongjin Book Club, the company’s ebook service package [...]