SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean bands AOA, TWICE and 2PM will headline KCON Japan, that country’s edition of the world’s largest convention on all things “hallyu,” or the worldwide popularity of Korean culture, organizers said Friday. This year’s KCON Japan will consist of a convention displaying merchandise related to Korean culture, a [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Police said Thursday they have shut down a major server of South Korea’s largest pornographic website based in the Netherlands in collaboration with local authorities. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said they shut down one of the major servers of Soranet last Friday and booked 62 people suspected of violating [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Chinese beer Tsingtao has emerged as the No. 1 import brand in South Korea at a leading supermarket chain, industry data showed Friday, amid the rising popularity of Chinese cuisine in the country. According to the data compiled by E-Mart, Tsingtao outpaced other rivals in sales over the January-March [...]
INCHEON, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Two Chinese nationals who were indicted on charges of illegally sneaking into South Korea through the country’s largest airport received a suspended jail term and were order to be deported, court records showed Friday. The Incheon District Court sentenced the husband and wife to a year and eight months [...]
ULSAN, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) is creating an independent laboratory specializing in the production of gas by breaking down human excrement. As the gas produced is actually used to power heat sources for homes, the project is attracting attention. After the researchers do their ‘number twos’, [...]
SEJONG, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Exports of dried and seasoned seaweed products have increased dramatically after they won the hearts of Chinese consumers. According to the Korea Customs Service, exports of dried and seasoned seaweed peaked in 2015, and the $224.3 million in sales was a 10.8 percent increase compared to 2014. Considering sales [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In the movie “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”, Tom Cruise secretly takes pictures of classified documents by blinking his eye, using ‘smart’ contact lenses. According to SAM Mobile, a Samsung Electronics blog, the company applied for a patent in the U.S. for ‘the production and usage of smart contact lenses for augmented reality’ [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean brands and freelance designers joined forces with globally popular K-pop stars as a precursor to expanding the outbound market, a local entertainment agency said on Friday. S.M. Entertainment, the country’s largest star label by market capitalization, opened “SUM Market,” a store that offers Korean manufactured food products with [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Two South Koreans have been arrested on charges of arranging sex between an affluent South Korean businessman in the United States and four women, one of whom is a well-known actress, Seoul police said Friday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said it has arrested the two men, surnamed [...]
GOSEONG, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) – With the opening date of the World Dinosaur Expo approaching, the city of Goseong is busy preparing for the event. A total of 18 dinosaur figures and five props that were exhibited at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province were recently brought to the site of the event. The dinosaurs were [...]