SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Wednesday showcased the Galaxy BLADE Edge, a parody of its offbeat high-end handset the Galaxy S6 Edge that will hit the market later this month, in line with its marketing efforts on April Fools’ Day. “Samsung is proud to announce the world’s first [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s Haeundae Beach will house a temporary astronomical observation center equipped with eight astronomical telescopes and staffed with astronomers on April 4, when the partial lunar eclipse will occur. The eclipse will start at 7:15 PM and last for three hours, with viewers expected to flock to see the [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A smart sensor that a drink bottle can ‘wear’ and a wristband device that wakes up sleepyheads are being presented to the public at the ‘Innovative & Creative Show,’ a convention for small digital companies held by Daehong Communications. Daehong Communications has helped several newly formed companies debut at [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers have developed a method to uniformly disperse graphene particles in polymer composites using a solvent-free process, moving a step closer to the commercialization of graphene. According to a research team led by professor Kim Seong-lyun at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and professor Youn Jae-ryoun at [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — There is a famous preconception that chewing gum is a popular item at the beginning of the year, as it is sought after by smokers trying to kick the habit as part of their New Year’s resolutions. However, according to research released by convenience store chain CU on March [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean post offices will begin providing a free photo printing service for digital photographs stored on mobile devices, said the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning on March 30. Post office visitors will be able to print out digital pictures in any size they want, such as passport [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO began promoting Exodus, its second album, with a press conference at SM TOWN COEX Artium on March 30. Reporters from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries swarmed the conference hall to cover EXO’s much anticipated new album. Their new song, ‘Call Me Baby,’ which was released [...]
“As the Korea-China relations come of age, the two nations must discuss sensitive issues in an open-minded manner. With regard to the issues of North Korea, North Korea’s nuclear program, unification and security as well as North Korean defectors and fishing orders in the Yellow Sea, the two nations must exchange opinions in a more [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The head of Samsung Electronics‘ mobile division grabbed the title of the highest-paid executive in South Korea last year thanks to a hefty bonus for the division’s robust performance in 2013. Shin Jong-kyun topped the list of corporate executives’ annual salaries by getting paid 14.57 billion won (US$13.13 million) [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy band EXO climbed to No. 5 on the U.S. iTunes chart this week with its new album, “Exodus,” the group’s agency said Tuesday. Released worldwide on Monday, the group’s second full-length album rose to fifth place on the U.S. iTunes general albums chart on Tuesday, S.M. Entertainment said. “Exodus” [...]