SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As Severance Hospital, which has earned worldwide attention recently by treating US Ambassador Mark Lippert, stresses that it is the legitimate successor of Jejungwon, Korea’s first national western-style hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, its main rival, suffers in silence. In a briefing session explaining the physical condition of Ambassador [...]
“It’s regrettable that the law regressed from its original draft. The original draft included three key elements of banning unjust business favors and bribe taking and preventing public officials from pursuing private benefits in handling their given work. But the last element was omitted from the final law.” “I think we can’t just criticize this [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Show Time Entertainment, a Korean comedy agency, has signed a MoU with the Korea-China Federation of Culture, Tourism and Media (KCCTM) to jointly establish an agency based in Beijing, China. The agency will be located in Beijing’s National Music Industry Park, which houses music and acting studios. Show Time [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Arirang TV will be aired in the UK by SKY, a British telecommunications company, and Freesat, a free-to-air digital satellite television company, according to a company statement on March 9. The company said that it would be the first Korean broadcaster included in UK cable TV. Broadcasts in the UK [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Group and Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), an investment company in Saudi Arabia, have entered into a partnership for their content businesses. CJ Group chairman Sohn Kyung-Shik met HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of KHC, on March 8. Sohn said that CJ Group is Asia’s best content company, and offers [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor announced on March 20 that more than 4,000 orders have been made for the latest edition of the Tucson SUV since South Korea’s leading carmaker began receiving preorders last week. A total of 4,200 units of the all-new Tucson were sold via early orders as of March [...]
SINGAPORE, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A major study that examined 1,000 companies across 10 Asia Pacific economies has, for the first time, associated better firm performance with companies that have at least 10 per cent of their board seats held by women. According to new findings published in the report, Diversity Matters: Adding Colour [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean research team has synthesized a new multifunctional 2D ordered crystal structure, designated as C2N-h2D crystal, that exhibits more enhanced electrical features than those of graphene. The new crystal can be applied in diverse areas that are not suitable for graphene, such as energy storage, catalysis and life [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Large retailers in Korea have achieved great success in the operation of their mobile shopping platforms, amidst a recent slump in their offline store operation caused by ordinances restricting operating hours, and the economic slow-down. E-Mart has even started to operate a distribution center for online shopping operations only, while [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO is set to become the first idol band ever to have a five-day concert series at a 10,000-seat gymnastics stadium. The group faced adversity last year, as two former members, Kris and Luhan, left the band. However, the hurdle has been overcome, and the remaining members now stand as one [...]