SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday it has started mass production of an upgraded flash memory chip for smartphones with a high speed and a high capacity, which will help mobile devices run more stable. Samsung claimed that the 128GB Universal Flash Storage (UFS) for smartphones is an industry first, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Uber Korea, a mobile app operator linking drivers and passengers, decided to make its ride-sharing service Uber X free of charge in Seoul in an attempt to counter the city government’s ban on its operations, and to protect its Uber drivers. On February 25, Uber said, “The decision was [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean teenager who vanished in Turkey last month has joined the Islamic State (IS) militant group and has been receiving training, lawmakers quoted South Korea’s national spy agency as saying Tuesday. The 18-year-old, identified only by his surname Kim, disappeared on Jan. 10 during a trip to the [...]
SEJONG, Korea, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – An identified gunman shot three people to death with a shotgun at a convenience store in Sejong city, de facto administrative capital of South Korea, on the morning of February 25. A rescue team transported the three wounded, including the owner of the shop, his father and a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A special fashion show featuring hanbok, Korean traditional formal wear, was conducted to pay tribute to this year’s Academy Awards on February 20. The Hanbok Advancement Center held the fashion show at a pre-awards gala entitled “87th Oscar Academy Award and Hollywood Tribute 2015” in Los Angeles. Some 200 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean government tries to introduce an electronic card purchasing system in the gambling industry to limit per capita betting, and to reduce gambling addiction, local farmers and livestock raisers are protesting against the policy, claiming that the e-card introduction could reduce subsidies for the development of [...]
DAEJEON, Korea, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Considering the fact that the insect industry is rising as a new growth engine for agriculture in Korea, the city of Daejeon is aiming to become a distribution hub for insect products by making the best use of its Insect Eco Center, which is slated to be completed this [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean National Commission of UNESCO (KNCU) has started a workshop to strengthen design and the capability of craftwork to figure in the sustainable development of Uzbekistan. The four-day workshop being held at the Craft Development Center in Margilan, Uzbekistan, from February 24 to 27 was planned to boost craftwork [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) has been chosen to find the best location for a new city development project in Uganda. LH announced on February 23 that its consortium won an order to select the site of a new city adjacent to Kampala, which will be developed by [...]
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