SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Deep-sea water is full of various natural minerals contributing to good health, with high antioxidative activity and even the potential to add flavor to food. Now, the versatile water can be used in food products, and is rising as a blue chip prospect in the food industry. Considering the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – On January 10, a man was walking home after purchasing some cream bread for his pregnant wife. Sadly, he never made it back to his family, as he was hit by an unknown driver, and died soon after. The driver responsible for the accident fled the scene, and is still [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — AXA Direct, the automobile insurance operating arm of AXA Group, a worldwide leader in insurance, announced on January 28 that it will launch its Global English website service from February 2 for expatriates in Korea, in a first for Korea’s insurance industry. Through the service, foreigners in Korea will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nexon, the nation’s No.1 online game brand and the largest shareholder of NC Soft, publicly announced on January 27 that it will participate in the management of the latter company, a change from its previously held position as a simple shareholder. Nexon became the controlling stakeholder of NC Soft [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Company is teaming up with Baidu, China’s largest Internet portal, to venture into one of the most promising fields in the global automotive market: the connected car business. The Seoul-based car manufacturer announced on January 27 that China’s top search engine would participate in efforts to sell cars [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – “House of Cards,” now on the verge of releasing its season three episodes, has been heralded as one of the best American TV dramas ever. How could the American TV series catch the eyes of people from all over the world? How did “Prison Break” bring the characters to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans make more than half of their payments by credit cards in terms of volume, almost twice as much as Americans. According to a Bank of Korea report entitled “Koreans’ Usage of Payment Means in 2014 and Their Implications” analyzing payment usage in terms of volume by interviewing 2,500 adults [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Convenience stores usually sell simple items such as snacks, drinks and other daily necessities. Now, they are transforming themselves into private lockers, meeting rooms and concert halls providing a variety of “spaces.” According to BGF Retail, the franchiser responsible for the CU convenience store chain, its CU Itaewon Freedom store [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The signboard of a store in a small town in Gangwon province has been reborn as a work of art. Through the 2014 village art project entitled “The Twice More Joy Project,” the Village Art Project Committee and Jeongseon-gun transformed 38 commercial signboards from Hwaam-ri into works of art. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — For the mental and physical health of its employees in the service industry, Lotte Department Store has prepared a rest and welfare facility for staff which is of the highest level in the industry. The ‘Salt Room’, which is a staff lounge situated on the first basement floor at the [...]