SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jangchung Gymnasium, often called the shrine of Korean sports and the best gymnasium in Korea, has been rejuvenated into a cultural complex after 2 years and 8 months of remodeling. Jangchung Gymnasium has played an important role in the last 50 years of Korean history since its opening in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) delivered 300 home arsenic water purifiers to the city of Vũng Tàu in southern Vietnam on January 17. The project was undertaken under a scheme of disseminating equipment developed and improved by Korean SMEs to be suitable for local use throughout [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of SNS among the whole time spent on the 50 most used apps in Korea is 40.3 percent, according to an announcement from Ranky.com, a market research company, on January 16. The company analyzed app usage times for the 50 most used apps by 60,000 mobile device users [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — An orthopedist has developed necrosis on a finger after working for 17 years around radiological equipment, according to a paper published in a recent journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association by Professor Kim Yu-mi’s research team at Wonkwang University‘s medical school. This case of necrosis is the first case [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — YG Entertainment signed a MoU with the Gyeonggi-do to develop a 100 billion won (US$ 92 million) K-pop culture and business cluster at a 49,600㎡ site in Sangok-Dong, Uijeongbu by December 2018. YG Entertainment co-CEO Yang Min-suk signed the MoU at a ceremony held on January 16. According to YG Entertainment, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Dongbu Insurance has formed a US$ 200 million joint investment fund with MetLife and Manulife Financial to expand its foreign investment portfolio. According to investment banking industry experts, Dongbu Insurance has partnered with Manulife Financial in a US$ 100 million joint investment fund to finance infrastructure and real estate in the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – “Mini”, a small-sized drum washer made by Dongbu Daewooo Electronics, was included in the top 10 leading products in China selected by Beijing Zhongyikang Shidai Market Research. The selection of Mini was validation for Dongbu Daewoo’s market analysis that China would increase its demand for small-sized home appliances. According [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Lucky bags from Starbucks Korea sold out in only three hours, reflecting their huge popularity in Korea. Some customers even braved chilly temperatures to camp out in front of coffee shops in tents in a bid to buy the limited items. Starbucks Korea prepared 15,000 lucky bags, which contained [...]
DANGJIN, Korea, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the full-fledged trading of greenhouse gas emission quotas and the increased awareness of the importance of CO2 emission reduction, Hyundai Steel gained attention after receiving international recognition for its efforts to reduce emissions. South Korea’s second largest steel mill announced on January 15 that it won an international certification [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) will support the export of domestic vaccines, by helping Korean drug manufactures to obtain the WHO’s PQ qualification. On January 15, the MFDS announced that it would expand its WHO PQ qualification counseling and consulting for Korean vaccine manufacturers who want to [...]