SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the entrenchment of a five-day workweek and widespread awareness of the importance of having a balanced life, Koreans are finding themselves with an increasing amount of free time. However, the quality and diversity of the free time has remained the same even as the quantity has increased, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics plans to unveil its quantum dot ultra HD TVs at the upcoming CES 2015, to be held in Las Vegas from January 6 to 9. The quantum dot technology uses light-emitting nanometer-sized crystals that produce different colors depending on their size. LG’s quantum dot UHD TVs are able to reproduce [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor rolled out its all-new Sonata Hybrid featuring state-of-the-art technology and future-oriented design on December 16 in Seoul. The Sonata Hybrid was reborn with higher driving performance and premium design, after 27 months of development and an investment of 180 billion won (US$164 million) by the world’s fifth largest [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A man in his late 30s was arrested in Seoul on December 16 for habitual burglary breaking and entering houses in dozens of cases. Upon investigation by the police it turned out he set out to steal to prepare funds for his wedding scheduled in April next year after [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The famed ‘nut incident’ is not quite done yet, since ex-Korean Air VP Cho Hyun-ah might face prosecution, while the airline itself is the target of boycott movements. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) revealed that it is planning to proceed with charges against Cho, while the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — What is it that makes Korean employees not want to go to work? Korean consulting firm Performance Solution International (PSI) recently conducted a survey regarding week-day fatigue. 100 workers who have been employed for less than three years participated in the survey. So which days do working Koreans dislike [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Six large retailers including Lotte Mart, E-Mart and Home Plus filed a petition against two Seoul districts, claiming that the ordinances restricting operating hours or mandating the closure of supermarkets every other Sunday were discriminatory. On December 12, Seoul High Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, saying that the ordinances [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have discovered that taurine may be effective in treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to a December 14 announcement. Taurine, an amino acid which occurs naturally in squid and octopus, is commonly available as a dietary supplement that supports neurological development and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s top tier music producer Brave Brothers is planning his entry into the American music market in collaboration with American rapper Keenan Jackson, better known as YG, said Brave Entertainment, the South Korean record label founded in 2008 by the K-pop hit creator. Brave Entertainment said on December 15 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – With an aviation-related certification agreement between Korea and Turkey, the Korean made KC-100 four-passenger jet is ready to take to the sky in Turkey. On December 15, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it signed an MOU with Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation on the mutual recognition [...]