SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The energy efficiency of solar cells is expected to rise thanks to a newly established tandem solar cell platform developed by Korean scientists, which overcomes the limitations of its theoretical maximum efficiency. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on November 24 that its Photo-electronic Hybrids Research Center, led [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The SBS drama “Pinocchio” received a green light for overseas distribution by selling its distribution rights to China for a record amount. A spokesperson announced on November 24 that the drama sold its distribution rights to China’s largest video portal site, Youku Tudou, for US$280,000 per episode. SEE ALSO: [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – When you’re depressed, your smartphone detects your feelings and emotions, and plays rhythmic music to help change your mood. This might sound a little bit strange or futuristic, but research in emotion sensing technology is increasing rapidly. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the number of patent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Against IKEA’s discriminatory pricing policy in Korea, as well as its sale (in some markets) of a large-scale world map with the East Sea indicated as the Sea of Japan, a nationwide boycott that even includes a provincial council is spreading. At the frontline of the boycott movement is [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Rents for retail locations in Myeongdong, a trendy shopping area in Seoul, are the eighth most expensive in the world, according to a recent survey. As more Chinese tourists visit the shopping district, real estate costs have risen sharply. According to the “Main Streets across the World” survey released [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Infiniti started selling its flagship SUV model “New QX80″ in Korea from November 21. The Infiniti QX80 is the luxury large-size SUV model embedded with state-of-the-art convenience and safety specs. It boasts the length of 530.5 centimeters and width of 203.0 centimeters. The new model comes with a 5.6-liter V8 [...]
“I hope the three neighboring countries of China, Japan, and Korea could get together to create a uniform standard for the mobile transportation card and other technologies such as smart energy, the Internet of Things, and future fusion techs so that the three nations can lead the world in these areas.” “Once the mobile transportation [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will increase the tax exemption privileges to angel investment, the investment made by groups of individual investors to start-up firms. The subcommittee on taxation under the strategy & finance committee, National Assembly, was reported on November 21 to have approved the tax privilege restriction law that includes [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Biwire) – Pantech, the third largest mobile phone vendor in Korea, and currently under court receivership, released its Vega Iron2 and Vega Popup Note at surprisingly low prices. On November 19, LG U+ lowered the price of the Vega Iron2 from 783,200 won to 352,000 won, for a discount of almost 50%. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanhwa B&B, the food and beverage arm of Hanhwa Group, received a social enterprise certification from the Ministry of Labor thanks to its efforts to create jobs for the economically disadvantaged. On November 20, the business group announced that its delicacy affiliate was the first Korean conglomerate to earn [...]