SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Less than a year after her lead role in the romantic drama “Kill Me, Heal Me” placed her on the virtual shortlist for MBC’s best actress of the year, Hwang Jeong-eum is at it again. The 30-year-old former girl group singer solidified her candidacy for the network’s drama awards [...]
SEOUL, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – McDonald’s announced on November 11 that it will be providing its ‘Signature Burger’, a premium handmade burger, at six additional stores in the Gangnam area. Ordering one of the signature offerings gives a customer the chance to select the burger’s ingredients, from the patty to the bun, vegetables and even [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Thursday as investors took to the sidelines ahead of top Fed officials’ remarks that could provide a glimpse of the U.S. central bank’s monetary policy direction, analysts said. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price [...]
SEJONG, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans have turned out to be the biggest consumers of instant ramen noodles in the world, feasting on an average of 76 packs of instant ramen noodles every year. Despite the declining growth of the domestic noodle industry, the ramen market has continued to expand, reaching a $180 million export [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Soul box-type vehicle emerged as the best-selling car in overseas markets for South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker Kia Motors Corp. this year, industry data showed Thursday. According to the data, Kia Motors sold a cumulative 177,457 units of the Soul overseas during the January-October period of the year, [...]
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has established an official office in Korea, in hopes of attracting Korean tourists. (Image : Pixabay) SEOUL, Nov.11 (Korea Bizwire) – Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has established an official office in Korea, in hopes of attracting Korean tourists. The new Korean office is [...]
SEOUL, Nov.11 (Korea Bizwire) – The American membership-only warehouse club ‘Costco Wholesale Korea’ opened its online shopping mall (www.costco.co.kr) on November 10. It is the first among the Asian countries Costco has entered, and the fifth online shopping site after the U.S., England, Canada and Mexico. Customers that are Costco members who register online can [...]
SEOUL, Nov.11 (Korea Bizwire) – Daum Kakao has announced that it has opened a mobile circulation platform for Jeju tangerines called ‘Kakao Farmer Jeju’. ‘Kakao Farmer Jeju’ was established with the intention to select the best produce and deliver it to consumers when it is in its most delicious state. Since this is a trial [...]
SEOUL, Nov.11 (Korea Bizwire) – A tourist package that provides an aerial tour of Pyeongyang has been launched. The Swedish travel agency ‘Korea Konsult’ (www.koreakonsult.com), which caters to tourists wanting to visit North Korea, made an announcement on its homepage that it is providing foreign tourists who visit North Korea with a special opportunity to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean mixed martial arts fighter has been indicted on charges of fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday. Choi Hong-man is accused of not paying back HK$710,000 (US$91,600) to an acquaintance. Prosecutors have said Choi borrowed the money from his acquaintance in Hong Kong in 2013 to buy watches for [...]