SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Ssangyong Motor said on November 14 that it would open a new exhibition center in which visitors can experience the car maker’s concept cars combined with latest ICT technologies. The ICT Creation Center to be open by Ssangyong Motor is based on themes advocated by the National IT Industry Promotion [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Nissan Korea has officially launched the Qashqai on November 11. Debuted in 2007, the Qashqai is the global best-selling model for Nissan, with the cumulative sales number in excess of 2 million. The Qashqai presented to Korean consumers this time is a second-generation model introduced first time in Europe early this year. [...]
“This song has nothing to do with fanning hostility against Japan and instead was intended to promote reconciliation and overcoming of differences. I hope my gesture could show to everybody that this song praying for peaceful unification was produced for good ends and ultimately it may be used to improve the relationship between the two [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Women in their 20s and 30s are reportedly known to be the most frequent victims of phishing scam, according to the Financial Supervisory Service. By region, people living in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam and Seocho districts are most easily fallen by the financial fraud. The financial regulator released a report on November 11 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Park Shin-hye, a rising Korean Wave star across Asia, became the new face of the world-class credit card network, Visa Inc. S.A.L.T. Entertainment, park’s talent agency, said on November 10 that she was selected as the newest face of the global brand following international personalities Zinedine Zidane and Paolo Rossi. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Something expedient but controversial, rising cases of wealth transfer taking advantage of lowered stock prices amid the stagnant economy among some owners of the domestic conglomerates, have come to the fore of late. According to Chaebul.com, as of November 6, minors who own stocks valued over 100 million won [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — KT said on November 11 that it would begin offering from the following day a new rate plan that gives discount without early termination charges. Previously all rate plans required users to pledge a certain period of time–typically two years–to get discount. If the user is unable to keep the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – As KakaoTalk starts its Bank Wallet Kakao service from November 11, Korean banks are rushing to offer bank account products exclusively for the service. For the so-called “Katok Bank” service, Korean commercial banks including Woori Bank, Hana Bank and Korea Exchange Bank(KEB) rolled out the accounts exclusively for the service to [...]
“You really want me to die?” Bae Suzy, member of K-pop girl group “Miss A” and actress “There is a saying you shouldn’t hate the person even though you could hate the wrongful act committed by the person.” “That means you shouldn’t blame people who make mistakes. But what about those who hate and harass [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Seung-Cheol, Korea’s popular singer and a former rock band member, was held for hours in Japan’s airport while arriving in Tokyo. According to his talent management agency Jinnenwon Music Works, Lee was going to go to Japan at one of his acquaintances’ invitation on November 9 through an [...]