SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A lot more medical workers have applied for a medical care team to be dispatched to Ebola-hit nations than expected. The Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in South Korea jointly announced on October 29 that a total of 40 medical staff [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s traditional folk music “Nongak” is expected to be on the list of UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage. The Cultural Heritage Administration in South Korea announced on October 29 that a subsidiary body of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage recommended Nongak, literally meaning “farmer’s music,” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Selfies have constantly evolved. Self-portraits taken in bathroom mirrors or selfie-shots nobody knows where you took is no longer the coolest trend. Now the brand-new hot stick emerges as a new vogue in selfies. Monopod called the “Selfie stick” is spreading not only in South Korea but also across Asian [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the increasing Chinese tourists to Korea, the tourism balance of payments turned to the black for the first time in 28 months in September. Besides, Korea earned a record income from tourism during the month surpassing the US$1.7 billion mark also for the first time. According to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Like any other big cities in the world, parking is a serious problem in Seoul due to shortage of parking lots and drivers are struggling to find a spot for their cars even for just a short time. Sometimes, the drivers have no other options except for double parking [...]
“We are currently reviewing an idea of selling a new foreign brand smartphone in addition to the iPhone 6 as a way to give our customers more choice. As long as the issues of quality commensurate with customers’ expectations and the device’s warranty services are adequately addressed, there would be little problem in introducing the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Yes24, Korea’s leading online bookstore operator, opened a pop-up store in Sin-nonhyeon Station in Seoul’s bustling Gangnam district to present passers-by the hands-on experience of its flagship e-book reader “Crema” series. The makeshift “Crema Lounge” will be run serving as a resting place where they can stay and read e-books freely. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Minah, a member of K-pop girl group Girl’s Day, became a new employee of Samsung Electronics in a web-based drama “The Best Future.” In the web drama sponsored and produced by the Korean electronics giant, Minah acting as Mi-rae (meaning “future” in Korean) who was recently hired by Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics announced the names of lecturers who will give insights on emerging IT trends at Samsung Developer Conference scheduled to be held at San Francisco on November 11 to 13. During the conference, approximately 100 experts will give their speeches on 14 topics including smart health, smart home, wearable [...]
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