BUSAN, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A bookkeeper who siphoned money from the company she was working for after getting addicted to an internet broadcast has been arrested. Choi (21), a bookkeeper at a shipping company, started work after she graduated high school in 2011. She was responsible for disbursing her coworkers’ salaries, as well [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A monument to comfort women, a statue of a little Korean girl, now sits together with a statue of a Chinese girl. On October 28, nine girls and three boys wearing black and white traditional clothes pulled on a rope to reveal the statues of a Korean girl and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – After the World Health Organization (WHO) designated processed meats as a carcinogen, meat lovers worldwide are up in arms, and meat producers are suffering from the huge blow. Domestic sales of processed meat such as ham and sausages dropped 20 percent in one day due to consumer apprehension. The [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Two injured green sea turtles that were rescued from Busan and Geoje Island returned to the sea on October 28 after a year of recovery and rehabilitation. The endangered turtles were rescued after being caught in fishing nets last year. They had superficial cuts and other injuries, and showed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) – South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker Kia Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will run an ad during next year’s Super Bowl to promote its vehicles in the world’s No. 2 car market. Kia Motors said it will run the commercial during the Super Bowl on Feb. 7, 2016, marking the seventh [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Actress Lee Young-ae has been appointed to be a special envoy for the UNESCO Korean Commission, the commission said Tuesday. Lee was recognized for her status as one of the top celebrities in the country and lead in donations and voluntary services, it said. “We decided to work with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Daum Kakao has announced that it will be expanding its News Funding crowd funding service into a new service called Story Funding. Story Funding allows creators of content other than news such as books, music, movies and new technologies to receive funding. The company’s goal is to expand its [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) - Samsung group held a showcase of their third web-drama, called ‘Fall in Challenge’, on October 26. After the screening of the highlights of the drama, a press conference took place. XIUMIN from EXO and Kim So-eun, the heroes of the show, were present, along with the director, Lee Hyung-min. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study has revealed that smoking is the cause of almost half of the strokes suffered by individuals under the age of 45. Professor Bae Hee-jun’s team at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital reported that they came up with these results after investigating 5,107 patients that were [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Kmall24, an online store managed by the Korean International Trade Association (KITA) that supports direct overseas purchases online, has started aggressively targeting consumers abroad through Amazon Japan and eBay. According to the KITA, Kmall24 is the first organization that supports exports on Amazon Japan. The company registered 201 items [...]