SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – LG U+ has announced that two American TV series from NBC Universal, which it recently started showing in Korea, have already exceeded 1.5 million views in one month. LG U+ started to provide its viewers with ‘Heroes Season 5: Reborn’ and ’12 Monkeys’ in mid-September. NBC Universal is a [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 1.3 million people gathered at Gwangalli Beach last weekend to marvel at the pyrotechnics of the Busan Fireworks Festival. As the official fireworks viewing zones were expanded to Igidae Cliff and Dongbaekseom Island, the visitors were spread out over a larger area than in previous years. While [...]
Bukyong National University collected 166 lighters from five beaches near the mouth of the Nakdong River every two months, for two years, in 2012 and 2013. (Image : Yonhap) BUSAN, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – After two years of collecting disposable lighters that washed up on the shores near the mouth of the Nakdong [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that those who are able to choose how much they work are healthier than those who work less or more than the number of hours they wish to work. On average, employees worked an average of an hour and half more than they wished. The gap between [...]
Samsung Electronics has announced that its Samsung Pay mobile payment system now has more than one million subscribers, only two months after its launch. (Image : Yonhap) SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has announced that its Samsung Pay mobile payment system now has more than one million subscribers, only two months [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – To celebrate Dokdo Day on October 25, numerous flashmobs were held in Silicon Valley, California, calling for Dokdo to be officially recognized as Korean territory. Local Korean residents’ organizations including the Association of Korean residents in Silicon Valley (svkorean.org) held a flashmob celebrating Dokdo Day in front of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) - More than 20 percent of South Korean conglomerates’ affiliates were found to be unprofitable and highly indebted last year, market data showed Monday, a revelation that comes amid the government’s push to prevent any fallout on the economy from their sudden collapse. The number of “zombie companies,” which can’t generate [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) - Global economic think tanks and investment banks (IBs) are predicting South Korea’s growth to slide to the upper 2 percent range in 2016 due to slumping exports and weak domestic demand, financial market sources said Monday. The latest monthly Consensus Economic report showed overseas think tanks and IBs expect Asia’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Monday it has rolled out pet-care devices equipped with Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, allowing owners to feed their animals from long distance. The company said its Pet Station can provide meals to pets at pre-set times, allowing owners to leave [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) - Fans in China have been excited over their beloved South Korean celebrity Jang Keun-suk’s planned concert in Shanghai this week, his management agency said Friday. The 28-year-old actor-singer, who has enjoyed popularity Asianwide, will hold “The Jang Keun-suk Live in Shanghai” at the Shanghai International Gymnastic Center on Saturady, according [...]