SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Dominic Dickens, an English teacher from Detroit, U.S.A., uploaded an infographic about Korean dramas on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Facebook page. The posting drew much attention. The picture Dickens posted on Korea Clickers (www.facebook.com/KoreaClickers), a page that introduces Korea, has attracted a considerable amount of attention, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver’s global messenger ‘LINE’ is dominating mobile communications in Thailand with the lion’s share of the mobile messenger market. According to Naver, there are currently 33 million LINE users in Thailand. Considering that the country’s total population is 68 million and that 63 percent of Thais own a smartphone, [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The employment rate for foreigners in South Korea edged up in 2015 from the previous year amid a steady influx of foreign nationals into the country, data showed Thursday. Of the more than 1.37 million foreign residents aged 15 or older, about 938,000 were working as of May this [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) - A standard contract designed to protect the rights and interests of movie screen writers has been developed with cooperation from the government, promising positive changes in the advancement of writers’ rights. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism revised the standard contract drafted by the Korean Film Commission in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The proportion of public institutions that have adopted the government’s salary peak system initiative to create more jobs for young people now exceeds 60 percent. The government sent a warning message to unions at public organizations that are asking for a retirement age extension without adopting the salary peak [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. trumped rivals in the global smartphone market in the third quarter, while its annual sales are likely to drop on-year largely due to stiffer competition from Chinese makers, a report said Wednesday. Samsung, the world’s top smartphone maker, retained its top spot [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Separated families from North and South Korea have finally had a chance to meet. Tears of joy and sadness flowed as family members embraced for the first time in decades. The 20th meeting of separated families was held at Mt. Geumgang’s reunion center. The first meeting lasted for two [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeong-dong, where a significant amount of early modern cultural heritage is concentrated, is set to stage another installment of its Jeong-dong Culture Nights. As part of the event, which runs from October 29 to 31, many cultural facilities will be open until 10 p.m., and many will lower their [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – AbleC&C’s cosmetic brand MISSHA has opened a new store in Barcelona, Spain. It was a first among Korean cosmetic brands to open a store in Spain. This is the second store MISSHA opened in Europe, after a store in Ingolstadt, Germany, which opened this February. MISSHA has ‘shop in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has decided to ban the sales of soft drinks at vending machines in public spaces and subway stations. The decision created a buzz among Seoulites, and many showed negative reactions, saying that the move restricts freedom of choice. ‘Jjamppong’ on twitter commented that “Soft drinks [...]