SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The unreasonable and deadly shooting schedules common in the Korean TV industry have once again received criticism as Korean actor Joo-won spoke of the difficulties and lack of sleep he experienced during the shooting of his recent hit drama, ‘Yong-pal’. As the actor recalled the hardships he went through [...]
Songdo, Incheon. (Image : Yonhap) INCHON, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – An artificial island to protect rare bird species will be created at the mud flats near Songdo, Incheon, an area designated as a Ramsar wetland. According to the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, 5.9 billion won will be invested to build an artificial island [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) – Japanese private equity firm Orix has given up its bid to buy Hyundai Securities Co., local financial sources said Monday. According to insiders, Orix informed Hyundai Group, which had placed the brokerage firm on sale, that it will not extend negotiations designed to purchase the company, without disclosing further details. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The third plan to deal with a chronically low birthrate and aging society issued by the government sees delayed marriage as one of the main causes of low rates of childbirth, and concentrates on providing solutions to establish ‘good conditions to get married’. As a first step, the government [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – After controversy erupted when some animals sold by Seoul Grand Park were sent to slaughterhouses, park officials announced that the animals will be repurchased, and will be cared for at other zoos and farms. Seoul Grand Park sold 43 animals through an open tender in August. However, CARE (Coexistence of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Mr. Pizza’, the restaurant chain operated by MPK Group, announced that it has opened its 100th store in China at Hangzhou. The company is planning to accelerate its advance into the Chinese market. After Mr. Pizza entered the Chinese market in 2000, opening its first store in Beijing, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced 100 beautiful roads in and around Seoul where the colorful autumn leaves can be enjoyed to their full extent. The roads are categorized under four themes, ‘autumn leaves along the water’, ‘a great day out with autumn leaves’, ‘autumn leaves in the park’ [...]
“Kim Jong-il said that ‘There is nothing to be scared about once we develop a satellite’. He told scientists to develop a satellite no matter what. In April 1991, Kim Jong-il gave medals and television sets to scientists and engineers when he received a report that there was a breakthrough in the development. He said [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korea’s three mobile carriers plan to start preorders for the latest iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus this week, industry sources said Sunday, a move that may cause a dent in sales of high-end models from local brands Samsung and LG. SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus will begin preorders Monday, ahead of the official release slated for Friday at both online and offline [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) - LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it has begun selling its latest Bluetooth-powered keyboard that works on tablet PCs with excellent power efficiency. The Rolly Keyboard, which boasts improved portability compared to other Bluetooth keyboards in the market as it can be “rolled up” on a rectangular stick, will come with a price tag of 129,000 won (US$113.10). LG said users [...]