SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese beer is becoming popular in the Korean market. According industry officials, leading the way is Tsingtao, a beer that first appeared on Korean shores in 2000. Tsingtao’s roots trace back to 1903, when a brewery was established in Qingdao, China with German equipment and technology. It became the biggest [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that with the daily temperature range of Asian countries standing around 10 degrees Celsius, the death rate has increased by a factor of 2.6. A research team led by Professor Kim Ho from the Graduate School of Public Health at Seoul National University analyzed data on deaths between [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The World Taekwondo Foundation (WTF) is offering help to solve the refugee situation in Europe, which is rapidly becoming an international issue. Cho Jeong-won, head of the WTF, announced plans for the creation of the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation to help children in refugee camps all over the world, at a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Lee Min-ho and singer Suzy have denied rumors of a breakup, their management agencies said Tuesday. Citing people close to the couple, a local media outlet reported earlier Tuesday that the two have called it quits because of busy schedules. Starhaus Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, however, rejected the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has released an elegant, furniture-like smart TV set in London in collaboration with two renowned French designers, expanding its product lineup in the high-end TV segment. Samsung’s Serif TV, which comes in a stylish wood, plastic or metal frame intended [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The local exchange traded notes (ETNs) market has been luring an increasing amount of investment, with its turnover surpassing the 40 billion won (US$33.9 million) mark for the first time since its launch, the stock market operator said Tuesday. The daily trading volume of ETNs reached a record 41.1 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans spend more than two hours using smartphone applications every day on average, a study showed Tuesday, with teenagers being the most app-dependent generation among the age groups surveyed. The survey taken by Cheil Worldwide, an advertisement arm of Samsung Group, showed that the average South Korean spends 2 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The average years of service among employees of 24 major conglomerates has increased in spite of the prolonged period of economic difficulties. Considering that the research was conducted on the 30 major corporations in Korea, the results showed that a majority of workers are staying at their jobs for a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Great diversity of opinion is occurring online as the Ministry of Public Safety and Security announced that it will stop an awareness campaign about standing in line in pairs while waiting for escalators. The Ministry of Public Safety explained that the reason they stopped the campaign is because a large portion [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Chuseok holiday has been prolonged to four days due to the adoption of a substitute holiday system, the booking rates of famous hotels, resorts, and camping sites are soaring. Of note, the Oak Valley Resort in Wonju, Gangwon province, the Daemyung Resort in Byunsan and the Incheon Songdo [...]