SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Drones mounted with high definition cameras are being used in many fields, and this time they have been put into use to manage golf courses. Asiad Country Club in Busan enlisted drones to help manage its golf course. Officials at the club anticipate that the drones will be able to record the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Park, a former middle school teacher, began his new life last May. After his retirement two years ago, he had nothing to do for a while, but he happened to find out about the “dementia partner” program, and is now working as one of the partners. As a dementia [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – What are the most in-demand scientific technologies for Koreans? The ICT ministry will develop technology according to the desires of the population through big data analysis on opinions found on the Internet, SNS and in news stories. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced on September 20 that its [...]
DANYANG, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Danyang-gun, which has long been famous as a garlic growing district, is rising fast as a producer of Aronia berries, which are also called ‘King’s fruit’. According to officials from Danyang, approximately 400 tons of Aronia berries were produced this year. This is eight times larger in quantity compared [...]
SEOUL, Sept 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Baduk boards and rows of tables and chairs took over the sidewalk of Sejongro, next to Gwanghwamun, setting the stage for an epic 110 versus 1,300 Baduk (game of Go) match. As part of a vehicle-free event in the Gwanghwamun and City Hall area, 1,300 citizens competed against 110 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean period drama about a Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) king who starved his own son to death was the top performer at the local box office over the weekend, data showed Monday. “The Throne” drew 1.32 million viewers during the Sept. 18-20 weekend, bringing the film’s total attendance to 1.8 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 2 smartphone maker LG Electronics Monday it has launched a new flip smartphone amid the rising popularity of budget models among senior customers. The LG Wine Smart Jazz is an upgrade from the LG Wine Smart released in September last year, which was the first flip smartphone [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Loans extended by local banks to individuals for home rentals have spiked over the past five years, market data showed Monday, amid a surge in rental prices driven by record-low interest rates and a shortage of homes for rent. According to the data, loans extended by the six largest [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korean companies failed to generate enough operating profit to pay tax and interest payments on their debt, data showed Sunday. The number of listed companies that logged pre-tax operating loss last year amounted to 541 companies, or 31.1 percent of the total, according to corporate [...]
DAEGU, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – To celebrate the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, an exhibition featuring the works of Jean Charles de Castelbajac will be held at the textile museum of the Daegu Textile Complex (DTC). Since the DTC textile museum opened in May, the art world of the renowned French pop [...]