SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics topped smartphone markets around the globe, except for in North America, in the second quarter on robust sales of low- to mid-end devices, data showed Monday. Samsung stood as the top seller of smartphones in the European, Latin American, Asia-Pacific, Middle East [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Low wages and poor working conditions are pushing a growing number of Air Force pilots out the door, studies showed Sunday. According to the Air Force, 127 pilots left the military last year, up from 124 in 2013 and 113 in 2012. It said the majority of those were [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As the years pass, young people who seek jobs are finding the process more and more difficult. Alba Heaven, a portal site for classified ads, conducted a survey on 1,792 job seekers in their 20s and 30s. The results showed that 7 out of 10 people (66.6 percent) felt [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean research team has developed a semiconductor device using new material that changes itself from a semiconductor to conductor as its temperature changes. The new device lessens power loss and operates much faster. The new semiconductor device created by the research team maintains the characteristics of semiconductors, but [...]
CHANGWON, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Education to train specialists in 3D printing is in high demand. Applicants of all genders and ages gathered at the ’2015 3D Printing Creative Makers Education Program’, which the Creative Economy Innovation Center of Gyeongnam Province opened on August 5. The applicants varied from ages 19 to 69, with various [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The largest outdoor magic show in the world opened at Haeundae beach on August 6. Magic tricks using pigeons, cooking magic, Chinese magic tricks and magic shows that were joined with ballet were presented to tourists who visited Busan with many happy memories. This year marks the 10th anniversary of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As the record heat wave continues, farm animals from clams and poultry to cattle have succumbed to the oppressive temperatures. The scorching heat is having a particularly devastating impact on farming. In Buan, a western coastal county in North Jeolla Province, approximately 40 tons of clams died from the [...]
SEOUL, August 7 (Korea Bizwire) – S1, Samsung Group’s security company and budget phone operator, has rolled out a new model called the “Galaxy Safe Folder” with safety features for elderly people. For silver surfers who are accustomed to smart devices, S1 integrated the advantage of budget phones and personal safety features into the Galaxy [...]
SEOUL, August 7 (Korea Bizwire) – To cut carbon emissions that affect climate change, the Korean government will spur the development of core technologies including carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), solar cells and fuel cells. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) announced on August 6 that it would invest 51.6 billion won to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean researchers have developed a technology to generate electricity from wasted coffee grounds for carbon fuel cells, next-generation high-temperature fuel cells. By taking advantage of the used coffee grounds, the technology is expected to offer new possibilities as an energy source while contributing to environmental protection, by providing stable electric [...]