SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant LG Electronics is set to join forces with U.S. Google for a smartphone with an Android-based payment system, industry sources said Thursday, commencing its struggle to catch up to rivals. LG Electronics is anticipated to showcase Google’s next Nexus smartphone in October, according to the sources. [...]
BUSAN, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Mercedes me Busan’, a pop-up store where customers can experience a new Mercedes-Benz model, will open at Gwangalli Beach in Busan, targeting young people. The concept of ‘Mercedes me Busan’ is a café where visitors can experience Mercedes’ values and sensibility. Smaller models such as the C class will be exhibited, [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Shin’ (46), who was driving without a seat belt, was stopped by the police. When officers asked for his license and registration, Shin tried to avoid identifying himself. On inquiry, the police found something strange about his license plate. The front plate was green but poor in quality, and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Yonsei University, one of the most prestigious universities in Korea, has published the world’s first Chinese-Chinese-Korean bilingual dictionary, which can help people learn both Chinese and Korean. The dictionary offers definitions of Chinese words in Chinese and Korean together. The bilingual dictionary was developed by 228 professors from 126 [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Two camels have appeared on a sand dune at Incheon’s Daecheong Island, dubbed the Korean version of the Sahara Desert. Incheon’s Ongjin County announced on August 4 that it had set up two camel sculptures on the island’s sand dune to revitalize tourism. The camel sculptures are 2.5 meters wide [...]
“(Related to the LGBTs,) Korea cannot but change and will change. Do not lose your faith in change and pluck up your courage. The United States changed even later than the Netherlands. Korea can go forward towards change in a calm and orderly way.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, justice of Supreme Court of the United [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea is expected to implement the third stage of law market reforms permitting the establishment of joint venture law firms between local firms and foreign law firms according to free trade agreements with the European Union and the United States. The Ministry of Justice announced on August 4 that it [...]
SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A map that shows what medical facilities people use according to age, gender and residence will be developed using big data. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport signed an MOU with the National Health Insurance Corporation to create a ‘Health Map’. The agreement between the two organizations was made [...]
SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) - Among the 33 countries in the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), Korea has the third largest share of ‘NEETs’ (Not in Education, Employment or Training) among youth. According to the OECD, Koreans who do not have the urge to work nor get any training or education among youth [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Wine was atop the list of South Korea’s alcoholic beverage imports in the first half of this year, outpacing hard liquors for the first time, data showed Wednesday. Wine imports rose 5.5 percent on-year to US$94.43 million in the January-June period, taking up the highest share of the total [...]