SEJONG, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust watchdog ordered six local iPhone repair companies Thursday to change their customer service rules that unfairly restrict the rights of users. UBase, Peach Valley, Beyond Tech and three other firms cited for unfair practices are all official repair companies authorized by tech giant Apple to service its [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics reported a near 8 percent drop in second-quarter net profit Thursday as its smartphone business continued to suffer in the face of stiff competition from Chinese rivals. Net income came to 5.75 trillion won (US$4.95 billion) in the April-June period, 7.97 percent down from 6.25 trillion won a [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor-singer Jang Keun-suk‘s fans have organized his birthday photo exhibit for the third time, his publicist said Thursday. Cri J, his official fan club, will hold the exhibit at Gallery Won in the upscale neighborhood of Cheongdam in southern Seoul, Ytree Company said. The photos of Jang, which were taken [...]
SEOUL, July 269 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul International Harmonica Festival, one of the largest harmonica festivals in Korea, will kick off on July 31 for a three-day event at Seoul Plaza. Organized by the Seoul Harmonica Education Association and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Seoul Metropolitan Government, the festival will [...]
GEOJE, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) - ‘Royal Swim’, a program where one can swim with dolphins – or even ride them – will start on August 1 at Geoje Seaworld, the largest dolphin park in Korea. Royal swim is an upgraded version of the current ‘Dolphin swim’ program. Participants can ride on top of two [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Following singer Ko Young-wook’s release from prison after serving time for harassing a minor, it was reported that he was registered on ‘Sex offender Alarm-e’, which is a site that provides information about sex offenders in different regions. Due to this news, the site is receiving closer scrutiny. According to [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Bibimbap Backpackers, which promotes healthy eating through bibimbap, was cited by the US Department of Health and Human Services for its achievement, and selected as a campaign branch by the Let’s Move campaign initiated by US First Lady Michelle Obama. The group announced that it received the citation from the [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the Koreans, Chinese and Japanese citizens that travel abroad, it was revealed that Koreans traveled most frequently, Chinese spent the most money and Japanese went to faraway places most often. Visa card reported the results of its ’2015 Visa Survey on Travel Plans’, in which 13,603 people from 25 [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Buffalo-weed, which disturbs Korea’s native ecology, will be utilized as a plant resource as it contains plentiful antioxidants. The Gyeoggi Provincial Forest Environment Institute announced that it is researching application methods to use buffalo-weed as a plant resource, as it contains abundant polyphenols. Polyphenols, with excellent antioxidative activity removing [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – To purchase an apartment unit in Seoul, one would have to save their entire income for more than seven years. In its report on the current status and future prospects of the 2015 Real Estate Market released on July 28, the Korea Appraisal Board talked about the amount of time [...]