SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Dutch scientists have discovered the reason why red meat increases the possibilities of colorectal cancer. The pigment in the meat should be blamed for colon cancer, they argued. The research team from the University of Utrecht recently announced that it had discovered the mechanism explaining why red meat causes colon cancer. [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest TV maker, sold more than 1,500 units of its premium SUHD TV per week in July, tripling its sales over the previous month. Samsung officials said that the SUHD TV sales increase came after it launched a series of relatively low-cost models called JS7200 earlier [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Smile therapy turned out to boost the self esteem of cancer patients, and make them feel better. The research team at the cancer center of Seoul Asan hospital measured the effects of smile therapy on cancer patients who are going through chemo. They reported that a decrease in negative conditions [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The share of Samsung Electronics dropped to a one digit number, ranking fifth in the Chinese smartphone market. The Chinese brands Xiaomi and Huawei ranked first and second, with Apple coming in next. According to the Chinese branch of IHS Technology, a market research institution, the market share of Samsung Electronics decreased to 9 [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group AOA was scheduled to release its third Japanese EP on Wednesday, its management agency said. “Mune Kyun,” the Japanese version of the latest EP, “Heart Attack,” contains the title track of the same name along with “Confused” and “Joa Yo!” in Japanese translation, FNC Entertainment said. The [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A photo book featuring actor Lee Jong-suk‘s latest Asian tour will simultaneously be put on sale at online shopping malls of 29 countries around the world, his talent agency said Wednesday. The item will become available at www.lotte.com and global.lotte.com and various other sites on Saturday, Wellmade Yedang said. [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s mobile phone makers are breaking away from their premium-oriented smartphone lineups to churn out cheaper phones as consumers are more price-conscious due to tougher subsidy rules, industry watchers said Wednesday. Samsung Electronics recently rolled out its latest mid-end phone, the Galaxy A8, at an about 20 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech giant, Samsung Electronics, said Wednesday it has started the mass production of what it claims are the industry’s smallest image sensors that boast high-end performance. The company said the new 16-megapixel image sensors for smartphones are based on 1-micrometer-pixel technology, which compares to the previous sensors [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The standards for insurance payments on foreign cars are not clear, exposing drivers of low-priced cars to financial risks. Professors Ki Seung-do and Lee Kyu-hoon of the Korea Insurance Research Institute pointed out that domestic car drivers are exposed to more financial risks when getting in accidents with foreign cars. [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Controversy is mounting over plans for the Korean-American National Museum, which will be the first museum devoted to Korean immigration history. The uproar is due to the decision to establish the museum, which will hold the 113 years of Korean immigration history, as a part of a ‘museum+apartment’ building, [...]