SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) - Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has launched a new refrigerator in South Korea which uses Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies. The Family Hub refrigerator, first showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, is equipped with a 21.5-inch Full HD touch screen that allows users to follow-up on various conditions of the refrigerator. [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite their high salaries, hospitals are having difficulties recruiting hospitalists (doctors who especially look after hospitalized patients). Data shows that the annual salary of hospitalists ranges between 100 million won and 120 million won ($87,000 to $104,000). Hospitalists are doctors who manage and look after hospitalized patients, and work [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government is taking measures to create a system that can spot children in danger before they suffer any harm. The current system is reactive instead of proactive, as authorities take action only after child abuse is reported. According to new measures decided on by the government, a [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The amount of money spent through electronic payment services increased more than 13 percent last year. According to the Bank of Korea, the average amount of money provided to electronic payment services by electronic financial business operators and banks reached an average of 252.4 billion won per day. The [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Although mobile shopping sites offer numerous benefits such as fast delivery or a convenient shopping experience, consumers still consider ‘cheap prices’ to be the most important quality when it comes to mobile shopping. The advertising platform DMC Media conducted a survey on 800 adults between the ages of 19 [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Major South Korean TV network KBS said Tuesday it has made three special broadcast programs for devoted fans of its sensational drama series “Descendants of the Sun” as the show’s finale draws near. The programs will air at 10 p.m. for three days from April 20 for the drama’s devoted [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 30, 2016 (Korea Bizwire) ― Starting this week, LG Electronics (LG) will begin reaching global markets with its highly anticipated LG G5 modular smartphone. The LG G5 will debut in South Korea on March 31 and the United States on April 1 to be followed by countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, among [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 30, 2016 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics (LG) has emerged as the clear winner in this year’s Red Dot Awards for design excellence. LG’s impressive 32 honors include two Best of the Best awards and 30 Red Dot Awards. As a recipient of double Best of the Best awards in the same year, this recognition from Red Dot confirms LG’s place at [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea imported a record amount of beer last year as more consumers preferred various flavors beyond the lager-dominated domestic brands and discount stores offer aggressive price promotions, data showed Wednesday. Inbound shipments of beer reached 170,919 tons worth US$142 million in 2015, up 27 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha Techwin Corp., a defense unit of major South Korean business group Hanwha, is set to take over a defense affiliate under power and construction equipment conglomerate Doosan, for 700 billion won (US$600 million), industry sources said Wednesday. Hanwha Techwin was picked as the preferred bidder for Doosan DST, beating [...]