SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korean travelers are showing interest in a remote part of Greece, while cities here that are home to former mines and military facilities are undertaking major uplifts to attract Chinese tourists, thanks to a TV drama that has been a stellar success. Local travel agencies said Tuesday they have [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of South Korean scientists announced Tuesday that they have developed a wearable device, based on nanotechnology, for more convenient diabetes monitoring and therapy. The graphene-using “smart patch” has improved the accuracy of blood sugar level measurements as it checks not only glucose in sweat but also temperature [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean petrochemicals companies, backed by improved earnings, are pushing to take over foreign rivals that specialize in high-end products, in a bid to diversify their revenue sources and fend off rising competition from Chinese rivals, industry sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, SK Global Chemical Co., a unit [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 series, posted robust sales in Israel just a week after their launch. The Galaxy S7 series officially hit the shelves on March 14, coming out in major markets including South Korea, the United States and Europe. Samsung [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – For many years, “traditional” has been a euphemism for “dull” for young South Koreans. But lately there seems one exception: hanbok, or Korean traditional attire. On Thursday’s quaint cobblestones of Gyeongbok Palace, the largest royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), a throwback to an ancient era is on [...]
JEJU, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Gapado, a small island off the southwest coast of Jeju Island, is in the limelight with its new status as a ‘carbon free island’. There are no telephone poles on Gapado. All 132 poles were removed, with only few that are required to maintain telephone service remaining. The electricity [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom announced plans to expand its ‘Smart Home’ offerings by providing consumers with more opportunities to experience the company’s home Internet of Things (IoT) services. The company announced that it will start selling five different Smart Home connection gadgets including plugs, switches, sensors, gas circuit breakers and bridges (devices [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Callbus LAB, the company behind a new call bus service, is locking horns with the taxi industry with another pilot project scheduled for April and May. Currently Callbus LAB and the taxi association have agreed on the terms of payment and number of buses operated, but the time the [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – An embattled shipper, Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., said Monday that it has applied for self-rescue measures which need approval from its creditors, in a bid to put its business back on a normal path. In a regulatory filing, South Korea’s No. 2 shipper said “it filed for co-management with [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Consumers are taking an increasing interest in electric vehicles after the International Electric Vehicle Expo (IEVE) was recently held on Jeju Island. While more Koreans are looking into purchasing an electric vehicle, the amount of financial support provided by local governments differs greatly, making the purchasing process somewhat unfair. [...]