SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) - Not only does actor Song Joong-ki have acting down, he seems to have mastered the art of modesty, too. Rather than basking in his renewed stardom, Song on Wednesday attributed his popularity to the novelty of the soldier-doctor couple in the TV series “Descendants of the Sun.” “I think people like [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol said Wednesday he was impressed by the machine-like behavior of a Google programmer who was placing stones for the artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo during the historic man-versus-computer tournament. Lee left for a vacation on Jeju Island with his wife and daughter earlier in the day [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Uber, an app-based ride-sharing service provider, has signed a marketing deal with Philippine Airlines in a bid to reach out to South Koreans, officials said Wednesday. The U.S. transportation firm has been struggling to take root in South Korea, a key Asian economy with a population of more than 50 [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The pilots’ union of Korean Air Lines (KAL) has released a statement outlining its official position with regards to SNS comments made by Chairman Cho Yang-ho, saying that he is “unqualified to be the CEO of an airline”. The controversy started when chairman Cho wrote a comment on a Facebook post [...]
SEJONG, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Statistics Korea has announced the launch of a new service called ‘Neighborhood I’d Like to Live in’, that makes use of statistical geographic information system (SGIS) data. The service provides useful information that can help homebuyers decide where to live. An individual know as ‘Lee’, who lived in Seoul for [...]
SEJONG, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Data shows that the number of bicycles in Korea now stands at 10.22 million, and 34.7 percent of households possess at least one bicycle. As more people are looking into eco-friendly means of transportation, government authorities are making an effort to provide a better cycling environment. The Korea Transport Institute [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it will establish a nationwide network of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) by the end of this year and bolster its related business as the segment has emerged as a new growth engine for the telecom industry. SK Telecom said it will utilize [...]
HWASEONG, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, unveiled the Niro hybrid subcompact SUV on Wednesday and began receiving preorders for its latest eco-friendly vehicle model. Known for such popular SUV models as the Mohave, Sorento and Sportage, Kia Motors said that it has now completed its full SUV lineup with [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co.‘s Galaxy S7 Edge, one of the South Korean tech giant’s latest two flagship smartphones, boasted higher than expected sales in Europe compared to its sister, industry sources said Wednesday. According to the sources, the Galaxy S7 Edge, which comes with a display that curves at both [...]
SEJONG, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s youth jobless rate surged to an all-time high of 12.5 percent in February, a government report said Wednesday, underlying the growing number of college graduates failing to land jobs due to the sluggish economy. Statistics Korea said the nation’s overall jobless rate stood at 4.9 percent last [...]