SEJONG, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Mercedez-Benz Korea could face legal repercussions for selling vehicles fitted with a transmission different from the originally registered type without any notification. Officials at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said they are planning to file a suit against the company with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry [...]
SEJONG, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A direct air route linking South Korea and Iran will open for the first time in four decades following the lifting of international sanctions against the Middle East country, the government said Friday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it will give a flight license to Korean Air Lines Co., [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – China’s drone manufacturer DJI will open its first overseas store in South Korea this weekend, a business move that targets one of the most active markets for contents provided by the aerial device. The five-story DJI Flagship Store in western Seoul, opened to the press on Friday in an [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The bears at Seoul Grand Park have been living in an empty cage with cold concrete floor, but recent changes will offer them a much improved living environment. Their habitat at the zoo has recently been renovated to provide a more natural environment featuring dirt, grass, and pools to swim [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) – South Korean TV dramas are captivating viewers in Argentina, another sign that the popularity of “hallyu” is rising in Latin America. “Stairway to Heaven” starring Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo has recently been hovering around fifth in the local viewership ranking, according to the Korean Cultural Center in the South American country, [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Song Soo-hyun, 39, recently spent 3.5 million won (US$2,900) to have her eggs frozen at a local fertility center so she could still give birth some day in the future when she finds Mr. Right. “Next year, I hit my forties. I chose to freeze my eggs because I [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – No more staying indoors, cowering from the cold. Spring is just around the corner and along with it comes various fun and vibrant cultural activities around the country. The Asia Culture Center (ACC), a state-run arts and concert venue in the southwestern city of Gwangju, is planning to hold [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Jindo sitgimgut’, a shamanist ritual for cleansing dead person’s soul that originated on Jindo Island, will be staged at the Imagination Festival in France. Art Council Korea announced that Jindo’s funeral rites were selected for the official program of France’s Imagination Festival. The ceremonies will be staged at the Comedie-Francaise, [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Binggrae, a food and beverage enterprise famous for its signature banana-flavored milk, announced that it will open a banana-flavored milk themed ‘Yellow Café’ at a flagship store located in the Dongdaemun branch of Hyundai Outlet Store. The new establishment is Binggrae’s first foray into the café market. Beverages such as [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a troubled shipyard, is expecting its business to turn around this year following last year’s record loss, as it has fully reflected potential losses and its efforts to cut costs, its chief said Thursday. The shipyard suffered a record 5.1 trillion won (US$4.24 [...]