SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Emart has announced that it will launch private brand products created in collaboration with SM Entertainment. The products will be sold at Emart Mall and 140 Emart stores nationwide from March 3. The new products include EXO Jajangmyeon (jajang-flavored instant noodles), Super Junior Habanero Ramen Noodles, TVXQ Truffle Rose [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The main opposition party ended its vote-blocking marathon filibuster Wednesday, opening the door for the normalization of parliament that has been paralyzed due to the political standoff over a government-backed anti-terrorism bill. Lee Jong-kul, floor leader of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, stood at the podium of [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean star agency Yedang Entertainment on Wednesday said it will launch a joint venture company with the son of a Chinese properties magnate. Yedang Entertainment, a small label that signed K-pop girl group EXID, has recently changed its corporate name to “Banana Culture,” calling the move a first [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Even though the first day of school is already special and exciting, the number of schools offering unique ceremonies is increasing, making the day even more meaningful for new students. A school on Jeju Island, famous for its horses, had a special entrance ceremony for the eight children who [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data shows that an increasing number of male victims of sexual harassment are requesting assistance from the ‘Sunflower Center’, a network of facilities that provide help and support for victims of sexual harassment, domestic violence and prostitution. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced that 1,019 male [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese media have reported that a couple of pandas promised to Korea at the Korea-China summit of 2014 will be arriving at Incheon airport on March 3. The two-year-old and three-year-old panda couple will depart China from Chengdu International Airport in Sichuan Province on a special Korean Airlines charter. [...]
INCHEON, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A year after they settled down on a rooftop in the urban Bupyeong-gu (district), 220,000 bees survived the cold winter. It was a meaningful result of the ‘Urban Bees Seoul’ project, which was launched in 2013 by the Seoul Beekeeping Cooperative. A total of 19 beehives were installed in [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French automaker Renault S.A., said Wednesday that it has started selling the SM6, hoping to reclaim its fame in the mid-size sedan market in South Korea. The SM6 is a locally adjusted version of the Talisman, which was launched in France [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech firm Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has joined forces with U.S. commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. to apply Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology to its printers. Users of Samsung-made printers in the United States can set their products to automatically order ink using a mobile app that [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Iran initialed maritimepacts encompassing shipping and fisheries, the government said Tuesday, paving the way for local companies to tap deeper into the oil-rich Middle Eastern country. The understanding allows ships from the two countries freely pass through the waters of each other’s countries and receive equal support in case [...]