SEJONG, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will build a new international maritime passenger terminal on the west coast by 2020 in a bid to meet rising demand for maritime transport with China, the government said Friday. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said that it will construct four docks and one terminal building [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday introduced a module that supports the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, paving the way for small and medium enterprises to speed up the development of IoT products. The module, dubbed ARTIK, is composed of various parts including an application processor, memory, sensors and a [...]
SEOUL, Feb.18 (Korea Bizwire) – Data shows that one out of ten disabled children experience violence at kindergarten or day care centers. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea announced that it conducted a survey of 1,215 teachers, managers working at special schools, day care centers and kindergartens for disabled children, and parents of disabled [...]
SEOUL, Feb.18 (Korea Bizwire) – University students in Korea go through a war twice a year when they register for courses at the beginning of a new term. As students want to enroll in popular or fun classes but the number of openings is limited, getting a ‘perfect’ schedule is no easy feat. Recently, search [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) - The third season of “Youth over Flowers,” a tvN travel reality show, will take four male leads of the same network’s soap opera hit “Reply 1988″ to Africa, its producers said Thursday. Star producer Na Young-seok, whose shows have consistently ranked high in viewership charts, will continue to direct the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) - K-pop girl group 4minute became honorary baristas of Tom N Toms Coffee, the Seoul-based franchise coffeehouse chain said on Thursday. In a one-day lesson, the four-member group engaged themselves in learning how to make espresso-based coffee drinks, instructed by a professional barista of TOM N TOMS Academy. The girl group [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A pair of giant pandas born in China will fly to South Korea as early as next month to live at an amusement park owned by Samsung Everland, company officials said Thursday. South Korea and China designated Samsung Everland as the host for the bears after Beijing decided to [...]
JEONJU, Feb.18 (Korea Bizwire) – The season for gathering sap from mono maple trees has started. The sap is a significant source of income for farmers during the agricultural off-season in Jeonbuk province. There are about 34,000 mono maple trees in the Jeonbuk area, especially near mountains such as Jirisan in Namwon, Deokyusan in Muju, [...]
SEOUL, Feb.18 (Korea Bizwire) – Changes are afoot in the cosmetics industry, with brand rankings in turmoil. It’s Skin climbed up to rank fourth due to its success with ‘snail cream’, and the formerly fourth ranked Etude dropped to sixth after slow sales continued for two years straight. According to industry analysts, The Face Shop [...]
SEOUL, Feb.18 (Korea Bizwire) – With the adoption of a new account transfer system and Individual Savings Accounts (ISA), banks are going all out to attract clients with various giveaways. Industry analysts note that Shinhan Bank is currently running a promotion in which customers will have a chance to win a Hyundai Avante. Clients who [...]