SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Genesis’ brand value has improved significantly since Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s No. 1 carmaker, launched it anew as a separate premium vehicle brand late last year, a report showed Wednesday. Brandstock, a South Korean market research firm that determines the rankings of local brands, said in its latest [...]
SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Encored Technologies, a Korean tech startup, has announced the launch of an electric energy management service called ‘Enertalk Home’. Due to progressive electricity rates in Korea, people dread turning on their air conditioners or electric heaters in fear of receiving an unpleasant surprise at the end of the month when [...]
SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Woori Bank announced the launch of its ‘WiBee Quick Global Wiring’ service, which links with the WiBee Talk platform and provides benefits related to exchange rates and commissions. Through WiBee Quick Global Wiring, clients can wire money directly to a foreign branch of Woori Bank without going through an intermediary [...]
SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Apple’s Apple Pay mobile payment service will launch in China on February 18. Samsung is hoping to follow shortly with its Samsung Pay service, and is currently wrapping up negotiations with Chinese partners, adding a sense of tension to the Chinese mobile payment market. According to Chinese media, Apple Pay [...]
SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – According to Seoul Shinmun, a Korean daily newspaper, residents of a public housing apartment complex in the Gangnam district have decided to change its name. The new name has not been decided on yet, but one thing for sure is that the ‘LH’ included in the current name will disappear. [...]
SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao, the company behind the popular KakaoTalk messaging app, is launching a distribution service in which products are manufactured after having been pre-ordered. The company’s goal is to prevent resources from being wasted, and help boost revenues for manufacturers with good ideas. Kakao announced that it will start a service [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) - Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone vendor, released new teasers for its upcoming flagship smartphone on Tuesday, giving a detailed glimpse into the presumed Galaxy S7 for the first time. Samsung’s previous invitation card for the showcase event slated for Feb. 21 at 7:00 p.m. (Spain time) in Barcelona, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Three members of former five-member boy band SS501 have made a comeback recently by regrouping as “SS301,” their agency said Tuesday. CI Entertainment said the three — Heo Young-sang, Kim Kyu-jong and Kim Hyung-joon — are presently working as the new sub-unit, releasing their teaser images. Debuted in 2005, [...]
Despite the sluggish economy, consumers are opening their wallets for their children, pushing the electronics industry to focus on ‘child marketing’. (Image : Yonhap) SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the sluggish economy, consumers are opening their wallets for their children, pushing the electronics industry to focus on ‘child marketing’. According to industry watchers, [...]
SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – With the increasing popularity of cheaper mobile phones, there has been a noticeable change in the way that consumers purchase new handsets. Instead of visiting traditional vendors, consumers buy their mobile phones at the post office, convenience stores, through online shopping sites and even from vending machines. While consumers are [...]