DAEJEON, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – Competition for patents is fierce among domestic companies eager to get ahead in the drone market. The Korean Intellectual Property Office announced that a total of 389 patents related to drones were applied for in 2015, which was a 161 percent increase compared to the previous year. The number of [...]
SEOUL, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – Companies are increasingly hiring former convicts to help them readjust to society. Kim Chang-sup, president of shipbuilder Taesung Enterprise, commented that he is satisfied as long as one person who is released from prison can settle in society. He has recruited 21 former prisoners until now. President Kang Seong-gok of [...]
SEOUL, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that most of those who quit smoking made up their minds because of encouragement from their families. According to a survey conducted by Johnson & Johnson Korea on 1,000 adults between the ages of 20 and 50, 96.5 percent of men quit smoking at the urging of their [...]
SEOUL, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that graduates of universities that have a high social status are more satisfied with their lives. Apart from being able to land high-paying jobs, a recent study revealed that those who graduate from good schools have higher self-esteem and a better life at home, proving that happiness does [...]
SEOUL, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of foreigners standing on trial in Korea, the need for better court translation is growing. According to the Supreme Court, there were 3,243 foreign individuals indicted in 2012, increasing to 3,789 in 2014. If civil cases such as overdue wages and family litigation such as divorce [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean mobile carriers are likely to cut this year’s facility investment to around 2010 levels, industry watchers said Monday, casting doubt over their promises to provide better services. SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Upluc Corp. are expected to invest a combined 6 trillion won (US$4.96 billion) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 2 tech firm LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it will showcase a new budget smartphone series at the Mobile World Congress that kicks off later this month, in a bid to revitalize the ailing handset business. The X series will come in two models — the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group is expected to recruit more than 10,000 workers this year in line with its long-term employment strategy, industry and company sources said Monday. The recruitment plan follows 9,500 workers recently employed by South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, which holds Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. under [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Ssangyong Motor Co., South Korea’s smallest carmaker, is voluntarily recalling 2,637 Korando C sports utility vehicles for problems in seat belt anchors, the transportation ministry said Monday. The model’s seat belt system was found to have a problem in a belt anchorage strength test conducted by the carmaker in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s imports of chocolate edged up on-year to an all-time high in 2015 amid its growing popularity among local consumers, official data showed Sunday. The country imported 31,066 tons of chocolate and chocolate confectionery last year, up 1.3 percent from the previous year and the highest amount ever, [...]