SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) - CJ Hellovision Co., South Korea’s top operator of cable channels and Internet TV content, said Friday it plans to hold a shareholder meeting later this month to approve a proposed merger plan. SK Telecom Co., the country’s top mobile operator, agreed to buy CJ Hellovision in November of last year, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – “Like for Likes,” a South Korean romantic comedy starring actor Yoo Ah-in, will be released in the United States later this month, the film’s distributor said Thursday. The film, which follows three couples relying on social media to communicate their innermost feelings, will hit the screens in Los Angeles [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors unveiled its first hybrid subcompact sports utility vehicle “Niro” at the Chicago Auto Show on Thursday, the company said. The Niro is the first South Korean-made “green” SUV. Its name was coined by combining the words “near zero” emissions and “hero.” Niro’s concept was first presented at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea ordered all South Koreans on Thursday to immediately leave a joint industrial park in the North and froze all South Korean assets there in retaliation for Seoul’s suspension of the complex. The North’s move to expel South Koreans from the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North’s border [...]
INCHEON, Feb.11 (Korea Bizwire) – A man in his 30s who was arrested for leaving explosive material in a bathroom at Incheon International Airport testified that he left a note written in Arabic to make it seem like a crime committed by foreigners, and was hoping to confuse police investigating the case. Incheon police will [...]
GEOJE, Feb.11 (Korea Bizwire) – Concerns over the disappearance of the culture of ‘haenyeo’, the female divers who pick fresh abalone, sea cucumbers and other goods from the sea the traditional way, have long been documented. The number of haenyeos is diminishing on Geoje Island as well. To continue the tradition, the female divers of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korea said Thursday that it will come up with a set of measures to support its firms operating at a joint factory park in North Korea to help minimize any fallout from the shutdown. On Wednesday, the Seoul government announced that it will stop the operation of the factory [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – American talk show host Conan O’Brien will shoot his “Conan” show in South Korea, a local fan who claims to have been contacted by the Conan team said Thursday. O’Brien will arrive here on Sunday for a five-day journey that involves trips to downtown Seoul and a traditional Korean [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Analysts from NH Investment & Securities have said that they expect that as the consumption tendency of Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian consumers expands, there will be more opportunities for halal assured products to be exported. Meaning ‘allowed things’ in Arab, halal refers to all foods and products that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A man in his 40s has been arrested again for stalking and blackmailing his ex-girlfriend after being released from jail. He had previously served time for stalking and threatening the same woman who broke up with him. The Seoul Seodaemun Police Station announced that officers had arrested Moon (42) [...]