SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean medical team has succeeded in transplanting a 3D printed skull, drawing the attention of the public. New 3D printing technology has proven to be useful in many areas, and is now being used in the medical field. Professors Kwon Jeong-tek and Lee Mu-yeol from the neurosurgery department at [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – People who have a family member with a history of attempting suicide may be more vulnerable to committing suicide themselves, a study said Wednesday, adding that therapy for suicide prevention should be offered to the entire family. According to the latest study conducted by medical experts at Yonsei University, people [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Attending a series of identical weddings for her friends and colleagues ahead of her own, Kim Gong-seon, 33, only became more resolute that she is not going to have hers like any of theirs. “All the ceremonies were done so hastily in a routine manner,” Kim said, referring to [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Transactions of used cars in South Korea hit a record high in February, government data showed Wednesday, amid a protracted economic slump. A total of 283,875 second-hand cars were registered in February, marking the largest number in any past February results, according to the data compiled by the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. state of Maryland declared April 5 as “Taekwondo Day” in an effort to promote the Korean martial art, the latest in a series of events underlining the affection Gov. Larry Hogan and his Korean-American wife have for Korea. Hogan, who calls himself a “hanguk sawi,” which means a [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Lines Co. has dismissed a pilot for allegedly refusing to fly, though he claims he was following the company’s daily working regulations, its labor union said Wednesday, a move feared to deepen a rift caused by prolonged labor disputes at the country’s leading flag carrier. The pilot, who [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Retail giant Lotte Group is seeking to sell more of its hotel unit’s stocks to retail and institutional investors in a move to improve its cobweb-like corporate governance, industry sources said Wednesday. Hotel Lotte Co., the group’s hotel unit, has been preparing to go public on the Seoul bourse as [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will sell the industry’s first smartwatch that runs on the long-term evolution (LTE) network, nearly six months after it was showcased. The LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, to be released in South Korea this week, is significant as it does not need to link to [...]
CHUNGJU, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new solar cell plant being built for Hanwha Q CELLS Korea is in the spotlight as a model of regulatory reforms. Since last year, one of the hottest topics in business circles is the government’s so-called ‘forward-looking regulatory reforms’. The goal is to amend unreasonable regulations that stifle economic growth. [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Dozens of foreigners were taken on a municipally organized tour of Seoul on Tuesday, with every part of the journey being documented in real-time on social media. More than 20 people from countries all over the world, including China, Malaysia, Turkey and Russia, took part in the 2016 Global Seoul [...]