SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) - Cho Seong-jin, the first South Korean to win the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, said Monday the top honor was a means to an end, not an end in itself. “Winning the contest was a means to achieve my dreams, not an end,” he told reporters on the eve of [...]
SEOUL, Feb.1 (Korea Bizwire) – Alba Heaven, an online part-time job portal, announced that the results of a survey conducted on 1,267 members showed that 50.4 percent of the respondents were planning to work during the Lunar New Year holiday. Of note, individuals in their 40s and 50s were particularly eager to get a part [...]
INCEON, Feb.1 (Korea Bizwire) – Incheon Residents are calling out for a crematorium for pets. The city has the fourth largest number of registered pets in the nation. According to officials in Bupyeong-gu, another suggestion has been made to the local government of Incheon to establish a crematorium for pets. It was the second time [...]
SEOUL, Feb.1 (Korea Bizwire) – Hollywood star Jack Black made an appearance on MBC’s ‘Infinite Challenge’, a popular Korean variety show. Black participated in the recording of ‘Infinite Challenge’ while he was visiting Korea to promote ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’, in which he starred as a voice actor. Under the theme ‘School of Rock – [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A government-affiliated foundation said Monday the Chinese-language version of a free mobile application introducing Korean cuisine is now available. The Korean Food Guide 800, which is already in service in English and Spanish, includes information on rice, side dishes and soups that South Koreans enjoy daily, as well as [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) - A Chinese soap opera starring South Korean actor Park Hae-jin will premiere in China next month, his agency said Monday. The pilot episode of “Far Away Love” will air on Guangdong TV and Southeast TV on March 1, WM Company said. Park plays a stoic restaurant owner who, in an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) - U.S. video service provider Netflix that entered the South Korean market early this year lacks an adult verification system, making teenagers vulnerable to X-rated content, industry sources said Monday. Local users can open a Netflix account by typing in an email address and their credit card information and simply checking [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) - The number of feature phone users in South Korea declined sharply on-year in 2015 to hover below the 10 million mark, data showed Monday, reflecting the rising popularity of smartphones. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, the number of feature phone users came [...]
SEOUL, Feb.1 (Korea Bizwire) – Riches, education and social status are being passed down in current Korean society, proving that there are no ‘rags to riches’ fairy tales anymore. According to an investigation conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, the ‘gold spoon, dirt spoon class theory’ currently mentioned by young people [...]
SEOUL, Feb.1 (Korea Bizwire) – Data indicates that half of all Korean internet users plan to use O2O (Online to Offline) services related to everyday life, such as food delivery and booking accommodation services, as well as fintech services including simple payments and money transfers. On the other hand, users seem skeptical about using O2O [...]