SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A mobile game with South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun as its main character will be released on the market soon in China, his agency said Wednesday. Keyeast Entertainment said the social networking game called “Kim Soo-hyun Star Academy” will be on the market on Thursday in which the TV [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) - Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French auto firm Renault S.A., unveiled the SM6 on Wednesday, targeting the premium mid-size sedan market in South Korea. The SM6 is a locally adjusted version of the Talisman, which was launched in France last July. It was developed jointly by Renault [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday said it will start sales of the new Galaxy A series in South Korea later this week that comes with Samsung Pay, a mobile payment tool that previously only supported high-end models. The Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A7 will hit store shelves Thursday [...]
DAEJEON, Jan.12 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean and American joint research team has developed a nano-capsule that makes diagnosing cancer within 24 hours possible by injecting the substance into the human body. The organic fluorescent dye contained in the capsule glows in different colors in the presence of different types of cancer cells. Professor Song [...]
A man in his 30s who lied to his family about passing the civil service examination committed suicide after pretending to go to work for a year. (Image : Pixabay) CHEONAN, Jan.12 (Korea Bizwire) – A man in his 30s who lied to his family about passing the civil service examination committed suicide after pretending [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Pantech Co., a struggling South Korean handset maker, said Tuesday it is targeting to post annual sales of 1.5 trillion won (US$1.23 billion) in 2018 by reforming itself and more aggressively tapping into new markets and business areas. Once South Korea’s No. 3 smartphone maker, Pantech was placed under [...]
SOKCHO, Jan.12 (Korea Bizwire) – A new café operated by the municipal government of Sokcho to create jobs for the disabled opened on January 11. The new business, named Café Haeomi, is located on the fifth floor of the City Hall Annex. The Sokcho Social Welfare Center will be operating the café on behalf of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The chairman of German auto giant BMW has visited South Korea to praise the local unit for its brisk sales performance last year, company official said Tuesday. BMW Group Chairman Harald Kruger came to Seoul on Monday for a two-day stay in his first major event since the start [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Tuesday it is not considering temporarily shutting down a joint industrial park in North Korea at this stage despite the North’s claimed successful test of a hydrogen bomb last week. The government has decided to limit the entry of South Korean nationals into Kaesong Industrial Complex [...]
SEOUL, Jan.12 (Korea Bizwire) – According to an exclusive report from The KyungHyang newspaper, a Korean daily journal, Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Financing (MKIF), the Australian company managing Gwangju’s second beltway, is rejecting the local government’s offer to financially support the installation of Highpass, an electric toll system. The route is the only toll road in Korea [...]