SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, said Friday its accumulated vehicle production in India has exceeded 1 million units, helped by increased sales of customized models. Kia began production at the 350,000-unit-a-year Indian plant in July 2019, starting with the Seltos subcompact SUV, the company said in [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS droped his first official solo song on Friday. The digital single, titled “Seven,” was arrived at 1 p.m. in local time, according to the band’s agency, BigHit Music. The release will make him the sixth member of the septet to debut as a soloist, [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Super Junior’s members Eunhyuk, Donghae and Kyuhyun will leave SM Entertainment, their agency for over 10 years, the company said Friday. SM Entertainment said the three members will pursue individual activities, as they have decided not to renew their contracts with the agency. This marks the [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s food safety agency said Friday it will maintain the daily intake level of the artificial sweetener aspartame, which was classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization (WHO) but remains safe to consume. Earlier in the day, WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Thursday it will open a popup store in Seongsu-dong, eastern Seoul to support the growth of e-sports. Named Earth 6A3, the store will feature captivating displays that take visitors on a virtual journey, immersing them in the world of professional gaming. The [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that it will introduce various measures to prevent drainage clogging during heavy summer rains. According to the city government, there are a total of 557,553 drainage systems installed across the main roads, back roads, and alleys of the city. When drainages become [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s latest smartphone appeared in the background of the state-run Korean Central TV program aired on Thursday, providing tips on safe mobile phone usage. The smartphone, featuring two rear-facing cameras and one front-facing camera, had the product name “Samtaesong 8″ printed on its rear side. Its modern design [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine said Thursday its researchers have detected an anti-inflammatory effect in carrot leaves, which are typically wasted or solely used as animal feed. Flavonoid glycosides, found in the extract of carrot leaves, are compounds formed through the combination of flavonoids and saccharides. These compounds [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run oil company has initiated a project to capture and confine carbon dioxide within the depleted gas field in the East Sea. The Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC) said Thursday it has signed a preliminary FEED (front end engineering and design) contract with Hyundai Engineering & Construction [...]
BRISBANE, Australia,, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Vytelle, a precision livestock company, is progressing on their five-year plan to provide accessible, hormone-free, bovine in vitro fertilisation to producers across the globe. Announced today, Vytelle has expanded to Brisbane, Australia with its sixteenth global laboratory. Vytelle’s integrated technology platform combines Vytelle ADVANCE, a breakthrough in vitro fertilisation (IVF) technology, with [...]