Amsterdam, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Further to its announcement dated 1 August 2023 (link to announcement), Azerion today announces the completion of the sale of its Youda Games portfolio of games, including social card themed title Governor of Poker 3, to Playtika Holding Corp. Azerion will provide further information relating to the transaction alongside its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has a smaller infant and toddler population compared to other East Asian countries, a research institute said Sunday. According to a report from the Korea Insurance Research Institute, Asia’s fourth-largest economy had 1.65 million children aged 0 to 4 as of 2021. If we use Japan’s population as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government spending on public pensions, a primary means of addressing senior poverty, is merely half of the expenditure of other countries within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a report showed Sunday. According to Pensions at a Glance 2021 published by the Paris-based organization, a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a limited edition Galaxy Watch 6 Classic designed after an ancient celestial globe from the Middle East and North Africa. The Galaxy Watch 6 Classic Astro Edition draws inspiration from the astrolabe, a historical device utilized by ancient explorers and astronomers to determine time, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. unveiled Bon Voyage, a personalized portable accommodation unit, at the Wanderlust Korea 2023 wellness lifestyle festival held last weekend in Seoul Olympic Park. Bon Voyage features a two-story open design encompassing a 20-square-meter floor space. It offers the flexibility to be placed in any location preferred [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A “muscle beach,” complete with fitness equipment, has been established at Gangmun Beach in the eastern coastal city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province. St. John’s Hotel obtained the necessary permissions from the city to utilize this space, and a company specializing in group fitness training has invested in an array [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Monday launched a special inspection into the marking of country of origin for imported seafood products to dispel public safety concerns following Japan’s release of contaminated water from its crippled nuclear power plant, the oceans ministry said. On Thursday, Japan began releasing “treated” radioactive water from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd. said Monday it is spending 124.6 billion won (US$94.1 million) over the next two years to expand its manufacturing facility for its key filter membrane product used in water desalination. The facility, located in the central provincial city of Cheongju, will have an annual production capacity [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member J-Hope’s debut solo album, “Jack in the Box,” has re-entered the top 10 of the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart this week, more than a year after its release, Billboard said Monday. The album ranked sixth on Billboard 200, with 50,000 equivalent album units sold during the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential office has designed a T-shirt and a hat to commemorate the 46 sailors killed in North Korea’s 2010 sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan, an official said Monday. The items bear the vessel’s formal name, PCC-772, and were worn by President Yoon Suk Yeol and first [...]