SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The “Seoul Light DDP” light show has won a prize at the Red Dot Design Award 2023, one of the three most prestigious design awards in the world, in the “Brand & Communication Design” category, the Seoul Design Foundation said Monday. Seoul Light DDP, held every winter since 2019, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it has transformed the deck near Nanji Pond in World Cup Park, western Seoul, into “Nanji Beach.” The newly created beach boasts a waterfront and a sandy shore spanning 600 square meters. This beach replaces certain sections of the old deck within Nanji [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of consumers are showing a preference for packaged traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” an iconic summer dish in South Korea. According to CJ Cheiljedang Corp., sales of Bibigo Samgyetang from July 1 to 25 tripled compared to the same period in April and May. In the first [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Unlike in the past, when foreign carmakers mainly released high-priced electric vehicles (EVs) in the Korean market, they are now launching a string of new models with lower prices and improved performance to increase the potential for subsidies. The competition was ignited by U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc.’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s IT industry is exploring ways to survive in a prolonged economic slump, with no clear signs of improvement in sight. The labor union of Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, recently held its first rally since its establishment in October 2018 as [...]
TOKYO, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — FLUED Inc. (“FLUED”) announced that it has reached the platinum tier of HubSpot’s Solutions Partner Program, joining just six other Platinum-tiered partners in Japan, which makes them the seventh in Japan. HubSpot, a leading CRM platform for scaling companies, works hand-in-hand with partner experts to grow their businesses through [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A decreasing number of Korean marine officers is leading to expectations of a shortage in personnel to staff the Korean fleet. According to a scenario outlined by the Korea Shipowners’ Association, there will be a shortage of 2,710 ship officers by 2030. This shortage will rise to 3,605 people [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Monday it will establish and execute a roadmap aimed at promoting the supply of industrialized housing, including modular housing. Under this roadmap, public entities such as Korea Land & Housing Corp. (LH) and Seoul Housing & Communities Corp. (SH) will contribute [...]
JEJU, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of the southern island of Jeju has unveiled a plan to establish a large-scale green hydrogen production base construction project. The provincial government on Monday announced that it was selected by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy to spearhead technology development and a demonstration project [...]
PHOENIX, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), the North American leader in innovative flexible space and storage solutions, today announced that Tim Boswell, President and Chief Financial Officer, and Nick Girardi, Senior Director of Treasury and Investor Relations, will host private investor meetings [...]