SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – In a strategic business move, Korea’s No. 1 web search engine has introduced a brand new image-oriented search ads platform, which the company said is well suited to the rising number of mobile users. Naver Corp., Korea’s biggest online portal, announced it has strengthened its mobile search ads, pushing [...]
Muan, South Jeolla, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Driven by growing consumer interest in animal-welfare issues and “sustainably produced” meat and poultry products, not only the related industry but the local authorities have begun adopting such “feel good” labeling as “animal-friendly” certifications in their production systems or farming policies of late. A hog farm called “Gangsan [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Controversy surrounding Kris, leader of EXO M and who filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment on Thursday, is apparently causing an escalating stir, as another member from the famous K pop boy group, is criticizing his behavior, arguing Kris’ legal action is “irresponsible.” Exo, formed in 2011 by SM [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – In an unusual move for a K-pop idol star, Kris, who is a Chinese member of boy band EXO-M, filed a lawsuit today against SM Entertainment — none other than the firm he belongs to. Kris reportedly sued SM Entertainment, demanding a cancellation of their exclusive contract that is [...]
OYSTER BAY, N.Y., May 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In the past year Apple’s tablet OEM competitors experienced a growth of 79%, while Apple experienced only 13% growth in tablet shipments. Despite growing challenges, as the tablet market reaches saturation in advanced world markets, ABI Research projects Apple to remain a strong force in the market if [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid continued reports of privacy infringements and social awareness of electric power shortage problem, Samsung Electronics have launched solutions that can help to cope with the both problems at the same time. Korea’s leading electronics company announced that they have added “illegal recording prevention” function in their new products [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Smartphone extends its reach of personal assistance features to making “personalized suggestions” of where to eat, in particular when finding out a gourmet restaurant for a special occasion. LG UPlus, one of Korea’s top three wireless carriers, has announced on May 13 that it has added a food map service to its [...]
![[Feature] Korean Edition of “The Big Issue” Proves Successful Social Enterprise Model](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/big-issue_korean.jpg "[Feature] Korean Edition of “The Big Issue” Proves Successful Social Enterprise Model")
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been four years since the Big Issue, a magazine published for giving the homeless the opportunity to earn their own money, came out in Korea. For these years, it is generally assumed the magazine has been a modest success. In the beginning, the magazine was sold about [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that SK Planet, a leading Korean Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, is expanding its overseas presence in the Turkish market on the IBM Cloud. SK Planet’s mobile messenger application TicToc, built on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) from SoftLayer, an IBM Company, has witnessed [...]
ARLINGTON, Va., May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – PBS KIDS has launched a new, free app designed specifically for parents that will give them the “super power” to engage with their kids in the digital medium as never before: PBS KIDS Super Vision. The new app is a first-of-its-kind tool that parents can access conveniently from their [...]