CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 25, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – While Korea has displayed a collective failure when it comes to crisis management systems encountered by the tragic ferry sinking accident, the US seems to have learned a valuable lesson from its previous natural disaster and is on a path to better equip itself with more “resilient” [...]
IRVINE, Calif., April 25, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Racing scored a pair of podium finishes – including its first victory of the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) season – on the temporary street circuit in Long Beach, Calif., nearby the brand’s U.S. headquarters in Irvine, Calif. The team takes that momentum into what could be considered its [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 26, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – As dessert cafés with “honey chip ice cream” are springing up all over Seoul, a dispute surrounding design counterfeiting between two successful dessert franchise firms has been presented to the courtroom. The outcome of the litigation is expected to saddle burdens to no one but the franchisees. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 26, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – After the Constitutional Court of Korea ruled that the so-called “shutdown policy” — which had been introduced in 2010 — legal, the local game industry showed extreme backlash, criticizing the decision was a contradictory ruling against the current regulatory reform stance of the government. The policy mandated [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 26, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – In Korea, the price of a teaching-related stock depends on whether the service carries English contents. Education service providers specializing in English education such as Credu, YBM Sisa.com have thrived while companies closely related to public education such as Visang Edu and Megastudy have suffered a heavy [...]
![[Feature] Truth to Be Told: Why Social Media Still Matter in Ferry Disaster](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/facebook-01-800x571.jpg "[Feature] Truth to Be Told: Why Social Media Still Matter in Ferry Disaster")
SEOUL, Korea, April 26, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – While the whole nation is mourning on the tragic sinking of the passenger ferry Sewol, some online users are pouring out malicious comments in the cyber space mostly powered by social networks. As has always been the case with similar accidents where mostly younger kids do such [...]
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New York, April 24, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 67 million Americans plan to attend at least one wedding this year, and they expect to pony up more money to attend, according to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker. This year, guests expect to spend an average of $592, up 10% from last [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – In celebration of World Book Day, UNESCO, in coalition with Worldreader and Nokia, today released the results of the largest survey on mobile reading in the developing world, which revealed that mobile devices can help significantly enhance people’s literacy skills. According to the responses of nearly 5,000 people [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 23, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – A “valuation scheme” that can put a price tag on each piece of knowledge or technology will be established within the first half of 2014, according to a Munhwa Daily News report. The government of Korea is determined to come up with a system which estimates how [...]
Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Connell Brothers Company (CBC), the largest distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific announced today that it will begin marketing and distributing the SGS(TM) brand of Broccoli Seed Extract in Asia. This innovative nutraceutical ingredient was born out of research from scientists at Johns Hopkins School of [...]