London, Feb 06, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Eros International Plc (EROS) (“Eros”), a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry announced today that it will release the blockbuster film, English Vinglish, in South Korea on February 6, 2014. Following on the heels of the film’s success in Hong Kong and Germany last year, [...]
SINGAPORE, Feb 05, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The YPO Global Pulse Confidence Index for Asia climbed for the second consecutive quarter, gaining another 3.5 points to land at 63.6. Business confidence surged in China, Japan and India against a backdrop of stimulative government policy and encouraging economic data. Meanwhile, confidence in Southeast Asia moved in the [...]
SINGAPORE, Feb 05, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – By end-2018, half the African population will be covered by LTE networks, as LTE base station deployment swells at a CAGR of 40% over the next five years, finds ABI Research. However, LTE network population coverage will be far from homogenous across the region, with a few countries such [...]
SOCHI, Russia, Feb 04, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games is the first Games in history to mitigate the entire direct carbon footprint of its Organizing Committee prior to the Opening Ceremony. Sochi 2014 officially announced today that over 520,000 metric tons (MT) of CO2 equivalents have already been mitigated through the “Sustainable [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 4, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The first red Nexus 5 device is now available on Google Play™. Nexus 5 is the first Google phone to be offered in three colors: red, white and black. Launched last October in partnership by LG and Google, Nexus 5 received praise as a stylish, high-performance Google [...]
NEW YORK, Jan 31, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Fund, Inc. (KF) (the “Fund”) announced today that a Fund Card, which contains statistical information on the Fund as of December 31, 2013, is now available as literature at www.thekoreafund.com. The Korea Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation [...]
Hyundai, in its seventh consecutive year as a Super Bowl advertiser, will showcase two new spots for Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014. Kicking off the first quarter for Hyundai is “Dad’s Sixth Sense,” a 30-second spot highlighting the innovative, world-class safety features of Hyundai’s mid-size luxury sedan, the 2015 Genesis. The commercial [...]
NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) today announced the Empire State Building’s plans to honor the Chinese Lunar New Year with a celebratory lighting of its world-famous tower lights and a special Lunar New Year exhibition in its Fifth Avenue lobby windows. To kick-off the festivities, Ambassador [...]
LOS ANGELES, Jan 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Mirabella, a new Los Angeles-based company, recently launched its new product line of fashionable accessories for UGG® and other shearling boots. This revolutionary, original product takes the power of fashion design and puts it in the hands of women and girls across the country, allowing them to create [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – With the Big Game approaching this Sunday, it’s time to assess how huge a boost for the alcohol industry it really is. “Big Alcohol in big sports is big business and very harmful to society, its youth, public health and safety,” stated Alcohol Justice’s Executive Director and [...]