SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Microsoft turns out to exert overwhelming influence in the PC browsing and OS(Operating System) market in Korea. According to a research, Microsoft was far ahead in the domestic PC web browser market, while Google and Apple secured their place in the mobile operating system (OS) market. The research titled “Internet [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – After suffering a crushing defeat against Hollywood blockbusters in the first half of the year, Korean films reclaimed local box office backed by successes of two Korean action flicks — “Assassination” and “Veteran” — this month. Released on July 22, “Assassination” by veteran director Choi Dong-hoon has already passed [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s state-run pension fund has suffered heavy valuation losses from its investment in two Samsung Group units over the past two months as the stocks have plunged after their merger plan was approved by shareholders last month, data showed Wednesday. The National Pension Service (NPS) — which holds [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s decision to reset its standard time from this week could cause confusion for South Korean businessmen going to the Kaesong industrial complex in the North, with Pyongyang yet to explain any changes to entry rules, officials said Friday. Pyongyang had announced it is rolling back its standard [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung SDI Co., the battery-making unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, said Thursday it will work with Audi AG to produce the power pack for the German automaker’s new electric-powered sport utility vehicle (SUV), as it moves to expand into the automotive business. The two companies have signed a [...]
SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Whiskey is no longer the most popular foreign liquor in Korea. Wine finally beat whiskey in terms of the number of bottles imported. It is the first time that wine was imported more than whiskey. According to the Korea Foreign Trade Association(KFTA), among the gross receipts of liquor imports [...]
SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) - Soccer enthusiasts are excited about a new online service that manages scores and stats of amateur soccer players likepopular PC soccer games ‘Winning 11′ and ‘Football Manager’. The online service that is creating all the buzz is called ‘BePro 11′. It was launched by a company also named BePro, [...]
JEJU, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Halla Eco-Forest, the once native grassland that was reconstructed as a forest, is establishing itself as a popular summer vacation spot, even beating well-known beaches as the best vacationers’ choice. The forest stands 600 meters above sea level and temperatures are usually about five degrees lower — in the [...]
SEOUL, August 3 (Korea bizwire)- Singer Psy will perform on stage to revitalize the domestic tourism market that has struggled under the onset of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome(MERS). Psy will be making an appearance at the Summer K-POP Festival held at Seoul Plazaon August 4 at 7 p.m. Other stars like the idol group [...]
SOONCHANG, August 3 (Korea Bizwire)-Soonchang-gun announced that they would manage a ‘Harmful wild animal hunting team’ until October, the harvest season. The hunting team will consist of 13 people. The team caught 301 wild boars, 344 elks and 612 pigeons, decreasing the damaged area by 24 percent, according to the government. Apart from the hunting [...]