SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A new research has found some Donggyeongis, which are a natural monument as well as a rare Korean dog breed, are born without a tail due to genetic differences. Findings released on Tuesday from research into the lack of a tail among some Donggyeongi dogs showed that similar to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to seek all possible diplomatic options for peacefully and completely resolving the issue of North Korea’s nuclear program. South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam hosted trilateral talks in Seoul with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama. “We [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Boy band BTS has become the first Korean act to remain on Billboard magazine’s two key charts for a fourth-straight week, according to the American music publication Wednesday. The band’s EP album “Love Yourself: Her” clocked in at 15th on the “Billboard 200″ chart for the week of Oct. 28, according to Billboard’s website. The album’s lead song, “DNA,” ranked 98th on ”The Hot 100″ chart, which aggregates individual [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The trade ministry’s affiliates came under more than 10,000 hacking attempts over the last five years, with the key trade promotion agency subjected to the heaviest attack, the ministry said Wednesday. A report from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy submitted to Rep. Lee Chae-ik for parliamentary audits [...]
PyeongChang , Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – New, bright orange uniforms for the South Korean bobsleigh team have been unveiled which feature patterns inspired by the national flag printed around the neck area. The new uniforms were revealed during a press conference held on Wednesday, with members of the national team including Lee Han-shin, Yun Sung-bin and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the efforts of South Korean tourism authorities to attract Southeast Asians to fill a void left by Chinese tourists, the number of visitors from the Southeast Asian region dropped between March and August this year, new data has revealed. According to data from the Korea Tourism Organization submitted to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in promised additional support Wednesday for companies that create new quality jobs while vowing to implement his pledge to create at least 810,000 new jobs in the public sector. “First, (the government) will work to create new jobs in areas related to public safety, security and social [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Britain on Wednesday launched an automotive campaign in South Korea in a move to seek business opportunities with local companies in “next-generation” vehicle technologies, the British Embassy said. The Automotive is GREAT campaign is aimed at promoting Britain’s advanced technologies in less-emitting, autonomous and other future vehicles and looking [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean web giant Naver’s new European-based artificial intelligence research team has debuted at the company’s annual developers’ meeting this year. The research group, dubbed Naver Labs Europe, is an institute based in Grenoble in Southeastern France that used to be called ‘Xerox Research Centre Europe’, which Naver took over [...]
ANDONG, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province is investing nearly 34.4 billion won to create a new seaside healthcare complex by 2022 which will use marine resources to help prevent and treat patients. According to the North Gyeongsang Provincial Government on Tuesday, Uljin County has been chosen by the Ministry of [...]