SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Pizza restaurant chain Domino’s Pizza announced on Sunday it has launched a new AI chatbot service through which users can place orders online. ‘DomiChat’ is an artificial intelligence-based service that allows users to place orders on the internet or using a mobile app easily by talking to a chatbot, making [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Agriculture is set to look into issues of corruption surrounding the recent egg contamination scandal that swept across South Korea, after discovering some former government officials now work for private environmental certification issuers. “Once the contamination scandal calms down, we plan to look into the possible causes [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The final stage of work to open new highways and railroads linking the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic venues and major cities of South Korea is in full swing in order to provide the best and easiest way to get to and from the venues. Transportation is one of the key elements of preparations for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in the nation’s east coast resort town of PyeongChang in Gangwon Province, which [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of eggs in South Korea sharply declined last week amid safety concerns sparked after eggs from local farms were found to be contaminated with banned chemicals, industry data showed Sunday. Egg sales at the country’s largest discount store chain E-Mart from Wednesday to Saturday declined 40 percent compared to the same period the previous week, its operator E-Mart Inc. said. Lotte Mart, another [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – American pop star Ariana Grande’s much anticipated first South Korean show drew criticism over poor management and the singer’s brief stay in the country due to alleged concerns over threats from North Korea, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of thousands of fans. Criticism continues to grow after [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea opened a business support center for the nation’s cultural industry and content creators in Los Angeles on Thursday (local time). The state-run Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) said the new facility will help Korean artists and businesses venture into the U.S. market. The agency is affiliated with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon pledged Friday to remove barriers and regulatory blocks so that entrepreneurs can easily start their own business and lead the country’s innovative growth. Visiting the Tech Incubator Program for Startup (TIPS) Town in southern Seoul, Kim said he intends to double the TIPS-related budget for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics has opened a high-end showroom showcasing built-in home appliances for the first time in South Korea, as the electronics giant ramps up efforts to target the built-in white goods market in its home country. The very first showroom store named after LG’s premium ‘Signature Kitchen SUITE’ brand [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Shocking findings from an OECD report show that South Korea had nearly 2,000 inmates per prison as of the end of June, giving it the dubious distinction of being the country with the most overcrowded prisons among OECD member nations. The worrying numbers come after Yoon Sang-jik, a lawmaker [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute are set to invest over 1 billion dollars over the next seven years with an underground environmental pollution management project passing a preliminary feasibility study. According to the environment ministry on Thursday, the new initiative that will [...]