SEOUL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — At a special ‘beer garden’ meeting held on Thursday at the Blue House with President Moon, executives from South Korean conglomerates raised the issue of China’s economic retaliation against South Korean companies, particularly electric vehicle battery manufacturers, urging the government to take action. During the unique meeting, Moon was [...]
BRAZIL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s iteration of a K-pop contest sponsored by the Korean Cultural Center Sao Paulo was held successfully last night at the Gazeta Theatre, attracting hundreds of K-pop fans and Korean culture enthusiasts. The annual K-pop contest saw over 16 teams that passed a video audition compete in the [...]
ICHEON, South Korea, July 28 (Yonhap) – Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival, one of South Korea’s biggest summer music events, began its three-day run Friday, signaling the start of the country’s summer music festival season. The music event, now in its eighth year, kicked off at the Jisan Forest Resort in Icheon, just [...]
BUSAN, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Air Busan Co. said Friday it will launch charter flights to Vientiane later in the day. The budget carrier, which is an affiliate of Asiana Airlines Inc., will fly flights to the Laotian capital from Gimhae International Airport at 10:05 p.m. every Friday and Monday until Aug. 29. The [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwacheon’s famous tomato festival is back for the 15th time this year, with a host of interesting activities on tap including firework shows and singing contests, to be held over a period of four days starting next Friday. Modeled after Spain’s famous tomato fight festival ‘La Tomatina’, Hwacheon’s tomato [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIP) and the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MOLIT) will adopt IoT-based environment sensors in Busan’s Gangseo District as part of a collective smart environment monitoring initiative, the two government branches revealed on Thursday. Gangseo District was chosen as the location [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A research institution operating under the Ministry of Environment has patented a new microbial agent that can remove harmful chemical substances such as benzene, toluene, and phenol using microorganisms. The toxic chemical removal agent developed by the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources uses an environment-friendly concoction consisting of [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it topped the U.S. home appliances market in the April-June period, standing as the No. 1 player for the fifth consecutive quarter. Citing the data compiled by U.S. market tracker Traqline, the South Korean tech giant said it remained the top company in terms [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae reiterated Friday that the government will follow the decision that select citizens will make over the fate of two nuclear reactors after their public deliberation process. Its remarks came a day after a government panel tasked with overseeing the deliberation process said that [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean car sharing service provider Socar has become the first company to reach a total of 10 million reservations in the industry, according to a statement released on Wednesday. From February 2012 until earlier this month, more than 10 million reservations were made, with the combined mileage estimated to [...]