SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of high-spec smartphone users continues to rise in South Korea, and with the music industry eyeing new business models, high quality music downloading and streaming services are no longer the exclusive property of audio system lovers. Similar to how the broadcasting industry has been progressing from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) drew media attention last week when she showed up in a white hydrogen-fueled SUV vehicle during her visit to Cheonan, a move that signals the government’s effort to push renewable fuel vehicles. Kim Hyun-mee, who heads the MOLIT, was seen riding in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Gyeongsang Provincial Government announced plans on Monday to reward companies that create jobs by providing help with international marketing. The decision comes as part of the government’s local job creation initiative, which will prioritize companies that create jobs when it comes to providing financial support for international [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As the controversy surrounding an undercooked patty that allegedly gave a four-year-old girl severe kidney damage continues, negative words related to fears over burgers are increasingly being used on social media, big data suggests. According to data released by AI-based big data analytics company Daumsoft, burgers were predominantly mentioned [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday added the Sonata plug-in hybrid to its lineup in a move to absorb growing demand for environment friendly vehicles. As the government moves to implement stricter regulations against fine dust-emitting vehicles centered generally around diesel cars, automakers are making an effort to highlight their [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of the Galaxy S8 hovered above that of its predecessor, the Galaxy S7, Samsung Electronics Co.’s mobile chief has said. Koh Dong-jin, who heads Samsung’s mobile business, reportedly said the sales of the Galaxy S8 were 15 percent higher than its predecessor so far during his meeting with [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Over 20 percent of South Korean workers have no plans for vacation this summer because of tight budgets and other reasons, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the survey of 934 salaried workers by local education service institute Hunet, 21.6 percent of the respondents said they are not planning [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of thousands of people colored Seoul with rainbows as they marched through the center of the capital on Saturday, sending a defiant message of solidarity in support of LGBT rights. Despite the harsh weather conditions, this year’s pride parade, which took place as part of the Korea Queer Culture [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As CEOs of South Korean companies continue to attract the ire of the public after a steady stream of abuse of power scandals, an increasing number of small shareholders who have suffered financially from the careless actions of the business owners are expressing frustration. Jung Woo-hyun, the former CEO [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s no secret that South Korean media has had its share of stereotypical depictions of foreign cultures in the past. One of the more notable cases of cultural appropriation in recent years was of the generic rich Middle Eastern man, personified through the character “Mansour” on KBS 2TV’s “Gag [...]