SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday it will strengthen door-to-door charging services for its Ioniq electric vehicles (EVs), a move to promote consumer acceptance of electric vehicles. Hyundai Motor has recently increased the number of service vehicles which offer door-to-door charging services to 60 from 10 across the country. It formerly [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming service Netflix is rapidly emerging as a promising alternative for the South Korean TV industry, as political tension with China, once the biggest export destination of South Korean TV shows, has put a strain on local content creators. Netflix’s recent purchases of South Korean TV series such as [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – SsangYong Motor Co. said Monday it will launch the upgraded Tivoli SUV this week to compete with rivals in the heavily contested subcompact crossover markets. The carmaker’s facelifted Tivoli subcompact, equipped with a 1.6-liter gasoline or diesel engine, will go on sale in the domestic market Thursday, the company [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Coca-Cola and KT have been named the first sustainability partners for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the event’s organizers said Monday. The PyeongChang 2018 organizing committee noted that Coca-Cola is undertaking a water quality project in the PyeongChang area, and that KT, PyeongChang’s local telecommunications partner, is seeking to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is poised to improve disabled and elderly access at tourist destinations in a move that could boost the country’s tourism industry. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced on Sunday it has asked the Ministry of Strategy and Finance for funding to increase by [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of empty offices in the South Korean capital is on the rise due to the increased supply of new office buildings in the property market and companies relocating to different areas, new industry data has revealed. According to statistics released by property consultant KyoboRealco, the vacancy rate [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has announced plans to equip red buses, express buses that operate in the Seoul metropolitan area, with lane departure warning systems (LDWS) by the end of the year, in a bid to curb road accidents. The government’s decision to adopt technology such as forward collision warning [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to her first LPGA major title at the U.S. Women’s Open, South Korean Park Sung-hyun is a virtual lock to win the tour’s top rookie honors this year. Park shot an 11-under 277 to win the oldest women’s major championship by two strokes on Sunday (local time) in [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A new domestic film on the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju will open in English-speaking and other Asian countries following its domestic release next month, its local distributor said Monday. “A Taxi Driver” is set to open in North American countries on Aug. 11, Australia and New Zealand on [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Fast food chains have long been a staple of modern life in countries around the world, appealing to demographics crossing cultures and age groups. The familiar signs sported by the likes of McDonald’s and Burger King are globally accepted, even comforting to some. However, the recent controversy surrounding an allegedly undercooked [...]