SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to the growing number of fine dust warnings that have been issued in recent months, the South Korean government is taking action by issuing a set of guidelines in 13 languages on ways to deal with high levels of fine dust, in an effort to help minimize harmful [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom providers are concentrating on children in their latest commercials, a new marketing focus that differs from strategies employed in the past. Traditionally, parents who have purchasing power have always been the main target audience for mobile providers in South Korea, until recently when companies began making [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul metropolitan government said Sunday it will operate an inter-city bus connecting major tourist attractions in South Korea starting this week to provide visitors a chance to explore the many hidden treasures in the country. The “K-travel Bus” exclusively serves foreign tourists, residents and students who want to travel outside the capital city, to boost travel to smaller cities and rural areas, a [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The global air purifier market is forecast to expand 17.5 percent this year, fueled by burgeoning demand for the anti-contaminant home appliances, a report showed Friday. The market is expected to be valued at US$6.7 billion by the end of this year, based on the growth estimates, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information. The global air cleaner market has been growing at an annual rate of 12.4 percent over the past three years, [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patients diagnose with panic disorder is steadily increasing in South Korea, government data showed Saturday, with experts citing growing social and psychological stress as possible causes. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service said that a total of 127,053 people received hospital treatment for panic disorder in 2016, up from 98,000 in 2014 and 83,000 in 2012. Doctors define panic disorder as an anxiety disorder with recurrent, unexpected [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. is set to make 700 billion won (US$623 million) worth of investment in India to expand the production of smartphones in the large South Asian country, industry sources said Sunday. According to governmental and industry sources in India, Samsung is planning to expand its existing 120,000-square-meter production line in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in the northern part of the country, to 240,000 square meters. If the expansion is completed, the factory will [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – There is a strange culture among South Koreans in which the higher the price is, the better the product sells. For years, the South Korean media and a good portion of consumers have noticed and questioned this absurd trend in a country that has been hit by record high [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s foreign minister-designate said Friday that the victims should be at the center of any efforts to resolve the long-running dispute over Japan’s wartime sexual slavery of Korean women. Kang Kyung-wha made the remarks following her earlier visit to a house sheltering some of those victims. Known for [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop group Cosmic Girls, also known as WJSN, will release its first full-length album next week, according to its agency Friday. The album, titled “Happy Moment,” will come out on June 7, Starship Entertainment said. The title track, “Happy,” is produced by Black Eyed Pilseung, the oft-sought-out production team [...]
ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As the newly elected Moon administration accelerates its efforts to implement environment policy, with the latest example being a temporary shutdown of aging coal-fueled power plants around the country, the city of Ansan is drawing attention over its emergence as a pioneer of renewable energy. According to [...]