SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Online violence is most prevalent among teenage students in South Korea, a new survey has found. According to the survey conducted by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) and the Korea Information Society Agency (NIA), teenage students were the biggest perpetrators as well as victims of online violence. The findings [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Three North Koreans, including one new face, dressed for the joint Korean female hockey team’s second game, against Sweden at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, on Monday. At least three out of 22 players in the lineup for each game must be from North Korea, as per terms set by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the combined team last month. And head [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — From 5G networks and virtual reality to live 4K broadcasts, cutting-edge technology has become a mainstay of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Games last Friday was a monumental showcase of 5G mobile technology, starting from a carefully orchestrated eye-opening drone show to a giant [...]
PYEONGCHANG/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 100,000 people have enjoyed a variety of cultural events offered in the 2018 Winter Olympic cities, organizers said Monday. Plenty of colorful performances, entertainment and festivals have been taking place in the host city of PyeongChang and the two sub-host cities of Gangneung and Jeongseon, all in Gangwon Province. Bearing the theme [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, on Monday launched the all-new Veloster coupe in the domestic market in a move to diversify its product lineup. The one-plus-two-door Veloster comes with 1.4-liter turbo and 1.6-liter turbo gasoline engines at prices ranging from 21 million won (US$19,000) to a little over 24 million won, Hyundai Motor said in a statement. The 1.6 and 1.4 [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Businessmen from South Korea and Uzbekistan held a meeting in Tashkent on Monday to push for greater cooperation between the two nations, Seoul’s finance ministry said. The meeting, also attended by government officials from the both sides, including South Korean Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon, was arranged to hear the [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Many hotel rooms in Pyeongchang and the surrounding area are vacant despite the influx of tourists attending the Winter Olympics, as reports of rip-off prices seem to have put tourists off staying in the area. According to the latest figures from the Gangwon provincial government, only 45 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean convenience stores are branching out into new fields as sales of cosmetics and pet products continue to increase. Nearly 95 percent of the products sold at convenience stores are food and beverages, according to industry sources, but an increasing number of convenience store chains are expanding their offerings [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of stray cats in Seoul has nearly halved over the last 10 years after animal neuter programs were first launched, the city government has said. Under the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s cat neuter program, between 5,000 and 8,000 stray cats have been neutered every year in the city’s 25 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Supreme Court of Korea’s mock sentencing program has proved a great success, attracting interest from thousands of people. The online educational program, which was designed to inform the public about the criminal sentencing process, has been accessed by over 35,000 people since it was released last month, according to [...]