SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey by Chung-Ang University on 4,140 of its students revealed that jobs at major conglomerates are still the most coveted positions, selected by 24.3 percent of the students. Ranking second were jobs at public enterprises (state-owned or operated) at 13.7 percent, specialized professions (i.e. doctors, lawyers, and [...]
SUWON, South Korea, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – As part of the Key Resolve Korea-U.S. military exercise, the Ajou University Hospital conducted a medical evacuation exercise dubbed Dragon Lift 2017 on Wednesday, simulating a mass casualty situation for U.S. military personnel in a presumed wartime condition. Six American soldiers with simulated severe injuries were evacuated on [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – DIY interior design, or self-interior design, is trending among South Koreans. According to market research firm Nielsen Korea, the number of online mentions of “self-interior” related to “moving” on online communities and SNS platforms doubled from a monthly average of 5,256 in 2015 to 10,460 in 2016. Although “to [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A subsidiary of South Korea’s largest cinema chain, CJ CGV, said Thursday it has recently opened its first 4DX movie theaters in Norway and France. The 4DXPlex Co. said it opened the two public theaters in partnership with Norway’s Nordisk Film Kono and Pathe of France last Friday and [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks Coffee Korea, the local unit of the U.S. coffee giant, said Thursday that its annual sales topped the 1 trillion won (US$884.17 million) mark for the first time ever last year after its first shop opened here in 1999. Starbucks Coffee, which is operated by retail conglomerate Shinsegae [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea was the sixth-biggest target of Trojan horse malware attacks in mobile banking last year, a multinational cybersecurity firm said Thursday. The most vulnerable country was Russia, followed by Australia, according to the Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2016. The Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, Kaspersky Lab, said it [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., a major shipping line in South Korea, said Thursday that it has signed a deal for strategic cooperation with a global shipping alliance, paving the way for the company to better compete with rivals. In December last year, Hyundai Merchant agreed with Maersk Line, Mediterranean [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – SM Entertainment will hold auditions in Indonesia to scout talent for its “NCT” idol group project, the nation’s top entertainment agency said Wednesday. Company founder Lee Soo-man unveiled the plan for its first-ever talent audition in Indonesia at a South Korea-Indonesia business summit in Jakarta the previous day. “Last [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean travelers are increasingly wary of China as their destination, with anti-Korean sentiment rising among the Chinese over the planned deployment of a U.S. missile defense battery in South Korea, industry and public officials said Wednesday. Lately, a growing number of Korean middle and high schools have canceled [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is keeping a close watch on China’s next moves that may work to further hurt its industries, as Beijing’s travel ban to its neighboring country came into effect Wednesday, the latest hostile measure taken in protest of Seoul’s stationing of a U.S. anti-missile system. China-based travel agencies, [...]