SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of portable solar chargers for smartphones and tablets have soared in South Korea as fans of Nintendo’s smash hit Pokemon Go want their devices to keep charging while playing the game. About two weeks after the augmented-reality mobile game was formally launched in South Korea, the number of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s leading automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has reportedly postponed the launch of its Sonata plug-in hybrid in China by nearly a year, company official said Wednesday, due to what many believe is China’s trade retaliation against the planned deployment of a U.S. air missile defense system to South [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of semi-large sedans in South Korea have been on a roll recently with their shipments one-upping those of midsize cars for a second month in January, industry data showed Wednesday. Domestic sales of semi-large sedans, including Hyundai Motor Co.’s Grandeur and Kia Motors Corp.’s K7, totaled 15,242 units [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Sejong, the de facto administrative capital of South Korea, introduced a new set of street sweepers that will be responsible for cleaning its streets, running on electric power instead of diesel. The vehicles, developed by RETECH, can operate for eight hours after four hours of charging, and are noise [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan Transport Corporation has installed a touch-sensitive, see-through digital screen on a platform screen door at Seomyeon Station, Busan Metro Line 2, the first of its kind in Korea. The screen offers weather information, subway information, and news reports, said BTC. The installation is a part of BTC’s [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of KAIST researchers announced Tuesday the development of a new emulsion technique that makes use of physical force instead of chemical compounds. Because oil floats on water due to its lower density, dispersants, or surfactants, are required to make oil particles water-soluble. These compounds, however, have often [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Last month’s Korean launch of Niantic’s Pokémon GO has put law enforcement agencies on high alert, mainly against trespassing and Pokémon GO driving, and officials are now advising players to also take heed against cybercrimes. According to the Korean National Police Agency, extra apps that can help players to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Rotem announced Monday that it had finalized a contract with Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels to supply subway cars for Cairo’s Metro Line 3, marking the biggest order for the company since its foray into the African market. As per the terms of the 433-billion-won ($380 million) deal, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – With only a week remaining until Valentine’s Day, demand is soaring for restaurants and hotels, and, of course, the traditional chocolates. According to industry watchers, hotels started promoting special overnight packages a while ago, and many have already been sold out. Among the (luxury) hotel and restaurant options is [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court ordered the government Tuesday to cancel its decision to extend the operation of a nuclear reactor that was supposed to go offline in 2012. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of an injunction sought by a group of local residents to annul the Nuclear Safety [...]