CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – There is no need for an explanation – one should not play Pokémon GO while behind the wheel. Korea is going through the same troubles that other countries, which launched the AR game six months earlier, struggled with – trespassing and driving while playing – with growing [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Chewing gum containing xylitol will soon be banned from being marketed with the slogan “cavity prevention.” Xylitol has several known health benefits, including dental health, and so gum is often advertised in Korea as helping to prevent cavities. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Wednesday that it [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group’s new headquarters building to be constructed in southern Seoul by 2021 will be the country’s tallest, a district office said Wednesday. Its draft document for environmental impact assessment submitted to the Gangnam Ward Office showed that the main building of the planned Global Business Center (GBC) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Apple Inc. emerged as the leader in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of last year, beating its South Korean archrival Samsung Electronics Co., data showed Wednesday. The U.S. giant sold about 78.3 million smartphones during the October-December period, up 18 percent from a year earlier, the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renounced his presidential ambitions in a surprise decision likely to strengthen the frontrunner position of the current opposition presidential hopeful and frustrate those yearning for change in feud-laden politics. “I will give up my pure aspiration to achieve a change in politics [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean scientists are taking a new step forward in the research and development of seawater batteries. According to UNIST, the school is investing 5 billion won ($4.33 million) in partnership with the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and the Korea East-West Power Corporation (EWP) over the next [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Garra rufa, better known as doctor (or nibble) fish, are often used for spa treatments, namely the treatment of patients with psoriasis, where they feed on (or “nibble” away) dead skin. Although it won’t cure psoriasis, the treatment has been found to alleviate its symptoms. The Haeundae district office [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Last year, artificial intelligence computer IBM Watson again stunned the world by generating a trailer for Morgan, a horror/thriller film from 20th Century Fox. Watson studied some 100 horror movie trailers beforehand, selected ten of the most tension-driven scenes from Morgan, and produced a trailer (with a bit of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the ongoing political scandal that has been at the center of national attention for the past three months, a report by the Bank of Korea revealed that political uncertainties tend to pose negative effects mainly on consumption, capital investment, and the service industry. The BOK analyzed nine key [...]
INCHEON, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has stopped issuing or extending visas for Chinese language instructors at the local branch of a Chinese non-governmental organization affiliated with its education ministry, sources said Wednesday. The Ministry of Justice has not issued or extended the one-year E-2 teaching visa for instructors at Confucius Institute in [...]