HADONG, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Being around 4,000 kilometers north of the equator hasn’t stopped one South Korean paprika grower from succeeding at cultivating bananas, one of the most representative fruits of the tropics. The South Korean bananas hail from the paprika and cucumber farm of sixty-year-old Ha Dong-gyoon, a farmer based about 330 [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — For South Koreans shopping for plus size clothing, finding the right fit off the rack is often an exercise in frustration. One such shopper named Kim said, “I normally wear size XXXL or XXXXL so it’s hard to find clothes that fit me that aren’t specially tailored.” Kim added [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this month, shoppers at certain locations of South Korean retailer E-mart will be able to purchase 30g cereal packets containing powdered edible insects. Named “Futureal”, the cereal packets contain 1.5 to 2.5 times more protein than other cereal products thanks to the inclusion of the insects as well [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s power utility firm Korea Electric Power Corp. has bought interests in three solar photovoltaic projects in southern California from Recurrent Energy in KEPCO’s largest investment in the U.S. solar market, according to Canadian Solar Inc. KEPCO acquired its interests in the Astoria, Astoria 2, and Barren Ridge [...]
SEJONG, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Domestic sales of soju, a distilled Korean liquor, rose slightly last year, while those of “makgeolli,” a traditional rice-based alcoholic beverage, contracted for the sixth year in a row, government data showed Sunday. A total of 1.31 million kiloliters of soju was sold last year, up 0.5 percent from [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will not have its football referees at the 2018 FIFA World Cup after the country’s match officials failed to earn selection from the world football governing body. FIFA announced Friday (Korean time) that its referees committee has selected 36 referees and 63 assistant referees from 46 different [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean law firm representing more than 60,000 consumers filed a lawsuit against U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. and its local branch for intentionally slowing down older iPhones. Hannuri Law said it filed the suit at the Seoul Central District Court on behalf of 63,767 iPhone users. It [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SJS Hospital said Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) business group to build a hospital specializing in stem cell research and treatment in the Middle Eastern country. The MOU signed between Song Jun-seop, head of SJS Hospital, and officials of [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea issued a precautionary alert due to the possibility of debris from a falling Chinese space station hitting the country, although the likelihood is very slim, Seoul’s ICT ministry said Friday. The defunct Tiangong 1 is expected to enter the Earth’s atmosphere sometime between 6:00 p.m. on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Joy, a member of K-pop act Red Velvet, will not perform at upcoming concerts in Pyongyang featuring South Korean artists due to scheduling conflicts with her TV show, the singer’s agency said Friday. “Due to Joy’s filming of the MBC TV drama ‘The Great Seducer,’ four members — Wendy, [...]