SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has sought exclusive trademark rights to Micro QLED and 8K QLED, a government agency said Thursday, a move that has sparked speculation over whether the South Korean tech giant could roll out a new television brand. Samsung Electronics applied earlier this month for the trademark rights [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The new passenger terminal at Incheon International Airport, which officially began operations Thursday, has been lauded for it high-tech, user-friendly facilities and fine collection of artworks on display, while also catering to the more everyday demands of travelers who want to shop and enjoy good food. The country’s big [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Swiss food giant Nestle unveiled the world’s first product made of natural pink “Ruby” chocolate in South Korea and Japan on Thursday, amid growing popularity of uniquely flavored chocolates among local consumers. “Ruby,” developed by Swiss chocolate producer Barry Callebaut, is the first new type of natural color for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — With the three major telecom operators SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus closing the gap in affordable pricing for phones and rate plans since last September, South Korea’s mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) are increasingly losing customers while simultaneously failing to attract new users. Unlike the triumvirate of traditional [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Buoyed by South Korean soft power, Korean cuisine is becoming more palatable to the tastes of hungry diners all over the globe. As foreign taste buds have grown more accustomed to Korean dishes, more restaurants, 24,246 in four more countries to be precise, have popped up in the last [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop idol, Marvel Superhero, why not both? Billboard reported January 16 that the marriage of K-pop and superhero embodied in character Luna Snow will be made available via the action role-playing game “Marvel Future Fight” come January 24. K-pop superstar by day and crime-fighting hero by night, Snow, whose [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Dark and intimidating alleyways have become warm and brightly lit walking paths as Busan continues to make efforts to reduce crime. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on January 16 that it had undertaken “crime prevention through environmental design” (CPTED) in two alleys located in Bugok 2-dong, Geumgjong District [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of elderly land owners are registering for a type of reverse mortgage that consists of farmland put up as collateral in exchange for monthly pension stipends. This form of “agricultural land pension plan” is open to seniors 65-years old and above and who have at least [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Free public transportation during commuting hours, Seoul’s emergency response to the elevated levels of particulate matter in the atmosphere courtesy of China, has been met with an unenthusiastic response from Seoul residents, who have levied a wide range of criticisms against the measure, calling it pointless and superficial. Yesterday, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Post said Wednesday it will begin selling commemorative stamps for the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics later this week. A total of 800,000 copies of 10 stamps will be sold with the PyeongChang Paralympics mascot Bandabi, an Asiatic black bear, appearing on the stamps doing alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, [...]