SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Last weekend, a unique new movie hall was the talk of town on social media sites. The cinema that sparked great interest among the public is “Cine and Foret,” a new movie theater that opened at CGV’s existing Gangbyeon branch. CJ CGV, the largest multiplex cinema chain in South [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean conglomerates are scrambling to bolster their hotel businesses or build new hotels as part of efforts to achieve positive synergy for their flagship businesses, industry sources said Wednesday. Shinsegae Chosun Hotel Inc., the accommodation arm of retail giant Shinsegae Group, plans to open a boutique hotel with [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Employees at Asiana Airlines Inc. gathered in central Seoul late Friday to stage a candlelight vigil denouncing the firm’s top management for massive in-flight meal service disruptions that resulted in the suicide of the head of a caterer’s supplier. The latest rally follows two similar demonstrations held by staff [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The free business suit rental service for new graduates offered jointly by the Incheon Business Information Technopark and the city government of Incheon has been garnering praise since it was initiated in February. Over the past four months, a total of 608 people have benefited from the service, which [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — All eyes are on the nation’s most popular food delivery service app after its developers decided to add a new category to the interface that allows restaurants and customers to decide who will be paying for delivery. The app is known as WoowaBrothers in English and “Baedal Minjok” locally. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With pet ownership increasingly popular among South Koreans, a growing number of individuals are planning to go away on summer holidays with their animal companions this year. Many first-class hotels, formerly reluctant to receive pets as guests, have started to cater to such demand by providing accommodation for pets [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Energy and GS Caltex are joining hands to create a parcel delivery service utilizing the two companies’ existing network of gas stations. In addition to the collaboration, the joint venture has new meaning, experts say, because of the willingness by SK and GS to share key corporate infrastructure [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Corp., best known for its ubiquitous smartphone messaging app, is expanding its recent venture into the food delivery service. Having initiated delivery service for select franchise stores as a third-party in March of last year, Kakao has announced that it is expanding its delivery service to include all [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The starting price of South Korea’s first auction for high-end fifth-generation network frequencies scheduled for this week is expected to be set at around 3.3 trillion won (US$3 billion), industry insiders said Thursday. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the country’s three mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ CGV has signed a deal with Cineworld, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, to open 100 more ScreenX locations across the world, the largest South Korean cinema chain said Thursday. The deal was signed at the CineEurope 2018 event in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday (local time). Developed with South [...]