SEOUL, Korea, Dec 19 (Korea Bizwire) – SmartHouse, a cloud-based web application provider, said on December 18 that it has launched an employee attendance tracking service using the smartphone. As old smartphones can be used as near-field communication terminals, there is no need to purchase dedicated terminals that cost 200,000 to 300,000 won each. All the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 02 (Korea Bizwire) – In an economy where more people are out of work and even people with jobs are reluctant to open their wallets, stores selling used goods are doing well at the expense of those dealing new goods. For example, the computer vendors in Yongsan report that more customers are asking for [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Software company OpenVACS has launched a new international calling card “OTO Global Card,” following the same service on the Internet. The calling card, to be sold in 8,000 CU convenience stores across the country, allows the user to make phone calls to 245 countries worldwide. Available in denominations from 5,000 [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, Nov 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Nuts, such as peanuts, walnuts, pistachios, and almonds, have become popular among Korean consumers for the past few years. The love of nuts is going strong of late, especially in the form of small packages of 25 to 30 grams a pack. The small-pack nuts are well liked by busy [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The two-way TV program combining the homegrown technology of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) with smartphone technology is attracting keen attention from overseas content buyers. QBS, a TV station specializing in sending terrestrial TV signals through DMB channels, said on November 12 that its in-house program “Homo Applicus” will be presented [...]
GOYANG, Korea, Nov 08 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s cosmetic brand “Tonymoly” will move in to the U.S. market by signing a sales agreement with Amazon. The company said on November 7 it would sell cosmetic items on the Amazon.com site through a U.S. distributor Misemet. A company official said, “With a rapid growth of the global business-to-consumer [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 06 (Korea Bizwire) - A thousand strong delivery men from Domino’s Pizza and McDonald’s will double as night-watchmen protecting female pedestrians from muggers and rapists. The Seoul Metropolitan City Government said on November 4 that it would kick off a program “Seoul City Community Watchmen” jointly with Domino’s Pizza and McDonald’s through the use of [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 06 (Korea Bizwire) - SK Telecom said it signed an agreement with France’s Big Robot, a company selling electronic goods such as robot vacuum cleaners and electric bikes, to sell 1,000 units of its educational robot “Atti.” Atti has a cradle that allows users to load an Android smartphone with a screen size of 4.6 [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 06 (Korea Bizwire) - Samwon Garden, a traditional high-end Korean food restaurant with 37 years of history, opened its first overseas location in Jakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1976 under the name of “Samwong-jeong,” the restaurant has grown into one of the best-known Korean food establishments with the number of cumulative visitors in excess of [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 02 (Korea Bizwire) – The state-run Korea Trade Promotion Corp. will hold a trade fair at Isetan Department Store within the Suria KLCC Mall, downtown Kuala Lumpur. Located directly beneath the Petronas Twin Towers, Suria KLCC is one of the largest luxury shopping malls in the city. Isetan is a Japanese department store operator [...]