SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced today the upcoming launch of the Odyssey OLED G9, the world’s first OLED gaming monitor with dual QHD resolution. The monitor features a 49-inch curved screen with a 32:9 aspect ratio, a 240Hz refresh rate, and a 0.03ms response time. One of its standout features is [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. is enhancing its support for employees undertaking overseas business trips, which have been increasing in number since the end of the pandemic. The carmaker said Sunday that it has partnered with WeWork, a U.S.-based coworking space provider, enabling employees on overseas business trips to utilize WeWork’s [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of airplane passengers carrying pets last year surpassed the previous record from the pre-pandemic era, data showed Sunday. Korean Air Co. reported that passengers flew with their pets in the cabin on 28,240 occasions last year, including international and domestic flights, marking a 12.1 percent increase from [...]
GANGNEUNG, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The northeastern coastal city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province will open two of its beaches to pets, the city government has said. Anmok Beach, located near the popular Gangneung Coffee Street, will have a pet pool operating on a reservation basis. However, pets will not be permitted to enter [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is currently hosting an exhibition featuring portraits of renowned artists affiliated with Hive, including the popular group BTS. Titled “The Daydream Believers: Dreams, Finally,” the event commenced on June 9 at the “Hive Insight Samsung” venue in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and will continue until August 27. The [...]
JEJU, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Dol harubang, rock statues carved from hole-ridden basalt, are ubiquitous on the South Korea’s resort island of Jeju They hold the designation of Jeju Province’s Important Folklore Cultural Heritage No. 2. The statues undergo maintenance and cleaning every five years to prevent damage or contamination from bird excrement and [...]
INCHEON, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Voices advocating conservation measures are growing as an endangered species has been discovered inhabiting an island in the western city of Incheon, which is scheduled for extensive development. The Incheon branch of the environment activist group Green Korea United reported on Thursday the presence of milky fiddler crabs, a [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District Office said Wednesday the Banpo-Seorae Korean-French Music Festival will be held in Seorae Village, commonly referred to as “little France.” The festival attracts approximately 2,000 local residents and foreigners annually and is considered one of Seocho District’s most significant events. Preliminary activities will include cultural booths [...]
ULLEUNG, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A monument erected to commemorate the nation’s inaugural swim between Ulleung Island and Dokdo, which was lost during a typhoon, has been reconstructed. Dokdo Saranghoe (Association of Love for Dokdo), a civic group that defends the Dokdo islets, which Japan claims as its territory, on Tuesday held an unveiling [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Household & Health Care has collaborated with IPX (formerly LineFriends) to launch four new eco-friendly products under its BILIF LineFriends Eco Edition brand, in celebration of World Environment Day. The products, including moisturizers, masks, and sunscreen, are packaged using recycled materials and feature Line Friends DIY stickers. BILIF [...]