SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Bank was the most popular banking app among South Korean iPhone users last month, pollster App Annie has found. According to the global mobile app analyst, Kakao Bank had the highest number of monthly active users in November of all mobile banking apps, leaving behind the likes of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s not uncommon to see pictures of K-pop idols with written messages occupying advertisement spaces in public places, particularly in South Korean subway stations. As typical messages accompanying the advertisements often include ‘Thank you for having been born,’ or ‘Happy Birthday’ followed by the name of an idol star, [...]
JEJU, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju government has announced dozens of official Jeju language-inspired commercial design patterns to promote local culture. According to government officials, 13 design patterns involving the Jeju language, a Korean dialect unique to Jeju Island, have been officially recognized as part of the design project, which began in August. A [...]
YONGIN, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Yongin’s city government has announced plans to introduce a smart safety system in the region to prevent child negligence on nursery school buses. City officials signed a business agreement on Tuesday with software company AVAD, a local foundation, and a nursery school association, to develop a monitoring system that keeps [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A statue of Italian priest Kim Ha-jong has been erected at Seoul Plaza in celebration of the UN’s International Migrants Day, and will stand until Friday to symbolize migrants. According to the South Korean representatives of the International Organization for Migration, the statute of Kim Ha-jong, who is famously known [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – 2018 is looking increasingly like a tough year for the tech industry, as it appears inevitable that some form of regulations will be passed by the government in response to a year in which allegations of biased news editing and “reverse prejudice” were volleyed towards domestic and foreign firms, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As univeresities continue to go through structural reshuffles and eliminate programs that are widely seen as ‘unpopular’ and ‘unattractive’, discussion is being had acreoss the country over the responsibility of universities as academic institutions. In the midst of the controversy is Seoul Women’s University, where academic departments are being [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – With less than three weeks left before the end of 2017, not everyone in South Korea is excited about the festive season, particularly young people who are mired in record high unemployment this year. To many people, December is often associated with holidays like Christmas and New Year’s Eve, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitcoin fever has officially swept the nation, but accompanying it is a marked increase in illegal activity that has concerned voices wondering whether the government should play a larger role in the industry. Since its invention eight years ago, never has Bitcoin been a topic of greater interest, thanks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The “Descendants of the Sun” star Song Joong-ki has been chosen as the top television actor of the year in an annual poll released Thursday. Gallup Korea canvassed 1,700 people aged 13 or over across the country from Nov. 8 to 28 and Song took the top spot, gaining [...]