SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Three South Korean TV series, including “Squid Game,” have made it on the top 10 popularity list on Netflix, continuing the recent global popularity of Korean content on the global media streaming platform. According to data by streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol on Monday (U.S. time), the survival drama “Squid [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With the trend toward larger screen TVs accelerating, South Korea’s two electronics giants — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — are about to release new models with a screen size of about 100 inches. Samsung, which is leading the ultra large-sized TV market, is highly likely to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As the smash-hit Korean-language drama series “Squid Game” continues to sweep the globe, foreign viewers are gaining interest in the southern resort island of Jeju, which is mentioned only once in the series. A Google Trends worldwide search for Jeju Island delivered a full interest score of 100 between [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court has overturned two lower court rulings that a foreigner who divorced after marrying a Korean cannot have parental rights and the right to child custody due to a lack of communication skills in Korean language. In litigation filed by a Vietnamese woman who divorced after marrying [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. on Friday released its new smartwatch — Apple Watch Series 7 — in South Korea in the latest move to further boost its presence in the growing smartwatch market. The release came as the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend and rising health concerns have fueled the popularity of smartwatches [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Eleven national universities and national university corporations in South Korea have used more than 1.8 million animals for experiments over the past three years. Rep. Lee Tan-hee of the ruling Democratic Party said Thursday that, according to reports from 10 national universities and Incheon University, a total of 1.8 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean hotel’s controversial bid to host a ‘Squid Game’ series of competitive events in the east coast city of Gangneung is unlikely to come to fruition due to COVID-19 restrictions. The city of Gangneung recently banned St. John’s Hotel from hosting the ‘Saint Game,’ the hotel’s marketing [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean drone company has succeeded in remotely controlling a drone thousands of kilometers away. Local drone manufacturer Hogreen Air on Thursday succeeded in remotely controlling two 5G hydrogen fuel cell drones in at a drone park in the southern city of Gwangju from a 9,042-kilometer distance in Silicon Valley. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Beer has long been a key ingredient of mixed drinks in South Korea, but changing appetites and the extended coronavirus pandemic have turned consumers toward diverse and unique flavors of craft beer. Craft beer sales are on the rise, as a growing number of people work from home due [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp. have teamed up with fuel cell maker Doosan Fuel Cell Co. to establish a hydrogen fuel cell power system as well as to launch a full-scale demonstration project. Companies on Thursday held a completion ceremony for the hydrogen fuel cell distributed power [...]