SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. cosmetic giant Estee Lauder posted an apology on Instagram Tuesday after shipping the wrong color foundation to an online customer with a note saying that the product she ordered “does not suit Asians.” Estee Lauder was accused of racism after an anonymous customer posted a review on the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A cartoon and augmented reality (AR)-based exhibition will be held to commemorate the lives of Korean sex slave victims taken by the Japanese military. To be held jointly by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and Korea Manhwa Contents Agency, the exhibition will run from November 11 to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Tuesday it plans to renovate pedestrian streets in the historic districts of Bukchon and Mugyo by 2022. Sections of Bukchon, a popular tourist destination in the central Jongno Ward, and Mugyo, a bustling “food alley” in Jung Ward, were designated by the city in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fuel cell maker Doosan Fuel Cell Co. said Tuesday it has signed a preliminary deal with Singaporean shipper Navig8 to develop fuel cells for ships. Under the deal, Doosan Fuel Cell will provide solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), energy conversion devices generating electricity, for a 50,000-ton ship [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team consisting of local and international staff has mathematically identified the reason why obesity causes sleep disorder. A joint research team set up by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Florida State University announced on Monday that they had identified the principle of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korea’s largest ad agency is making forays into the e-commerce market. Cheil Worldwide Inc., an advertisement unit of Samsung Group, announced on Monday that it had opened a new-concept online shopping mall ‘GETTT’ that is an experience-based e-commerce platform. GETTT is an abbreviation of the words ‘Get [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Estee Lauder, an popular American cosmetics brand, is embroiled in a controversy over a racist message to a customer in South Korea. A local Estee Lauder store recently sent a product to an online customer. The product came in a different color from what the customer ordered, with the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the prolonged spread of COVID-19 has left patients suffering from cognitive disorders such as dementia physically and socially more vulnerable. A research team from the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital stressed in a report that elderly people with cognitive disorders have a higher [...]
CHANGWON, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first liquid hydrogen plant, a facility that produces liquid hydrogen, is set to be established. Power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. recently signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) deal for a hydrogen liquefaction project with the South Gyeongsang Provincial Government and the Changwon [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Civic activists, patient advocates and some ruling party lawmakers on Friday urged the National Assembly to speed up legislation on mandatory installation of surveillance cameras in hospital operating rooms to help prevent medical accidents. Activists from patient groups, bereaved families of medical malpractice victims and two lawmakers from the [...]