SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex chain, said Friday it will introduce an electronic visitor registration system based on quick response (QR) code verification technology at all of its theaters nationwide to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. CGV’s announcement came after South Korea last week mandated QR code-based [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy has erupted after a college student wrote a letter in his own blood, asking his university to refund school tuition and hold final examinations online amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, a post with the title, “We need a letter written in blood to get our tuition back?” [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SsangYong Motor Co. said Friday it has signed an initial agreement with Chinese carmaker Songuo Motors Co. to export its Tivoli sport utility vehicle. Under the basic agreement, SsangYong Motor will deliver the Tivoli SUV in the form of knockdown units to Songuo Motors’ plants in China to be [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The heads of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group, South Korea’s two major conglomerates, will meet next week to discuss expanded cooperation in the electric vehicle business, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun is set to discuss an expanded [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced additional plans on Thursday to disperse visitors coming to beaches by introducing reservation systems, as part of efforts to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. The government will introduce reservation systems at 14 beaches located in North Jeolla Province’s Yeosu, Mokpo, and Shinan [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, South Korean letter carriers are enduring greater pressure from a heavier workload. The Korean Postal Worker’s Union held a press conference in front of the Gwanghwamun Post Office in Seoul on Wednesday. During the press conference, the union claimed that since the coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s education ministry on Thursday urged universities and students to mutually resolve the latter’s growing call for tuition refunds amid the new coronavirus pandemic. “(The ministry) feels regretful that students cannot attend in-person classes due to the new coronavirus. (It) also sympathizes with universities whose budgets have been [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Staff members at Hyundai Asan Corp., the company that pioneered inter-Korean commercial ties, let out a long sigh when the liaison office building was destroyed by North Korean authorities on Wednesday. Hyundai Asan received 10 billion won (US$8.2 million) to renovate the inter-Korean liaison office in Sept. 2018. The [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip producer, said Thursday it has launched a cloud-based design platform for local small fabless semiconductor companies to better foster the country’s system chip industry. The South Korean tech titan introduced the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Cloud Design Platform, in collaboration [...]
SEJONG, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting from the end of this year, drone companies engaged in drone making, selling or rentals will be obliged to inform customers about no-fly zones and times through their websites. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that the amended notice of fair labelling and advertising would take [...]