SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — With the start of a new school year looming, most of the major universities in Seoul are still struggling to accommodate all of the Chinese students returning for the new semester due to a lack of dorm rooms. Some point out that measures are needed to prevent the spread [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, owners of drones weighing up to 2 kilograms or more will have to report their drone to the government. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Wednesday announced legislation of the enforcement ordinance of the Aviation Safety Act, which classifies and manages drones based on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — While online shopping has become a key retail channel, there are wide variations in channel preferences by different age groups. According to a survey by South Korean retail industry analysis service WiseRetail last year on the value of payments for online services by generation, people in their 20s paid [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean royal seals symbolizing the royal authority of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) have recently been repatriated from the United States, a government agency here said Wednesday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said the Daegunjubo, a national seal crafted in 1882 during Joseon King Gojong’s reign, and the Royal [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, and Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. (HCE), the country’s No. 2 construction equipment maker, will join hands to develop construction vehicles such as excavators and forklifts powered by hydrogen. The two and Hyundai Mobis Co., the country’s biggest auto parts maker [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korean job seekers want career experiences overseas, a recent study revealed. Saramin, an online job search platform, conducted a survey of 3,545 adults, 55 percent of whom said they wanted to work overseas. More male respondents (60.5 percent) wanted to work overseas than women [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The market value of Samsung Group units has risen more than 10 percent this year on a strong rally in tech-focused affiliates, a market tracker said Tuesday. The combined market capitalization of Samsung Electronics Co. and 15 other listed firms belonging to South Korea’s top conglomerate came to 524.2 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has sent a message of support to China in Chinese, making headlines on Chinese social media. Park created a video containing messages of support in time for sending relief goods to 12 Chinese cities. “There is a saying [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — ‘Chapaguri,’ a signature noodle dish introduced in Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” is now on the menu at company cafeterias. CJ Freshway Corp., a food service affiliate of CJ Group, decided to celebrate the film’s achievement by introducing Chapaguri at all of the restaurants it operates for companies and affiliate institutions. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The 17th coronavirus-infected patient in South Korean, who was discharged Wednesday after successful treatment, sent a letter of thanks to the medical team. Patient number 17, a 37-year-old man, sent an e-mail to a medical team at Myongji Hospital in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, where he was receiving treatment. “I [...]