SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s government, financial authorities and credit card companies have sat down to discuss implementing a cutback in credit card fees for public interest-serving institutions. Within the latter half of this year, the Credit Finance Association of Korea is planning on commissioning policy think tanks such as the Korea Development Institute for [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Unlike in the past, law schools in Korea are losing its popularity. Fewer students are knocking on the doors of law schools due to high tuitions and the fact that law credential will not guarantee a safe career path. On the contrary, pharmacy schools are streaming with applicants. According [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is famous for its obsession with English education. So passionate about improving English skills that there is a rising number of ‘English-only villages’ across the nation, including the Paju English Camp in Gyeonggi Province. The volume of the nation’s private English education market is estimated at roughly 6 [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver Corp., Korea’s largest online portal, said on July 16 that it would launch an online Latin language dictionary service with 45,000 entries, jointly with the Catholic University of Korea. Although no one in the world relies on the Latin language for everyday usage, there are many Latin phrases and words used [...]
Hong Kong, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The 25th HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair opened today, welcoming some 570 exhibitors from 31 countries and regions, a new exhibitor record. The fair, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), continues through 22 July. More than 300 cultural events are taking place over the next [...]
DAEGU, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Employment & Labor announced in March a list of new 41 occupations that the government would nurture at policy level. Of these, there is a job called “suicide prevention expert.” Given the nation’s suicide rate has been the world’s highest level for ten years in a row, this [...]
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. July 9, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Samsung today announced that the company has awarded 63 scholarships to New Jersey high school students to serve as Samsung Scholars at the Rutgers Summer Science Program in July, which provides participants with week-long science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) immersion sessions. Further, two former Summer Science Program [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to give parents with small children the peace of mind, SK Telecom has introduced a new wearable phone “T Kids Phone JooN” with accompanying rate plans. The largest mobile telecom operator in Korea said on July 7 that it would hold a promotional event on the 8th for housewife [...]
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today announced major updates to Samsung School, its fully integrated one-to-one learning solution, available now for school districts for the 2014-2015 academic year. Designed to be more intuitive and participatory, the latest version of Samsung School will be on display at Booth #1514, [...]
DALLAS, June 17, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) is continuing to help students mobilize their future with its expanded Samsung Mobile App Academies. In its third year, the mobile application (app) development program for high school students will travel to a total of ten cities across the country. The program also features a [...]