SEOUL, Korea, Feb 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics will launch a new TV app called “UHD Zoo Endangered Animals.” The company attracted more than 500,000 visitors to the Endangered Animal Exhibition held in August last year at the Beyond Museum in Seoul’s Gangnam, followed by shows in the Everland theme park and the Daegu Design [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As the Chinese economy grows by leaps and bounds, more Chinese nationals go out and travel the world, opening up their wallet generously. Korea has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of this trend, hosting more than 4 million tourists last year from the neighboring country. The number [...]
<Adoption through the eyes of a homeless pet> PHOENIX, AZ, Jan 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Don’t spend this Valentine’s Day at home waiting to get swept off your feet. Unconditional love is waiting for you at the PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, sponsored by PetSmart®, from February 14-16 at your local PetSmart store. Whether you [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 29 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s not news any more that the Chinese tourists are buying up luxury goods at Korea’s department stores and duty free shops. But now they are showing keen interest in real estate properties all across the country. Some group tourists even visit show houses as part of their itineraries. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Statistical Office announced on January 27 the “six promising consumer trends of 2014″ based on consumer and social data, which included the digital erasing job, thrifty wedding planning, marketing for middle-aged women, items for long-distance couples, pet caring services, and community-based business. With more and more people [...]
Tapastic Closes $2.0 Million in Series A Funding to Bolster American Webcomics Market — First American English-Language Launch of “Like A Wolf,” One of the Most Popular Webcomics in South Korea SANTA CLARA, CA, Jan 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Tapastic, the online portal for webcomics is bolstering its American webcomics market by today, announcing [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Interpark, Korea’s major online retailer, has launched on January 23 a new service called “Dynamic Price,” in which customers can bid prices from as low as 0 won for one item a day from 7 am to 12 midnight every day. The service is available both on its mobile [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Yangpyeong-dong area in southwestern Seoul, the home to now-defunct smokestack factory buildings, is slowly turning into an outlet shopping district. ArounZ, a large-scale outlet mall specializing in everything about coffee, from coffee beans from all across the world to coffee-making equipment and ingredients, is one of them. The [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Mobile gift certificates are threatening to dethrone paper-based certificates and coupons. According to industry sources on January 23, Outback Steakhouse said the mobile gift sales volume last year surpassed that of paper gift certificates for the first time since its debut in 2009. The sales amount of its mobile [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Photo exhibits held since late last year have become mega hits attracting more than 100,000 visitors. For example, “A Centennial Retrospective of Robert Capa” and “The Life Photography Exhibition” during October and November logged in 117,000 and 104,000 admissions, respectively. The “Let’s Celebrate Youth” exhibition running between November last [...]