SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of subscribers to 5G mobile networks topped 7 million in June, after the country began to offer the fastest mobile service in April last year, data showed on Monday. The country had 7.37 million 5G users as of June, up 493,101 from the previous month, according to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of Japanese consumer goods sank more than 23 percent in July amid a boycott stemming from a bilateral trade dispute, government data showed Monday. Seoul brought in consumer goods worth US$253 million in July, down 23.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the preliminary data [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s public sector reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 20 percent last year from its target volume, the Ministry of Environment said Saturday. According to the ministry, annual greenhouse gas emissions by 782 government and state-funded institutions amounted to 3.98 million tons of CO2 equivalent in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 4 out of 10 South Koreans who enjoy digital games have increased their time spent playing games substantially since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, a survey showed Friday. In a recent survey conducted on 3,084 people aged from 10 to 65 by the state-run Korea Creative [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea rose 1.7 percent in July from a year earlier on strong sales of German vehicles, an industry association said Wednesday. The number of newly registered foreign vehicles rose to 19,778 units last month from 19,453 a year earlier, the Korea Automobile Importers [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s investment in startups sank more than 17 percent in the first half of the year due to the coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Tuesday. A total of 1.65 trillion won (US$1.38 billion) was invested in promising venture firms and startups in the January-June period, down 17.3 percent [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean carmakers’ auto sales fell 9.2 percent last month from a year earlier as overseas demand remained weak amid the new coronavirus outbreak, but their domestic sales spiked 10 percent, industry data showed Monday. The five carmakers in South Korea — Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp., GM [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of mobile games in South Korea soared to a record high in the first half of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic that has confined more people to their homes, industry data showed Monday. Combined sales of three app markets — Google’s Play Store for Android devices, Apple’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of hotels in South Korea more than doubled during the past seven years amid an influx of visitors from China, government data showed Monday. The number of hotels in the country stood at 1,050 as of the end of last year, up 53.7 percent from 683 in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Apartment lease contracts in the South Korean capital of Seoul sank to a nine-year low in July amid tighter rules, municipal data showed Monday. The number of apartment lease contracts, called “jeonse” here, stood at 6,304 in July, the lowest monthly level since data tracking began in 2011, according [...]