SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Tickets for the first PGA Tour event to be played in South Korea went on sale Tuesday. Organizers of the CJ Cup@Nine Bridges said they’ve also opened the official website of the tournament at www.thecjcup.com. Tickets can be purchased online at CJ Mall (www.cjmall.com), with some early-bird discounts available. [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has become the first Asian country to successfully farm salmon throughout the year, which can help the country reduce imports and lead to exports down the road, the government said Monday. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Donghae STF Co., a local aquaculture firm, has [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire)– A Korean research company has succeeded in developing Layered Division Multiplexing(LDM) technology that can broadcast Ultra High Definition(UHD) and mobile High Definition(HD) quality programs at the same time. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI) announced that it has developed the next free network broadcasting system with ‘Clever Logic’, and succeeded [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier KT Corp. on Thursday unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first IPTV set top box-embedded PC allowing users to reduce space and enjoy various multimedia contents. Developed under collaboration with local tech firm LG Electronics Inc., the device allows users to switch [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) --A new era in which people rent cell phones could start as early as this fall. In order to offer users as many choices as possible, SK Telecom announced that they are looking into starting a cell phone rental service. Since new products are expected to be launched starting next month, [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The two South Korean male filmmakers who have tied the knot in the first same-sex public wedding in South Korea asked Monday that they be recognized legally as a couple as they appeared in their first court hearing. The hearing drew public attention as it came weeks after the [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean research team has developed a core technology in realizing a super-mini display with high resolution. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced on May 25 that a team led by Professor Lee Byeong-Ho and Dr. Yoon Han-Shik at Seoul University has developed a metal nanoparticle [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has demonstrated a digital transmission of a high-imaging ultra-high definition (UHD) TV in Luxembourg, as it seeks to pave the way for setting global standards with the advanced visual technology. Samsung rehearsed a transmission of digital content that has [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – BC Card is set to launch Korea’s first mobile credit card service that does not involve the use of a real plastic card. According to a company statement on May 3, BC Card conducted a series of pre-launch tests for its new product over a period of four days, and [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run power company said Thursday it has completed construction of the world’s largest diesel power plant in Amman, which is expected to generate some US$3.2 billion in sales over the next 25 years. The new power plant in the capital of Jordan has a maximum generation capacity [...]