SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of South Korean lawmakers on Thursday called on Google to follow Apple Inc.’s move to lower its commission for app market purchases amid concerns of local app developers over high fees. Apple announced a day earlier it will reduce the standard commission on its App Store from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Six in 10 South Koreans over 13 years of age believe couples can live together or have children without getting married. Statistics Korea conducted a survey of 38,000 South Koreans over 13 years of age, 59.7 percent of whom believed couples can live together without getting married. The result [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean central government has joined hands with municipal governments, private companies and industrial associations to promote the activation of autonomous driving services through the standardization of self-driving data. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy signed a business agreement for the development and promotion of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday released satellite imagery showing the movement of fine dust from China to South Korea in the latest scientific evidence that China is partly to blame for poor air quality in the region. The Chollian-2B, a South Korean environmental satellite, observed high concentrations of fine dust [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has the highest concentration of wafer capacity dedicated to advanced technology nodes, a report showed Wednesday, underscoring its leadership in the chip manufacturing sector. The country, home to major chipmakers like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., is more leading-edge focused than any other nation, with [...]
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the challenges and opportunities of Africa’s development landscape, former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday in a lecture organized by the African Development Institute in Abidjan. “We have the same problems but what we also have is vastly increased urgency…not [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent business deal between the U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. and a local e-commerce platform 11Street Co. is likely to make waves in the domestic online shopping industry. SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier and the parent company of 11st, officially announced its plan to join hands [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Share prices in South Korean chipmakers are expected to rise further as investors bet on a recovery in the memory chip market next year, analysts here said Tuesday. South Korea’s two largest chipmakers — Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. — have been skyrocketing in recent weeks with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — After Internet backlash over the recent posting of an article about the adoption of a newborn baby through a mobile secondhand marketplace, the government has decided to greatly strengthen support and protection for single moms and single-parent families. On Monday, five government agencies including the Ministry of Gender Equality [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea may face another new coronavirus outbreak within a month, health authorities warned on Monday, as cluster infections show no signs of letup and year-end gatherings may further complicate the country’s virus fight. The country’s new coronavirus cases hovered above 200 for a third consecutive day as cluster [...]