SUWON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent analysis of social media showed that “coffee” was the most mentioned food in Gyeonggi Province on social media last year. The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization on Tuesday released the ‘2018 Gyeonggi Tourism Trends Report’ and the ‘2018 Gyeonggi Tourism Status Survey’, which included this information. The report analyzed [...]
DAEJEON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With virtual reality (VR) sports like screen golf becoming popular, related patent applications have surged. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Wednesday, there have been 357 domestic patent applications in the field of VR sports over the past three years from 2016 to 2018, up 69 percent [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts are arguing that the practices of Kakao Corp., Naver Corp., and other platform businesses selling apps using their own platforms are negatively impacting the national economy. Local research institute Pi-Touch announced on Wednesday that if platform providers refrain from selling apps on their own platforms, 1.8 million jobs [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday that it will remove the right of parents to administer corporal punishment on their children as part of efforts to enhance the rights of minors. The move is part of the Moon Jae-in administration’s youth policy that aims to create an environment where children can [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The wage gap between male and female workers at large firms here widened in the first quarter from a year earlier, data showed Thursday. Women working for 202 major listed companies were paid an average 15.37 million won (US$12,910) in the January-March period, or 63.5 percent of the median pay [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Insurtech, a combination of insurance and technology, is known as an underdeveloped sector despite its potential. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), in its analysis on how Internet of Things (IoT), big data, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and other new technologies are being used in the South Korean insurance market, [...]
ANDONG, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — North Gyeongsang Province announced that its project for a smart crosswalk safety system has been selected in a contest hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency. A consortium comprised of three agencies and businesses will carry out the project based on [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences after her and raising their hands from time to time to ask questions. At a glance, they look no different from ordinary students in South Korea, [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern metropolitan city of Gwangju is gearing up for the top international swimming competition this summer, ready to welcome the best athletes the world has to offer in water. The countdown to the FINA World Aquatics Championships will reach 50 days on Thursday. Under the theme of “Dive [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle-aged women who lack in conversation with their family members think of themselves as unhealthy, according to a new study. Prof. Kim Young-shik and researcher Kang Seo-young at Asan Medical Center released the results of their new study on Tuesday after a comprehensive analysis of the level of communication, [...]