SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor announced on August 6 that its Tucson was named the best compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) by automotive magazines in Germany. The compact SUV ranked first in its segment after receiving 557 points out of a possible 750 in a safety evaluation of four models carried out by Auto [...]
BUSAN, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Mercedes me Busan’, a pop-up store where customers can experience a new Mercedes-Benz model, will open at Gwangalli Beach in Busan, targeting young people. The concept of ‘Mercedes me Busan’ is a café where visitors can experience Mercedes’ values and sensibility. Smaller models such as the C class will be exhibited, [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Shin’ (46), who was driving without a seat belt, was stopped by the police. When officers asked for his license and registration, Shin tried to avoid identifying himself. On inquiry, the police found something strange about his license plate. The front plate was green but poor in quality, and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Yonsei University, one of the most prestigious universities in Korea, has published the world’s first Chinese-Chinese-Korean bilingual dictionary, which can help people learn both Chinese and Korean. The dictionary offers definitions of Chinese words in Chinese and Korean together. The bilingual dictionary was developed by 228 professors from 126 [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Two camels have appeared on a sand dune at Incheon’s Daecheong Island, dubbed the Korean version of the Sahara Desert. Incheon’s Ongjin County announced on August 4 that it had set up two camel sculptures on the island’s sand dune to revitalize tourism. The camel sculptures are 2.5 meters wide [...]
“(Related to the LGBTs,) Korea cannot but change and will change. Do not lose your faith in change and pluck up your courage. The United States changed even later than the Netherlands. Korea can go forward towards change in a calm and orderly way.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, justice of Supreme Court of the United [...]
WANJU, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - The 10th Wanju Cow Fighting Competition will be held on September 11 at the Wanju Sports Park. The event will be held over a period of five days. One hundred “fighter cows” from all over the nation will participate. The cows will be divided into three groups, Baekdoo (over [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - Choi Byung-hwan, head of CJ 4DPLEX announced that this year would be the start of a new movie platform called Screen X. Screen X is a new screening format that uses the left and right wall of the theater as additional screens. The technology was first developed by CJ [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A non-verbal performance based on the Taegukgi (Korean national flag) and Taekwondo, two main symbols of Korea, will be held at Ewha 100th Memorial Hall until August 30. “The Taekwon Force – Age of Taeguk” is a fantasy non-verbal performance featuring war, love, and peace among the gods in the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor, the world’s fifth largest automaker, will sponsor the “Exhibition of Secret of Magnum Photos – Brilliant Korea” which will be run from August 15 to October 3 at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts in Seoul. The exhibition by Magnum Photos, an agency representing world-renowned photographers, will show [...]