SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Eden Nine Agency has finally revealed pictures of Won Bin and Lee Na-young‘s wedding. The two were married in a wheat field in Jeongsun, Gangwondo on May 30. Their unconventional wedding in Won Bin’s hometown drew attention, as the humble and secret outdoor ceremony stood in stark contrast with other [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Talk is the most frequently used app in the world, according to Mary Meeker’s 2015 Internet Trend report. For the first quarter of 2015, Kakao Talk was visited 55 times a day per user, based on an analysis of Quettra on 75 million users of Android devices around [...]
JEJU, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju pork farms will be provided with quality breeding pigs from Canada, as a livestock agency in Jeju will import 150 pigs from Canadian farms, individually selected by its workers. The agency will start to breed them to provide Jeju pig farms with quality pigs. The selected Landrace, Yorkshire [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The full restoration plan for a stone pagoda at the site of Miruk temple in Iksan, which has been supported by local communities in opposition to a different plan from the Cultural Heritage Administration, has lost steam after the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) stated that a [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Hausys has launched Medistep origin, Korea’s first medical facility-specialized flooring, said the company on May 28. Medistep origin is comprised of one layer, and is thus resistant to damage from loads, whereas existing flooring is usually made with multiple layers and is rather susceptible to weight-associated damages. Currently, [...]
Seoul, Korea, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rohde & Schwarz, a leading manufacturer of electronic test and measurement equipment, to collaboratively develop key network technologies for 5G. Under the MOU, SK Telecom and Rohde & Schwarz will measure and analyze radio [...]
SUWON, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Good Game Show Korea 2015, Korea’s largest gaming festival, will be held at KINTEX in Goyang from May 29 to 31. This year, the number and the quality of gaming consoles and systems from VR and motion recognition companies are richer than ever. Visitors can experience ‘Minority Report’-like 3D [...]
Seoul, Korea, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced the launch of ‘T Phone 2.0,’ an upgraded version of ‘T Phone,’ an integrated dialer platform the company released in January 2014. T Phone 2.0 took phone call service to the next level by opening up its call-related APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — BMW Korea announced that its BMW Driving Center on Yeongjong Island had welcomed 100,000 visitors as of May 24, nine months after its opening in August of last year. The driving center offers various fun family experiences while driving BMW vehicles. In particular, its 2.6-kilometer track enables drivers to [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin Air, a budget airline in Korea, will be the first carrier to introduce Kakao Pay as a mobile ticket payment method. With its decision, passengers purchasing Jin Air tickets through the Internet or on mobile apps will be able to pay using their Kakao Pay accounts, as well [...]