SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s Haeundae Beach will house a temporary astronomical observation center equipped with eight astronomical telescopes and staffed with astronomers on April 4, when the partial lunar eclipse will occur. The eclipse will start at 7:15 PM and last for three hours, with viewers expected to flock to see the [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Pangyo district in Seongnam city will be developed into a 5G networked model complex by KT. Upon the completion of the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center, KT’s support center for ICT venture companies, the company decided to establish a 5G network in Pangyo Techno Valley. KT will also establish facilities [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Invasive alien species such as bluegills and bass are set to be hunted down by bounty seekers in Daegu, as city officials have declared war on plants and animals that are harming indigenous species. The city government will pay 5,000 won for one red-eared slider and one kilogram of bluegills and [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors, Korea’s second-largest carmaker, started to sell its seven-seat Carnival Limousine in domestic market from March 30, providing more options for consumers seeking to buy premium minivans. Kia Motors had sold the seven-seat Carnival only in overseas markets but opted to sell it here, apparently encouraged by recently [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors released exterior images of the latest version of its K5 mid-size sedan ahead of its official showcase at upcoming Seoul Motor Show. The new K5 has chrome-lined headlamps and a hot-stamped sporty, widened radiator grille, demonstrating a “luxurious and powerful” front impression. Kia, South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics, South Korea’s No. 2 tech firm, plans to roll out its latest LTE network-powered smartwatch in Korea. The LG Watch Urbane LTE comes with its own universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card that allows users to make phone calls without being paired with smartphones. It will be [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — McDonald’s is holding a singing competition for their new Big Mac campaign. Anyone can participate in the online pre-competition to sing the best version of the famous song featured in the company’s Big Mac commercials. McDonald’s is also holding ‘Big Mac Big Day’ events, where customers are given free Big [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jindo Sea in Korea parted and revealed a 2.8-kilometer-long dry seabed, which could be described as a modern day Moses’ miracle, welcoming 610,000 tourists from March 20 to 24. The mysterious event is actually an annual natural phenomenon unique to the Jindo Sea, and has been celebrated by [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sony Korea is launching a 4K professional action cam called the FDR-X1000V and a high-end full HD action cam, dubbed the HDR-AS200V, said the company on March 23. Equipped with 12.8 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensors and 170° ultra-wide ZEISS Tessar lenses, the two action cams are suitable for [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom has announced that it will be operating experience centers for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge at 250 SK Telecom stores around the country. A number of the centers have been already established, and the others are scheduled to open before March 26. Customers will be able [...]