![[Kobiz Feature] Companies Getting Serious about Book Reading among Their Employees](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2539452694_a409178fb3_z.jpg "[Kobiz Feature] Companies Getting Serious about Book Reading among Their Employees")
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Books allow readers to live someone else’s life and thereby broaden their minds. Even Socrates said 25 centuries ago, “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.” But today the number of people who read regularly [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Most women may have had an experience of regretting their decision to buy an expensive make-up product after a few days of use. In 2011 alone, Korea’s women spent 10.8 trillion won on cosmetics, up 9.6 percent from the previous year. Still not many of them use a cosmetic [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Late last year LG Electronics Netherlands released a YouTube commercial “So Real It’s Scary” about its IPS monitor and succeeded in logging in 16 million clicks. The video showed scenes in which LG technicians installed displays on the bottom of an elevator and passengers afterward were panicked to [...]
SEOUL, Korea, August 09 (Korea Bizwire) – Like on the road, sea routes are important as they ensure the safety of ships, avoiding the rocks and icebergs hidden below the surface and the ever-changing currents that can prove deadly. Recently, the Northern Sea Route passing through the Arctic is receiving a lot of attention. Last year 46 [...]
According to New York Times report, a study finds that ”spatial skill is early sign of creativity.” Here is the study suggestion that; “A child’s gift for spatial reasoning may better predict future innovation than math or verbal skills, particularly in math and science fields.” (link) Click the link to find out the interesting story about [...]
![[Education] Universities Face a Rising Barrage of Cyberattacks](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/College-Students-800x533.jpg "[Education] Universities Face a Rising Barrage of Cyberattacks")
New York Times reports that “Universities Face a Rising Barrage of Cyberattacks” Here is the opener to the article; please click the link to read the full text about another pressing issues vexing universities of late The hacking attempts, many thought to be from China, are forcing universities to spend more to prevent and detect [...]
Cats vs dogs funny compilation. Cats chasing dogs, cat boxing dog, a dog that tricks a cat and push it into a bath tub full of water. These pets are so cute and funny. (by mihaifrancu)
LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., July 12 (Press Release) – Dee Lopez, 78, of Lomita, CA; Lara Stanze, 46, of Smithville, MO; and Joe Coyle, 47, of Christiansburg, VA have never met, but they have one thing in common: all three have been selected as finalists to receive Ocean Spray’s Sun-sational Award, an all-expense-paid trip anywhere in the U.S., compliments of Ocean Spray® [...]
NEW YORK, July 12, 2013 (Press Release) – DK Publishing announced today the upcoming release of the World of Warcraft®: Ultimate Visual Guide, an in-depth companion to Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), World of Warcraft. Arriving in stores in October 2013, this book serves as a definitive guide to the enthralling [...]
![[FastKorea] HSBC to Withdraw from Korean Retail Banking Market](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/HSBC-to-pull-out-of-Seoul-a-ATM-machine-message-800x449.jpg "[FastKorea] HSBC to Withdraw from Korean Retail Banking Market")
HSBC Holdings Plc plans to wind down its retail banking and wealth management business in South Korea as it seeks to revive profitability. Europe’s biggest lender plans to close 10 of its 11 branches in Korea pending regulatory approval, according to a statement from the London-based bank today. Plans by the U.K. lender to withdraw [...]