BUSAN, Korea, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Oscar, owned by MSC, the world’s second largest shipping company, arrived at the new port of Busan on January 8. Oscar is the largest container vessel in the world, with a capacity of 19,224 20-feet long containers. Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering built the ship at its Okpo shipyard. The [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – From January 9 to 18, the Daegwallyeong Snow Festival will be held at Daegwallyeong in Pyeongchang. With a theme entitled “Dream of Snow Land: Hoping For a Successful 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics,” the festival will showcase various snow-related sculptures in one of Korea’s winter wonderlands. The snow sculptures include [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hankook Tire will be a title sponsor for the 24H Series, the biggest endurance race in the world, and will be the exclusive tire supplier from 2015 to 2017, according to a company announcement on January 8. The Korean tire manufacturer will supply 17″ to 19″ racing tires to every [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Kyung-hwan is looking at an Eiffel Tower made by a 3D printer while he visits Rokit, a 3D printer manufacturer in Gasan-dong, western Seoul, on January 7. Deputy Prime Minister Choi said in a conference with new industry business leaders, “The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics will display seven OLED TV models at CES 2015, a global consumer electronics & technology tradeshow in Las Vegas that starts on January 6. LG will unveil a new 55-inch Ultra OLED TV alongside two models that were launched in August 2014. With the new 55-inch model, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Ssangyong Motor is launching its 2015 SUV lineup of upgraded and improved versions of existing models on January 5. The new lineup features the Rexton W, the Korando Turismo, the Korando Sports and others. The company will also offer an upgraded version of its most popular model, the Korando C. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor will launch its 2015 Equus full-size upscale sedan this week in the local market, according to a recent announcement. The automaker said the new model would focus on adding more of the premium features buyers are increasingly interested in, including the implementation of various driver-focused technologies. To realize [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics will disclose its new concept washing machine, dubbed “Active Wash,” at the forthcoming CES 2015 to be held in Las Vegas on January 6. Active Wash is an innovative product enabling prewash for the first time in the century old washing machine industry. The new machine features a built-in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics introduced its ‘All-In-One PC 7 Curved,’ a desktop PC with a curved Full HD monitor in a PC industry first for South Korea. It features a 27 inch curved HD screen that promises a more immersive yet comfortable viewing experience. The wide curved screen will give users [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — LG is launching its HomeChat premium smart appliance service in the U.S. LG HomeChat is the latest innovation from the tech powerhouse that allows users to input commands in natural language and receive answers from smart appliances, also in natural language. HomeChat works together with LINE, so you can [...]