SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The KDI School of Public Policy and Management announced its launching of a completely revamped website of K-Developedia (www.kdevelopedia.org) in commemoration of the second anniversary of a comprehensive DB on Korean development. It has largely updated the DB in two years since its first official launch on [...]
SEOUL, Dec 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Ford Korea is presenting an unusual marketing event targeting food connoisseurs. Since November this year jointly with magazine Bar & Dining, the sales unit of the Ford Motor Company of the United States has been giving out 150,000-won dining vouchers to its test driving customers who can pick and [...]
SEOUL, Dec 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Google will move into the Korean online news service market by launching “Google Play Newsstand,” directly competing with incumbents like Naver and Daum Kakao. Google Korea said on December 11 that it has unveiled a new smartphone app by which readers can subscribe to a variety of news publications [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Presenting high-quality cultural and artistic performances all year round, Incheon International Airport is staging a star-studded cultural event for the festive season to round off the year 2014. Incheon International Airport’s Winter Performance “Winter Story Concert” will be staged for around one hour from 4:00 in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patent applications for selfie sticks has rapidly increased this year. The applications have all been submitted by individuals, in a sign of mainstream interest in the suddenly popular monopod. This year, a total of eight selfie sticks are waiting for patent approval, which is significant considering [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)(http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/) is currently holding an event to celebrate the launch of its official Korean travel mobile app ‘Visit Korea’. Continuing until December 14, 2014, an iPad Air will be given away every week to a lucky winner who participated in the event. So make sure [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A contentious clause about LGBT prevented the Seoul Human Rights Charter from being ratified, in a blow to one of Mayor Park Won-soon’s election promises. The mayor had planned to establish the charter for human rights in Seoul with the participation of Seoul citizens and communities. However, of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A man in his early 50s was arrested for spreading unfounded rumors about the Sewol ferry sinking tragedy online. He posted more than 600 messages including a writing claiming that the drowning of 300 passengers was part of a conspiracy by the Park government. Some of his postings attracted [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Land and Housing Corporation said on November 20 that it would open an “earthquake control technology experience center” in “the Green,” its eco-friendly and future housing technology exhibition center located in the southern end of Seoul. The new experience center is intended to help the general public raise [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Expensive luxury goose down jackets came to be discovered that they were actually filled with duck down, not pricier goose down. When Consumer Research, a CN Media company, surveyed a total of 25 down jackets, among which 16 items were from eight imported premium brands and nine products were [...]