SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics has introduced a groundbreaking addition to South Korea’s home appliance market: the country’s first water purifier with built-in ice preservation technology. The company announced the launch of its LG PuriCare ObjetCollection Ice Water Purifier on August 5, marking a significant innovation in the competitive water purifier industry. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant development for the Korean comics industry, a new website exclusively dedicated to news about Korean comics and webtoons has been launched in North America, a market once considered barren ground for the medium. The website, named KComicsBeat, is a collaboration between ComicsBeat, a well-established comics news outlet [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ Olive Young, a leading health and beauty retailer in South Korea, has introduced a free shuttle service for foreign tourists, the company announced on August 4. The Olive Young Express operates three times daily from Incheon International Airport to the popular shopping district of Myeong-dong in Seoul. The one-way [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean food company Ottogi has launched a new instant noodle product that pushes the boundaries of spiciness in the competitive Korean instant noodle market. The new product, named ‘Yeolgwang Rabokki’, boasts a Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) rating of 5,856, matching the company’s notoriously spicy ‘Yeol Ramen’ and surpassing the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it has launched its artificial intelligence-based veterinary care assistance service X Caliber in Southeast Asia. The mobile carrier signed a deal with local companies to supply X Caliber in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, according to the Korean company. X Caliber is an AI-based veterinary [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Environment and POSCO DX have joined forces in an innovative environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiative aimed at reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions on the country’s roads. On July 26, the two entities signed a memorandum of understanding at POSCO DX’s Pangyo office in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bold move to redefine ultra-luxury in the electric vehicle era, Mercedes-Benz has introduced its first all-electric Maybach SUV to the South Korean market. The unveiling of the Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV on July 25 at the XYZ Seoul cultural complex in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, marks a significant milestone for the [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus, a major South Korean telecommunications company, announced on July 24 that it will introduce its web-based in-vehicle gaming service, Game Portal, to Kia’s new EV3. This marks the first time the Game Portal service will be available in a domestic brand vehicle in South Korea. According to LG [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Innotek, a leading electronics components manufacturer, announced on June 22 its plans to accelerate its expansion into the automotive communication parts market with a cutting-edge digital key solution. Digital keys, which allow users to lock, unlock, and start vehicles using smartphones connected via wireless technology, have seen a surge [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Premium Outlet announced on July 23 that it will pilot an artificial intelligence service called ‘AI Human’ at its Songdo location until August 18, aiming to enhance the shopping experience for international customers. Developed in collaboration with DeepBrain AI, a specialist in generative AI technology, the service offers voice-based [...]