SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Household & Health Care has collaborated with IPX (formerly LineFriends) to launch four new eco-friendly products under its BILIF LineFriends Eco Edition brand, in celebration of World Environment Day. The products, including moisturizers, masks, and sunscreen, are packaged using recycled materials and feature Line Friends DIY stickers. BILIF [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean dance team ARTGEE, winners of a prestigious international dance championship, will hold a street dance gala show at Vascello Theatre in Rome, Italy on June 30. The gala show, organized by the Korean Cultural Center in Rome, will feature seven performances. ARTGEE achieved second place at the [...]
POHANG, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A trial operation of an international cruise ship was launched on the route connecting Pohang in the South Korea’s southeastern city with Japan and Taiwan. The Costa Serena, a 114,500-ton cruise ship, on Monday departed from Youngil Bay in Pohang, carrying some 3,000 tourists bound for Okinawa in Japan. [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced today the launch of Samsung Kiosk, a smart ordering solution powered by the Windows operating system (OS), in South Korea. This all-in-one product allows for product selection, ordering, and payment, and is being utilized in various establishments such as restaurants, cafes, pharmacies, convenience stores, and supermarkets. [...]
SINAN, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The famous black pine forest in Sinan, South Jeolla Province, known for resembling the Korean Peninsula, is at risk of dying. The dense forest, facing Ujeon Beach, has become a Sinan landmark due to its mysterious resemblance. Local accounts reveal that the pine trees were planted over 50 years ago as [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Prices of clothes and shoes in South Korea rose at the fastest pace in 31 years last month as a growing number of people enjoyed outdoor activities after the yearslong pandemic, government data showed Tuesday. The price index for clothing and shoes rose 8 percent in May from a [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Three indigenous streaming platforms in South Korea saw a rise in their users in May while global streaming giant Netflix suffered a slight fall. Tving, the nation’s largest streaming platform run by CJ ENM, saw the number of its monthly active users reach some 5.15 million in May, up [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of smartphone users on 5G mobile networks had topped 30 million as of April for the first time since the service was commercialized in 2019, data showed Tuesday. The total number of 5G users reached 30.02 million in April, accounting for 38.1 percent of the total 78.79 [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of flight passengers using Korean flag air carriers rose nearly 24 percent in May from a year earlier amid a nationwide move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, government data showed Tuesday. Korean airlines carried a total of 9.32 million people on international and domestic routes last month, [...]
GYEONGJU, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeongju, a region steeped in the richness of its ancient heritage, stands as a veritable trove of cultural relics. For close to a millennium, from its inception in 57 B.C. until the reign of Goryeo Dynasty founder Wang Geon in 935, Gyeongju served as the venerable capital of the [...]