SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday released a brand-new robot vacuum cleaner, the Bespoke Jet Bot AI. The device was designed in collaboration with pattern design brand DropDropDrop and features improved visual accessibility. The concept behind the design is to assist people with low vision who have difficulty cleaning in their [...]
POHANG, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Group Chairman, Choi Jeong-woo, visited the home of Kim Hwan, a Posco employee, and his wife, who were the first couple in Korea to successfully deliver quadruplets through natural childbirth last August. Choi visited the couple’s home last Saturday to give support and delivered a wagon stroller [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — On the afternoon of April 19, members of the Korea Metalworkers’ Union marched from Hangang-daero in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, towards Sungnyemun Gate to protest against the government’s labor policies, which include the reform of working hours and the introduction of a job performance wage system. The day before, the union, [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has released the 2023 Whisen mobile air conditioner, which can be installed in small to large windows. The product comes with a small installation kit and can be used in places where air conditioning was previously impossible due to small windows. It is available in creamy beige [...]
San Francisco, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) –Google is planning to launch its own foldable smartphone, called “Pixel Fold,” in June this year, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC. The foldable phone will reportedly have a 7.6-inch screen that unfolds and a battery that lasts 72 hours at low power, and will compete with Samsung’s [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) —Shinsegae Food plans to launch a 100% plant-based burger named the “Better Burger” next month at its No Brand Burger stores. The burger will use alternative meat, cheese, and buns made from plant-based proteins, including soybeans and cashew nuts, without using animal ingredients such as milk and eggs. Shinsegae will [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The price of the luxury apple mango bingsu sold at high-end hotels has exceeded 100,000 won. Bingsu is a traditional Korean ice dessert topped with red beans, which comes in a bowl of shaved frozen milk or condensed milk, resembling fluffy snow, with various toppings of choice. The Four [...]
IKSAN, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The southwestern city of Iksan on Tuesday announced the opening of a new bicycle path, which is more than a kilometer long, starting from Geumma Crossroad, Cheonma-dong Village, to the Baekje Palace Ruins. The Baekje Kingdom was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Koguryo and Silla, [...]
Ulleung, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA) has created the nation’s first marine reserve in the sea of Ulleungdo, which has improved the habitat environment of seaweed and created a visible ‘sea forest’ that can be experienced by the public. To promote marine ecological culture, a commemorative event for the [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans in the agrofisheries sector fell in 2022 from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, reflecting the rapidly aging population. The number of households in the farming business totaled 1.02 million in 2022, down 0.8 percent from the previous year, according to the data compiled [...]