SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, on Monday rolled out the “bring&T” product designed to allow users to convert an existing smart key into a digital key using a Bluetooth-based smartphone connection. A smart key can be used as a digital key if users attach the [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In a secondary language test included in Thailand’s college entrance examinations, the number of applicants being tested for the Korean language has surpassed those being tested for Japanese for the very first time. The Korean Education Center in Thailand reported that, among 21,485 applicants who chose to take the [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign K-pop fans are voluntarily coming up with addictive dance moves to start a series of online challenges. An Indonesian influencer came up with an easy dance move for K-pop rookie TREASURE’s song “DARARI,” which started a wave of “DARARI challenges” on TikTok worldwide. The song was used 730,000 [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea rose to the second-highest level in March on the back of solid demand for food delivery services and travel services amid the economic recovery, data showed Monday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 17.2 trillion won (US$13.6 billion) in March, up 11.1 [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans oppose granting a pardon to former President Lee Myung-bak, a poll showed Monday, amid rising speculation outgoing President Moon Jae-in may use his clemency powers to set Lee free before he leaves office. The Korea Society Opinion Institute survey of 1,012 adults, conducted [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Several unidentified boxes sat in front of the headquarters of Hybe, the entertainment agency behind BTS, on April 21. It later turned out that it was a part of the “K-pop for Planet” event designed to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 as well as to demand that K-pop [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading carmakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. saw their combined exports of eco-friendly cars top 100,000 units in the first three months of this year, thanks to the brisk sales of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, data showed Sunday. In the January-March period this year, the [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean public firms’ liabilities rose for the fourth straight year last year to hit another record high as they borrowed more to make investments amid the economic recovery, the finance ministry said Friday. Of 350 state-run companies, the combined debt of 347 firms reached 583 trillion won (US$463.4 [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — With inflation wreaking havoc in recent months, prices of bingsu offered by luxury hotels are surging. Bingsu is a traditional dessert made up of shaved ice and an array of toppings. The Shilla raised the price of its Apple Mango Bingsu sold at the hotel’s lounge & bar The [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Legoland, a Lego-themed amusement park on Jungdo Island in the lake city of Chuncheon, 85 kilometers northeast of Seoul, is being accused of breaking its vow to preserve ancient ruins discovered at the park’s construction site. Local civic groups said Thursday that it is filing a police report against [...]