SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 70 earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.0 or stronger were detected on the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding waters last year, a level similar to the yearly average over the past 20 years, the state weather agency said Sunday. The 2021 figure is up from 68 [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will expand animal adoption facilities to make it easier for citizens to adopt abandoned animals. The city government joined hands with a local animal protection agency to start an animal adoption cafe in Dongdaemun District, offering protection for abandoned animals and counseling [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A pop-up store that brings back an old arcade through LG Electronics Inc.’s OLED TVs is reopening in Seongsu-dong in eastern Seoul. The company said Thursday that Goldstar Arcade, which first opened last year, will reopen next month. Goldstar is the LG’s old brand. The arcade has been a [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Fifty-five percent of South Koreans expect President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will do a good job after taking office, a survey showed Friday, though his predecessors had approval ratings of about 80 percent around the same time after the election. The Gallup Korea survey of 1,000 adults conducted between Tuesday and [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s deficit in the trade of intellectual property rights touched a record low in 2021 on increased exports of cultural content, central bank data showed Friday. The nation’s deficit in the intellectual property account stood at US$30 million last year, compared with a $2.02 billion shortfall in 2020, [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. is set to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the first time among South Korean car brands. The carmaker said Thursday that it will start selling six self-produced KIA EV NFTs, developed at its Design Center using the company’s EV lineup, through NFT retail platform Klip Drops until [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. announced Wednesday the Bespoke Creator AI, a service that helps consumers customize colors for the tech giant’s Bespoke home appliances. Customers can use the service to simulate various mixes of colors that would fit perfectly in their homes. The service provides three kinds of recommendations. The [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Wednesday it will hold an eco-friendly fundraising event synced to the 2022 League of Legends (LOL) Champions Korea spring playoffs, making donations based on DWG KIA’s performance throughout the championship. It is the country’s first time to see an esports sponsor join in collaboration with a [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The smoking rate of South Koreans aged 19 and older fell below 20 percent for the first time in 2020 amid growing public awareness of health and the government’s anti-smoking drive, a report showed Thursday. The smoking rate of Korean adults came to a record low of 19.2 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports of snacks hit a record high last year on the back of demand by stay-at-home consumers amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the popularity of the Korean pop culture, customs data showed Thursday. Exports of snacks came to an all-time high of US$466 million last year, up [...]