SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it will introduce a new safety management solution in which smartphones are used to remotely monitor the risk factors of manhole accidents. The solution is a combination of TANGO, SK Telecom’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based system; cybersecurity service provider SK [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., a major display panel maker, has unveiled a new solution that embeds OLED screens in the floor to be used as one-of-a-kind displays. The company announced Wednesday that it has set up a transparent OLED T-floor at the flagship store opened by SM Brand Marketing, a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automakers saw their combined domestic electric vehicle (EV) sales surpass the 100,000 mark this year for the first time. The country’s five carmakers — Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp., GM Korea Co., Renault Korea Motors Co. and SsangYong Motor Co. — saw their combined EV sales reach [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Nicaragua has introduced taekwondo as one of the regular courses offered at some of the public schools in the country. The South Korean embassy in Nicaragua reported that the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education incorporated the South Korean martial art part of the regular curriculum at two public schools in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Cheiljedang Corp., an unit of South Korean food and entertainment giant CJ Group, said Tuesday that the official cheering sticks for the 2022 MAMA Awards, the K-pop industry’s biggest annual year-end music awards that open in Japan on Tuesday, were made from its Hetbahn cooked rice product containers. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first prototype of the M2 Carbine infantry rifle, produced back in 1971, will be unveiled to the public through a special exhibition that will open on Wednesday at the War Memorial of Korea, a museum commemorating the 1950-53 Korean War. The exhibition will showcase 52 firearms that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A string of premium hotels in Seoul is rolling out a series of cakes in preparation for the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year season. The Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas’ Grand Deli released 11 new cakes inspired by winter fairy tales. Of the 11, five cakes will be introduced as special [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Outdoor equipment sales are on the rise amid warmer weather than usual, altering the food trends of the season. South Korean discount retailer Emart Inc. said Monday its camping equipment sales between Nov. 1-22 jumped by 86.3 percent from last year. Sorted by product, table sales jumped by 315.8 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Fried chicken franchises saw their sales spike on the day of South Korea’s first football match at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Kyochon F&B reported a 110-percent sales increase at all stores that day compared to the week prior. Genesis BBQ also reported a 170-percent sales increase from the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea said it held a special event at one of its stores in Incheon’s Yeonsu District, inviting members of the 2022 Korean Series champions SSG Landers. Sixteen players from the Incheon-based pro baseball club worked as baristas for a day, offering coffee and snacks to 320 fans [...]