SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is introducing a 5G network to replace LTE-based public Wi-Fi on public buses to expand access to the internet and help the public save on their mobile phone bills. The Ministry of Science and ICT installed 5G networking equipment on the first batch of 4,200 public buses [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The small town of Lajatico in central Italy welcomes people from all over the world every July. Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli has been holding concerts for 17 years in his hometown. This year’s concert will be held on July 28. The concert will be held at Teatro del [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it will introduce a new virtual reality (VR) program that allows seniors to revisit their happiest moments. The city held a demonstration of the program at a local welfare center, where seniors could revisit their lost hometowns, places they’ve visited with their [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday that it will host a long-distance cycling competition on Sept. 24 and 25. The contest, dubbed “Hyundai N Cycling Festival,” is the first cycling event organized by the carmaker. About 30 cycle club members will participate in a ‘four in one’ team format. They will [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top travel agency, Hana Tour Inc. said Wednesday it will no longer offer programs included in overseas travel packages that may involve animal abuse. Since November of last year, the company has excluded from all travel packages controversial programs like elephant trekking, carriage rides led by a [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — GS Shop, a TV shopping division of GS Retail Co., said Wednesday it will introduce Netflix’s new South Korean series in a ‘home shopping’ show. The company will air a television show that introduces the Netflix Korean-language original series “Remarriage & Desires” on July 13. The show will mimic [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent data projects that the number of golfers per golf course in South Korea will decrease by 2026. According to a white paper published by the Korea Leisure Industry Institute, the number of golfers per golf course is expected to decline by 22.1 percent by 2026 at golf courses [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to to effectively utilize the underground water that leaks during underground development projects, the environment ministry said Tuesday. In 2020, there were 380,000 tons of underground water leaked each day, or 140 million tons in the whole year. Almost all of the water, however, was wasted, [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. announced that one of the company’s OLED TVs had been selected as the Best OLED TV at the 2022 Summer Best Buy Awards hosted by HiVi, one of most powerful HiFi magazines in Japan. HiVi selects the best LCD and OLED televisions from each screen size. The LG OLED [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A heat wave warning was issued for most of the country on Sunday as daytime highs stayed above 30 Celsius degrees. The nationwide heat wave is expected to continue for the time being. Heat wave warnings and watches are issued when the daily maximum sensible temperature stays above 35 Celsius degrees and [...]