SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. announced that it will introduce the MyBespoke service in the U.S. this year, offering customers the option to customize the design of their own Bespoke refrigerator. The service is intended for Samsung’s French Door Bespoke refrigerator, the upper panel of which can be decorated with family [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group on Thursday unveiled the Solar Beehive, which is run by electricity generated from solar power. The Beehive set up for a test drive at the Korea National University of Agriculture and Fisheries will become home to some 40,000 bees who will play a crucial [...]
BUSAN, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — On the first official day of campaigning for the the June 1 local elections and parliamentary by-elections, candidates were seen engaging in a variety of unique strategies to attract voters. Kim Sam-soo, the main opposition candidate for a local council election in the southern port city of Busan, was [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., said Thursday it will issue 10 different kinds of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by recreating its Chevrolet Tahoe SUV as a digital artwork. Illustrator Choi Hwan-wook and motion design artist Lee Cheon-seong participated in the production of the NFT. [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seondong district office said Wednesday it is introducing the country’s first policy of providing the younger generation with subsidies for hair loss treatment. The district enacted relevant ordinances earlier this month to set up a legal basis for the initiative. The ordinance defines ‘hair loss’ as a disease [...]
JEJU, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A construction project that started four years ago to expand Bijarim road that links Daecheon and Songdang in the southern island of Jeju and was subsequently halted is now expected to proceed. The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Office said Wednesday it has completed revising the blueprints for the construction of a [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean financial holding firm KB Financial Group Inc. has launched a drive to restore the honeybee ecosystem amid a sharp decline in the number of honeybees due to climate change. The group said Wednesday it will create a forest by planting 100,000 honey source trees such as [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As an increasing number of young collectors are leading the booming art market in South Korea, listed auction houses have seen rising sales in the first quarter of this year. Seoul Auction, a major auction house and a gallery operator, sold 21.6 billion (US$17 million) won worth of art [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, on Tuesday unveiled the Uplus Metaverse platform which includes Uplus Virtual Office for office workers and Uplus Kids Zoo for children. Uplus Virtual Office offers a virtual experience of commuting to work, engaging in small talk, meetings, video conferences and [...]
CHUNCHEON, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Legoland Korea Resort, which opened early this month, is facing criticism for its expensive parking fees. Parking is free for one hour, but users are then charged a daily fee of 18,000 won (US$14.19). Legoland’s daily parking fee is more expensive than that of other theme parks. In [...]