SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., a major display panel maker in South Korea, and U.S. entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney Co. have teamed up to promote LG’s OLED TVs. The two companies announced Thursday that they will begin a joint promotion of LG’s OLED TVs as Disney+, the flagship streaming service of [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it had opened up a new AR Museum comprised of various artifacts and artworks owned by popular museums and galleries virtually rendered through augmented reality (AR) technology. Some nine private museums and galleries in Seoul are participating in the project to produce [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., a major builder in South Korea, said Thursday that it developed and launched “Meta Gallery” service, a model house using a video game engine for virtual experiences. This first-person view (FPV) service allows users to move around a virtual space just like playing a [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A convention of the Korean wave or “hallyu” in Korean, organized by a group of K-pop fans, was held last weekend at a convention center in Monterrey, northeast Mexico. The event, “Hallyu Expo,” which took place for the first time this year, was organized by three 30-something K-pop fans [...]
DAMYANG, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The country’s first public medical clinic for pets and abandoned animals is being established in Damyang County, 350 kilometers south of Seoul. The medical clinic, which covers an area of 101 square meters, is comprised of a doctor’s office, surgery room, x-ray chamber, beauty salon and hospital ward. It [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s leading taxi-hailing firm, has unveiled a plan to launch a trial service of wheelchair taxis as part of its efforts to support those who are mobility-vulnerable. The company said Wednesday that in collaboration with the Seodaemun District Office, it will launch a wheelchair taxi [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A smartphones made by Samsung Electronic Co. reportedly blocked a Russian bullet from killing a Ukrainian soldier. The U.S. social media platform Reddit posted a video in which a Ukrainian soldier was recently hit by a Russian assault, but a Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone kept the man alive. The video [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expanding warranty service for mobile devices in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February. Samsung’s Ukrainian branch made an online announcement that it will provide long-distance warranty service for smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and other electronic devices in the country. Offline service centers will continue to [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of 10 South Koreans enjoyed walking tours last year as a way to improve health and relieve stress, a survey showed Tuesday. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Tourism Organization of 4,000 Koreans over 15 years of age, 35.2 percent of the respondents said that [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. is set to launch into a community-based non-fungible token (NFT) market. The South Korean auto giant on Monday disclosed the “Metamobility Universe” video that introduces its own NFT concept through YouTube. In collaboration with a popular NFT character “Meta Kongz,” the company plans to issue 30 [...]