SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three major TV networks kept an unusual silence during Kamila Valieva’s short program of women’s singles figure skating at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. The Russian phenom is currently at the center of a doping controversy. Commentators from KBS, MBC and SBS kept their silence for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Post, the national postal service, said Wednesday that postal workers will be in charge of delivering COVID-19 home treatment kits to homes as part of their responsibility as public servants. Registering delivery information on Korea Post’s online website at a local public health center will send a postal [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangbuk District Office in Seoul said Wednesday that it will check the safety of the single-person households at risk of solitary death by installing ‘smart plugs’ that make use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Officials at the district’s community service centers will visit households and install the devices [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Galaxy S22 smartphones set a new pre-order record on the first day it was released by South Korea’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. Pre-order sales of new models — the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc.’s lightweight, large-screen Gram laptop has topped performance assessments conducted by the U.S. magazine. Consumer Reports, which publishes authoritative monthly reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services, reported Tuesday that LG’s newest 16-inch, 2021 Gram model scored 91 out of 100 to receive the highest score [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Songpa District Office in Seoul said Tuesday that it had joined hands with startup Olulo, the operator of the electric scooters sharing service Kickgoing, to create new jobs for its elderly residents. After signing a business agreement with Olulo in December last year, the district office decided to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of innovative curators across Korea are turning shipping containers into art galleries. At the recently opened Dalha Gallery, the front side of a shipping container has been turned into a show window. To promote culture in the local community, the container gallery was set up to allow [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan metropolitan government plans to operate an amphibious bus from July. The city government announced that the amphibious bus will depart from Centum Marina Park in Haeundae District and tour around Suyoung River and Gwangalli Beach Road. The 45-seat bus will be 12 meters long, with a width [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Butter and milk-free ‘vegan chocolate’ that contains no animal products is gaining attention this Valentine’s Day. Makers of plant-based vegan chocolate, which is known to be less sweet than ordinary chocolate, are adding new ingredients such as oats, black beans, and chickpeas to overcome the bitter taste. Consumers who [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Wigs made with generous hair donations are giving hope to children suffering from cancer in South Korea. The country has been seeing approximately 1,600 children diagnosed with cancer each year, most of whom suffer from hair loss during the course of chemotherapy. Antibiotic wigs, which are readily available, are [...]