SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc.’s virtual influencer Reah Keem is debuting as a singer. The electronics giant on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean entertainment company Mystic Story, which was established by singer-songwriter Yoon Jong-shin, in preparation for Keem’s debut. In accordance with the agreement, she will appear [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean construction machinery maker Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. said Tuesday that it has joined in recovery efforts in the U.S. state of Tennessee following a recent series of catastrophic storms. Hyundai Construction Equipment Atlanta, together with local dealership First Choice Farm & Lawn, sent equipment and specialists to [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans who withdrew money from retirement pensions due to financial difficulties such as personal bankruptcies or rehabilitation reached an all-time high in 2020 amid coronavirus outbreak. The number of people who withdrew money from retirement pensions during the process of personal rehabilitation or bankruptcy totaled 7,110, consisting of 6,908 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Cafe franchises are scrambling to introduce pet-related services for so-called ‘pet-fams’, or family customers with pets. Starbucks Coffee Korea’s Namyangju outlet in Gyeonggi Province, which opened last Friday, has a 330-square-meter outdoor pet park that’s open to customers and their pets. It is the first time for a Starbucks [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is expected to become the largest importer of U.S. beef for the first time in 13 years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Meat Export Federation reported that a total of 253,175 tons of U.S. beef were exported to South Korea between January and November of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans playing golf has increased due following the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, the number of individuals who enjoy swimming has declined. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of 9,000 Koreans over 10 years of age across the country, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A food truck appeared in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday (local time), where Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 was taking place. It was brought in by SK Inc., the holding company of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, to introduce the newest food tech. The food [...]
JEJU, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island’s Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise) Peak, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the southern resort island’s famous geographical features, was the most visited place on Jeju among tourists traveling by car last year. Big data analysis firm TDI studied big data from driving navigation platform T-map and the Jeju [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The competition rate for admission to private elementary schools in Seoul has marked a sharp increase compared to a year ago. The average competition rate for admission to private elementary schools in the capital city stood at 11.7:1 in the 2022 academic year, a sharp increase from 6.8:1 a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Embassy in Iran hosted the 2021 coursework completion ceremony for students at the King Sejong Institute, a state-run Korean language education center. Twenty-six students from the advanced course participated in the offline ceremony. They are Korean language ‘experts’ that have completed the entire eight-semester course on [...]