SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hong Kong Cultural Center in Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong was filled with a K-Pop dance heat on Saturday night. Some 1,200 spectators showed up at the “K-pop Dance Festival: The Evolution of K-pop” to watch Hong Kong choreographers perform K-pop cover dances in the center’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Central Park Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia was seen packed with people when it opened on Sunday morning. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency branch office in Jakarta and the Korea Tourism Organization have been hosting a Korean merchandise promotional event at the mall since Nov. 9. Local consumers flocked to [...]
JEJU, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters is hosting a special event to raise awareness about fire safety prior to the upcoming winter season. The headquarters is posting ‘Fire Safety Game,’ a four-episode card news series inspired by Netflix’s original series “Squid Game,” on its official Facebook page and other social [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Z Flip3 foldable smartphone has been listed on Best Inventions 2021 by U.S. magazine Time. The magazine has selected this year’s best inventions from some 20 different fields. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip3 was the only smartphone to be included in the consumer electronics section. “Manufacturers [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Thursday that it will add more elevators to bridges crossing the Han River for the convenience of visitors to Han River parks. Many bicycle riders and pedestrians come to parks via the bridges that span the Han River. Some bridges, however, haven’t been connected [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Genesis, the luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Co., has opened its first cultural space in the heart of New York. Genesis on Wednesday (local time) unveiled the Genesis House New York located in Meatpacking District, New York. With a floor space of 4,340 square feet, the three-story space is [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp. are proving to be strong players in the Indian sport utility vehicle (SUV) market. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) reported that out of 100,055 SUVs sold in India last month, Hyundai and Kia sold 18,538 and 15,931 vehicles, respectively. Hyundai [...]
DAEGU, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A stray cat rescued from a construction site has been designated as an honorary social worker. The Dalseo ward office in the southeastern city of Daegu has designated ‘Doosami,’ a stray cat living near the flower gardens at the Dooryu 3-dong community service center, as an honorary social worker. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Fire Academy recently carried out a test to extinguish an electric vehicle (EV) fire using a prototype of a mobile water bath at a parking lot in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Compared to ordinary internal combustion engine vehicles, it’s not easy to extinguish EV fires since [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Restaurants in Seoul’s Gangnam district will be engaged in a trial program to use multi-use boxes, instead of single-use ones, for food deliveries upon consumer request. Customers will be able to order food in a multi-use package at some 60 restaurants in the district using the delivery app Yogiyo. [...]