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99% of Korean Top Corporate Leaders Consider IT as Strategic Item…CA Technologies

99% of Korean Top Corporate Leaders Consider IT as Strategic Item…CA Technologies

SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – CA Technologies Korea said on June 12 that 99 percent of Korea’s top corporate leaders consider information technology as one of the most important strategic assets. This is more than 10 percentage points higher than any other Asia-Pacific region companies including those of Japan.  According to a report “TechInsights [...]

Consumers Favor Fuel Efficiency for Imported Motors

Consumers Favor Fuel Efficiency for Imported Motors

SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Background of the hot sales of imported wheels lies their good fuel efficiency. According to a recent survey, imported cars attract domestic buyers with their higher fuel efficiency and they purchase foreign cars for that reason, while domestic cars appeal the buyers with their exterior looks and Korean consumers [...]

Survey: When It Comes to Managing Information, Firms across North America and Europe Strive to Balance Security and Value

Survey: When It Comes to Managing Information, Firms across North America and Europe Strive to Balance Security and Value

BOSTON, June 11, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–When it comes to deciding how best to manage information, organizations  on both sides of the Atlantic seem more comfortable following  conventional risk-avoidance strategies than translating that information  into insight and competitive advantage. That’s one of the key findings  of the 2014  Information Maturity Risk Index, a new study published by [...]

Gambling Industry Remains Standstill at 18.2 Tril. Won Sales in 2013

Gambling Industry Remains Standstill at 18.2 Tril. Won Sales in 2013

SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A study said Korea’s legally sanctioned gambling industry (not including foreigners-only casinos and bullfighting) has stopped growing since 2006. According to a white paper published on June 9 by the Korea Leisure Industry Institute, the 2013 sales revenue of the gambling industry was 18,284.7 billion won, the almost same [...]

Companies Worldwide Spending More on HR Technology, Towers Watson Survey Finds

Companies Worldwide Spending More on HR Technology, Towers Watson Survey Finds

NEW YORK, June 9, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Companies around the world are planning to increase and redirect their  investments in HR technology as they embrace talent management  solutions, HR portals, software-as-a-service (SaaS) systems and mobile  applications, according to an annual survey by global professional  services company Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW). The survey also  revealed that [...]

Citibank Korea Ranked First in Customer Complaint Numbers

Citibank Korea Ranked First in Customer Complaint Numbers

SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) - The bank with the highest number of complaints per every 100,000 customers was Citibank Korea last year. Among credit card companies, it was Hana-SK Card. As for the life insurance and property & casualty insurance industry, it was Woori Aviva Life and MG General Insurance. Tongyang Securities and Union Savings Bank [...]

“Male Children More Likely to Have Mental Developmental Disorders”…NHIS Study

“Male Children More Likely to Have Mental Developmental Disorders”…NHIS Study

SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A study said males are more likely to have mental developmental disorders than female counterparts by more than three times, with patients younger than 10 years old or below accounting for 64 percent of the total. The National Health Insurance Service said this on June 1 based on data for [...]

Maternity Clinic Market at Risk in Korea

Maternity Clinic Market at Risk in Korea

SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As the number of maternity clinics closing down their practice is twice the number of newly opening ones, it has become more difficult to find obstetrician clinics in the neighborhoods. According to the Research Institute for Healthcare Policy, 1,536 practices in all medical specialties have closed nationwide in 2013, which means that [...]