SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – IBM Korea Inc., a subsidiary of the multinational technology firm IBM Corp., celebrated its 50th anniversary on Monday, pledging to aggressively enlarge its presence in South Korea and eventually lead the global ICT industry. “IBM will do its part as a global leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean theaters have launched a series of reinterpreted Shakespearean plays for the fall-winter season of 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the globally revered British poet and playwright. The theaters have introduced classical Shakespearean plays with a variety of witty tweaks from different angles, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW Group Korea is celebrating the German automaker’s 100th anniversary by hosting “BMW Joy Festival” at Yeongjongdo, an island off the coast of Incheon. The two-day festival, which begins on Saturday (September 24), will include an exhibition, drift performances, driving experiences for visitors, Oktoberfest, and a mini-amusement park. The [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Girls’ Generation will release a new song dedicated to its fans to celebrate its ninth anniversary, the idol group’s agency said on Tuesday. The eight-member K-pop act will roll out “That Summer” on Aug. 5 at 12 a.m. through digital music streaming channel Station, operated by the band’s agency [...]
PYEONGTAEK, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – On June 29, 2002, South and North Korean patrol boats clashed along a disputed maritime boundary (the Northern Limit Line) near Yeonpyeong Island, in Korea’s West Sea. The confrontation led to a naval battle that resulted in the sinking of one South Korean patrol boat, while six sailors were wounded [...]