SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this month, foreigners will be able to register their mobile phones and open up bank accounts with a Korean name. The government announced Friday that starting on June 8, foreigners with a Korean name inscribed on their alien registration card will be able to use their Korean name [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As cell phone use on South Korean military bases will be permitted for all military personnel in April, soldiers are waiting in excitement to freely make phone calls to their friends and family. According to a study conducted by Defense Media Agency, the majority of the soldiers said they [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been almost two weeks since the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was released. Yet, the unexpected popularity of the phablet has led to shortages, with many consumers still awaiting their new phones. High demand for the phone has highlighted another issue, where smaller cell phone stores receive fewer [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – According to Korea’s Green Consumers’ Network (GCN) on Thursday, some 1.13 million cell phones are lost each year, resulting in 565 billion won ($490 million) in financial damages to consumers. Unfortunately, the odds of recovering a lost phone were only 56 percent. The total number of reported lost cell [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has instructed North Koreans using Chinese mobile phones to be punished for treason in order to fend off defections and internal information leaks to the outside world, a Seoul-based news outlet specializing in North Korea reported Friday. “Kim Jong-un recently issued an order to [...]