SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Last year, the most widely taken national technical qualification test among job seekers and people looking to re-enter the workforce was forklift operator certification. Minah from the girl group Girl’s Day obtained this certification, which became a popular topic of discussion. Even other well-known male celebrities, like actor Sung Hoon, [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Promotion Institution jointly announced on Tuesday the launch of a new ‘health-friendly firm certification system’ this year. Under this system, the government will provide certificates to companies that strive to create a health-friendly culture and environment, as well as [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — “Dynamite,” a megahit single by K-pop superstars BTS, has received triple platinum certification in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed the certification on its website Monday (U.S. time), recognizing the song for achieving more than 3 million certified units in sales and streams. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — “Butter,” a megahit single by K-pop superstars BTS, has earned double platinum certification in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed the certification on its website Thursday (U.S. time), adding in a tweet, “Congratulations to @bts_bighit! #Butter is DOUBLE PLATINUM!!” The certification recognizes 2 million [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), South Korea’s main airport operator, said Tuesday that it had acquired Airport Health Accreditation from the Airports Council International (ACI) for the second straight year. The ACI Airport Health Accreditation was introduced in July 2020 as a way to systemize global airports’ disinfection [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two largest TV makers — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — said Tuesday their premium TVs have obtained a certification for advanced Wi-Fi technology that enables them to deliver faster and more stable connectivity. Samsung said two Neo QLED TV models — QN900A and QN800A [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., the world’s leading large size OLED panel maker, said Tuesday its organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV panel has received an eye protection certification for low blue light emission. Its OLED display became the industry’s first TV panel to win an accreditation from Eyesafe, a U.S.-based eye [...]
AUSTIN, Texas and ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Lithium Werks is pleased to announce that it has renewed its long-standing ISO 9001 certification, now valid through late 2023, and upgraded the prior TS 16949:2009 Automotive Quality Certification to the new IATF 16949:2016 certification, registered with BSI (British Standards Institute), for the Changzhou [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) - Southco Asia Ltd., a subsidiary of Southco Inc., and a key supplier of enclosure accessories, has recently collaborated with UL to complete testing of a select portfolio of its hinge and latch products according to the newly released FTTA2/FTTA8 Recognition Certification, which evaluates these components’ resistance to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co. said Thursday its unbreakable smartphone panel has been certified in the United States, claiming it can be applied on various devices from smartphones to military equipment. The display maker, under tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., said the unbreakable panel was approved by Underwriters Laboratories, an official [...]