SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With BTS fever sweeping across the globe, a major smartphone manufacturer in China is under fire for the unauthorized use of seven-piece act’s name to promote a new smartphone. China’s Vivo sparked controversy after releasing the company’s newest smartphone V21 which uses a slogan in its advertisement that makes [...]
CHICAGO, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing market for animal protein in China is motivating poultry and pork producers to rapidly adopt natural technology advancements to meet growing demand while addressing increasing production challenges. Amlan International, a global leader in mineral-based feed additives that promote the optimal intestinal health of poultry and livestock and [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A national promotional agency has published a book on kimchi and how it is perceived around the world amid a continued cultural feud over the traditional Korean staple. “Kimchi in the Eyes of the World,” released on Tuesday, explores the culture of kimchi through stories of foreigners who have [...]
RESTON, Va., May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™), the leading global association of business schools and administrator of the Graduate Management Admission Test™ (GMAT™), today announced the launch of the official GMATTM exam Chinese website, GMAT.com.cn. As the most widely used exam for graduate business school admissions and accepted by more than 7,000 graduate [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of Chinese music companies are infringing on copyrights by adapting Korean songs into Chinese versions and uploading and registering them on YouTube as original songs. A string of K-pop songs, including IU’s “Morning Tears”, Brown Eyes’ “Already One Year” and Younha’s “Waiting” were adapted into Chinese [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Food poisoning bacteria have been found in some kimchi products imported from China, South Korea’s drug safety agency said Tuesday. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety performed an inspection on the process of customs clearance and distribution of imported foods over the past two months starting from March. [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — No South Korean firms were found to be doing business with Chinese businesses accused of human rights violations in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, a foreign ministry official said Thursday, citing an ongoing survey. The Seoul government launched due diligence after a group of U.N. special rapporteurs on human rights [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A yellow dust storm that originated in the Gobi Desert in northern China and Mongolia on Friday blanketed most of South Korea, including the greater Seoul area, the state weather agency said. A fine dust advisory, issued for Seoul at 1 p.m., was upgraded to a fine dust warning [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A substantial share of South Koreans think that the nation’s relationship with the United States is more important than that with China, a survey showed Monday. The Federation of Korea Industries conducted a survey of 1,010 South Koreans over 20 years of age. Koreans’ favorable perception about the U.S. [...]
BEIJING and SYDNEY, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Guangzhou Link Health Pharma Co., Ltd. (Link Health) and George Clinical Pty Ltd (George Clinical) have signed a term sheet to enter into a strategic agreement to establish an independent joint venture clinical development company called Link-George Clinical Research Co., Ltd (Link-George). Link-George will deliver clinical trials [...]