SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of K-pop superstar BTS on Tuesday voiced frustration over the social media storm in China that has erupted over member RM’s recent remarks honoring those sacrificed during the Korean War. In an Oct. 7 ceremony hosted by the U.S.-based nonprofit organization The Korea Society, RM, who spoke on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of attempts to hack South Korea via China posted a ten-fold increase over the past three years, data showed Saturday. According to the data provided by the military to the National Assembly, hacking attempts via China targeting South Korean military networks totaled 10,655 cases in 2019, compared [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of the purchase subsidies that the South Korean government disbursed for purchases of electric two-wheelers last year turned out to be for ‘Made in China’ products. Rep. Kim Sung-whan, a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, said on Wednesday during the parliamentary inspection of the Ministry [...]
HONGSEONG, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Illegal fishing by Chinese boats in South Korean waters has grown increasingly rampant, with reported cases more than doubling from 2017 to 2019, according to a lawmaker Monday. The number of cases of either arrest or expelling of Chinese fishing boats operating in South Korea’s western waters reached 6,543 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent Chinese TV show claiming Korean tradition as their own sparked controversy over spreading false facts and misunderstanding across the global community. “Street Dance of China,” a variety show broadcasted by China’s popular video platform Yuku, held an ‘Ethnic Dance’ competition last month in which one of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s chipmakers are expected to benefit from the United States’ export restrictions against China’s leading foundry firm, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), analysts here said Saturday, as the ban could give them more opportunities to secure orders. The U.S. Commerce Department recently added SMIC to its blacklist, saying [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Busan Co., the budget carrier unit of Asiana Airlines Inc., said Tuesday it will resume flights to the Chinese city of Qingdao in mid-October to meet travel demand from businessmen. Air Busan plans to offer one flight a week on the Busan-Qingdao route from Oct. 15 after suspending [...]
QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – LeddarTech®, a leader in Level 1 to Level 5 ADAS and AD sensing technology, is pleased to announce the honor of being presented the Outstanding & Innovative Product Award for the Leddar™ Pixell by Shenzhen’s Automotive Electronics Industry Association (SZAEIA) at an awards ceremony on September 10, 2020 in Shenzhen, China. [...]
Boston, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) today announced that it released an updated Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) Model for China to support probabilistic assessments for five newly modeled crop lines of business and a newly modeled sub-peril. This update also includes a new livestock module that adds [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With the number of people losing hair increasing rapidly – particularly among the youth – in China, the nation’s imports of hair loss products from South Korea recently shot up. According to the Shenyang Office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), China’s imports of hair loss prevention products [...]