SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Duksung Women’s University said Wednesday it will not assign new students to the German and French language departments starting next year, signaling its intent to abolish the two European language majors. The northern Seoul university’s board decided on the abolition of the German Language & Literature and the French [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean cultural center in Berlin, Germany has opened an online website that teaches Germans about gukak or Korean traditional music. In joint collaboration with Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, the website was opened in the German language, offering an introduction to traditional Korean music. The website, available [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced that Zoom Meeting Client version 5.6.6 has become the first video communications client to attain certification for Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 (v3.1 rev. 5), issued by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). Common Criteria is an international standard for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co.’s Tucson plug-in hybrid SUV has swept the top spots in a string of comparison tests conducted by renowned German auto magazines. In the latest edition of Auto Zeitung, Tucson ranked first in a test comparing same-class plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) models including the Volkswagen Tiguan, Peugeot [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — German luxury car brands used to symbolize high social status or economic success in South Korea, but they are not premium any more. The high-end vehicles have become the mainstream in the nation’s imported car market. The three big German automakers are expanding their presence in South Korea on [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul family court on Thursday sided with the ex-husband of Gerhard Schroeder’s South Korean wife and ordered the former German chancellor to partially compensate the man for destroying his marriage. The man, whose identity was withheld, filed a lawsuit in 2018 seeking 100 million won (US$81,708) in compensation, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A pair of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) stone statues, which were illegally taken from Seoul to Germany about half a century ago, will be returned to South Korea next month, officials said Thursday. The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation (OKCHF) said two stone statues of civil officials, also known in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will supply its advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) cameras to a premium German carmaker, tapping deeper into the vehicle components business. Through the deal, the South Korean company will supply camera modules and software to its German counterpart. LG did not reveal the name [...]
TORONTO, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Maricann Group Inc. (CSE:MARI) (Maricann or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Maricann has secured $42,500,000 in non-dilutive financing to further expand production in Germany. The $42,500,000 non-dilutive financing comes from The Green Streaming Finance Company of Canada Inc. a Vancouver-based company that provides non-equity financing solutions for [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales financing companies for German car dealers in Korea are still applying 7 to 9 percent interest rates for financing plans offered to customers, even though the Korean base rate has dropped to 1 percent. Some companies are luring customers into paying interest whose total amount is even higher [...]