SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run research institute has been selected as the main operator of the country’s official development assistance (ODA) project, which could also pave the way for the nation’s LED lighting companies to expand their presence in Myanmar. The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) announced on Thursday that it was [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – By adding three more LED lighting products to its local lineup, including devices that consume less energy and have longer lifespans, LG Electronics hopes to penetrate the domestic LED lighting market and attract more customers. LG’s new LED room light, the first such LED lighting for residential purposes by LG, is [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Yankee Stadium, the home of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, will install LED lighting from next season. KMW, a Korean LED lighting fixture manufacturer, announced on July 5 that it had entered into an agreement with the baseball club to replace its lighting with SUFA-X 1,000 watt LED lighting. [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – After the grand opening in May this year, the Seoul Floating Island in the Han River is quickly emerging as a new landmark for the city. Launched during the Oh Se-hoon administration in 2006 and completed under Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon, the island is especially beautiful at night [...]
LAS VEGAS, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has improved the light quality of its LED packages and modules based on a 90 CRI (Color Rendering Index) for use in advanced lighting applications. Samsung is showcasing these LED components at the LIGHTFAIR International trade show exhibition being held [...]
Las Vegas, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – How can the retailer industry get a customer coming back to the sales floor today when an increasing number of consumers opt for online shopping which in turn witnesses decline of visiting “off-line” stores by consumers? GE Lighting, specialist for energy-efficient solution, came up with a unique solution [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul City Government has completed replacing 430,000 lightings that are installed in platforms and aisles of 243 subway stations in lines No. 1 to 8, to high-efficiency and environment-friendly LED lightings. Over 90 percent of total city-run subway stations (302) have gone through the change. The change in [...]