SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics, South Korea’s second-largest smartphone maker, said Thursday it will start selling its latest character smartphone in neighboring countries this week, before gradually expanding to the Middle East. The Aka phone comes with four different, detachable casings that each has its own personality, shown in digital eyes placed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Visitors from the Middle East spent the largest amount of money on medical treatment per person in South Korea last year, with those from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) topping the list, the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Wednesday. Visitors from the UAE spent an average of 17.7 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean beer exports to Iraq are gaining traction, helping local breweries that are moving to diversify their target markets to bolster growth, data showed Sunday. Exports of Korean beer to the country reached 6,384 tons, or US$4.48 million, last year, putting South Korea as the country’s third-largest beer supplier. [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics brings new sensation in the Middle East with its curved UHD TV. The company is now showcasing its curved ultra-high definition (UHD) TV in four major cities in the Middle East including Istanbul targeting customers and major distributors. In Turkey, Samsung earned favorable responses from the Turkish by [...]