SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) –Switzerland has topped the list as the most satisfying overseas travel destination for South Korean tourists, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Switzerland Tourism board. In the poll conducted by leading research firm Consumer Insight, Switzerland ranked first among 27 nations in overall travel satisfaction scores given by [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A lakeside village in Switzerland that was one of the filming locations of the smash-hit rom-com “Crash Landing On You” (2019) is emerging as a hot tourist destination thanks to the popularity of the Korean drama. Swiss intercity bus operator PostAuto AG recently uploaded a notice on its official [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it began the world’s first 5G roaming service in Switzerland in a partnership with a local carrier. Samsung Galaxy S10 users with SK Telecom’s 5G plan will be able to connect to Swisscom’s 5G network when they visit Switzerland after [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea agreed Friday to strengthen military cooperation with Switzerland and Latvia as the countries’ defense chiefs met in Seoul. South Korean Defense Minister Song Yong-moo had separate talks with his counterparts, who are visiting to attend the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, according to his ministry. [...]
GENEVA, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean tourists visiting Switzerland has soared over the last few years, following a promotional campaign featuring K-pop stars. The state-owned Swiss media RTS reported on Sunday that Switzerland’s tourism industry has benefited significantly from South Korean celebrity ambassadors. Since 2003, Switzerland Tourism has deployed K-pop [...]
ZURICH, Switzerland, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Isocol Holdings AG has applied to list on the Euronext Paris (Marché Libre) exchange. The proposed listing forms part of the company’s global growth strategy and will help meet the strong demand in European markets for the company’s core product, Isocol™ Rubbing Alcohol Antiseptic. For more than 30 [...]
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Kandou Bus announced today that their Glasswing(tm) chip-to-chip link technology has been licensed by Marvell Technology Group for use in a variety of future multi-chip products. Based on Kandou’s CNRZ-5 Chord(tm) signaling architecture, Glasswing delivers high bandwidth signaling at very low power and is ideally suited for short [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea will have 41 ‘school-to-work’ high schools with an apprenticeship program similar to Switzerland’s by 2017. On April 15, The Ministry of Education and The Ministry of Employment and Labor said that they have been operating the apprenticeship program at nine Korean schools since November 2014, and will continue [...]