SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean entertainment companies are facing a dilemma as China, under the ‘One-China Policy’, has begun to take issue with foreign companies using terminology that seems to uphold Taiwan’s independence. With an increasing number of idols of Taiwanese nationality making a debut in South Korea, many companies are careful [...]
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP), a grouping of national metrology institutes from the Asia-Pacific region, held its 34th General Assembly and related meetings in Singapore on November 28. On the same day it presented the 2018 APMP Award to ITRI Senior Vice President Jia-Ruey Duann in recognition of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — After voters in Taiwan approved a referendum to stop the phase-out of nuclear power, South Korean advocates of nuclear energy have started to speak out about having a similar public discourse surrounding Korea’s own planned nuclear phase-out. The South Korean government has officially said that it plans to go [...]
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – When Taoyuan International Airport launched the In-Town Check-In service in February 2017, Taipei became the 4th city in Asia and the 5th city in the world where In-Town Check-In is available. Independent travelers and business travelers are welcome to complete the In-town Check-In and Luggage Check-In process at [...]
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Avnet Asia Pte Ltd has been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in Asia — Taiwan. This is the latest achievement by Avnet’s employees which builds upon the company’s previous recognition from HR Asia Awards in Hong Kong. HR Asia’s rigorous assessment process proved Avnet’s track [...]
CHANGWON, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province has fallen head over heels in love with the new Taiwanese import for the NC Dinos, the city’s professional baseball team. City officials revealed plans to appoint Wang Wei-chung as the city’s goodwill ambassador at the NC Dinos’ home game to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — NCsoft Corp., a South Korean online game developer, said Monday that it has launched “Lineage M,” the mobile version of its mega-hit game “Lineage,” in Taiwan. The mobile game is available to users in Taiwan, Macao and Hong Kong through the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store, NCsoft [...]
NEW YORK and TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) and Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote mutual development and foster cooperation between the two companies. The memorandum also paves the way for both sides to work closely together in expanding their [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of narcotics offenders in South Korea rose 19.3 percent in 2016 from a year earlier, due largely to the widespread use of the Internet as a channel to more easily trade the banned substances, a report showed Monday. The tally of drug offenders came to 14,214 at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Remarks made by President Moon that the nation will only be nuclear power free in “at least 60 years” at a presidential press conference yesterday has garnered comparisons between South Korea’s nuclear power deactivation policy and other nations. Held to mark his 100th day in office, President Moon expressed [...]