SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Cash-Bee, a nationwide transportation card, has been made into a wristwatch. The new wristwatch-type card is a quartz watch that will come in black, white and pink and can be used as a transportation card and cash card at 80,000 Cash-Bee-accepting stores nationwide. These stores include convenience stores, bus [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The so-called “Yo-Kai Watch” fever is in vogue among Korean children, following an explosive popularity in Japan. The wristwatch became fashionable after the release of a cartoon of the same name. Originally a role-playing video game released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan about a year ago, the Yo-Kai [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As the wristwatches are gaining popularity among Koreans, Korea’s imports of the luxury timepieces established a monthly high record during July. According to the export and import statistics from the Korea Customs Service, the volume of imported luxury watches reached US$21.6 million, a monthly high since January 2000 when [...]