LONDON, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – In the bustling kitchen of Westminster Kingsway College in London, where celebrity chef Jamie Oliver once trained, white-capped chefs moved swiftly between steaming pots and pans, their workstations dotted with Korean staples like doenjang (soybean paste), gochujang (red pepper paste), red pepper powder, and minced garlic. On November 11, eleven [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As Bitcoin reaches unprecedented heights globally, an unusual phenomenon has emerged in South Korea: domestic trading prices have fallen below international rates, marking a rare reversal of the nation’s traditionally higher cryptocurrency valuations. According to data from CryptoQuant, a cryptocurrency analytics firm, the Bitcoin Kimchi Premium Index registered at -0.88% [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A new government study has revealed stark regional differences in factors affecting South Korea’s declining birth rates, with housing costs being the primary concern in the Seoul metropolitan area while job insecurity drives low fertility rates in other regions. The Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS) released these findings [...]
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update on the expected submission date of the application to the ISA for an exploitation contract, and an expanded company strategy. Update Highlights: [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — British literary translator Deborah Smith, best known for translating 2024 Nobel laureate Han Kang’s “The Vegetarian,” said the author’s win of the prestigious award shows that the global literary world is moving toward greater equity. Han’s victory, as the first Asian woman to win in the prize’s 121-year history, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of Korean independence fighter Lee Ui-gyeong, known for the autobiographical fiction “The Yalu River Flows” that portrays life during Japan’s 1910-45 colonization, will return home from Germany this week, 105 years after Lee left the nation, the veterans ministry said Tuesday. Lee’s remains are set to arrive [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A new report suggests that South Korean companies should proactively secure logistics infrastructure in the southeastern United States and along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico, anticipating these regions’ emergence as key global supply chain hubs under a potential second Trump administration. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The government said Tuesday all aircraft takeoffs and landings across South Korea will be temporarily prohibited to keep noise down during this year’s annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) later this week. According to the transportation ministry, aircraft takeoffs and landings will be restricted for 35 minutes between 1:05 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s Rose has claimed U.S. Billboard’s global charts for the third consecutive week with “APT.,” her collaborative single with American pop star Bruno Mars. Billboard said on social media platform X on Monday (U.S. time) that the song maintained the top position on both the Billboard Global 200 and [...]
CHEONAN, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) announced on November 11 that its researchers have developed a highly sensitive gas sensor capable of monitoring hydrogen sulfide levels to measure food freshness at lower temperatures than existing technologies. Hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas produced by decomposing protein-rich foods, serves as a [...]