SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to attract pop culture enthusiasts, South Korea’s leading department stores are hosting exclusive pop-up stores featuring iconic entertainment franchises. Lotte Department Store is showcasing “Dragon Ball,” while Shinsegae Department Store features “Arcane Season 2,” the animated series based on the popular game “League of Legends.” Lotte Department [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea’s fiercely competitive coffee market, where a “coffee war” is in full swing, Coffee Bean leads major franchises with the highest prices, charging 5,000 won for an Americano. For context, the true price ceiling in South Korea’s coffee scene belongs to Bacha Coffee’s Cheongdam flagship store, recently opened [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Incheon United have been relegated to the second division in South Korean football for the first time in club history, after narrowly avoiding the fate in recent years. Incheon lost to Daejeon Hana Citizen FC 2-1 in their penultimate match of the K League 1 season on Sunday, which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The upcoming “Squid Game” Season 2 will depict social divisions even more vividly, using a set design that features large “O” and “X” marks on the floor of the participants’ huge dormitory. The new addition is designed to highlight division and tension, director Hwang Dong-hyuk explained at a press [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s Lisa has received two awards at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards, the awards’ organizer said. The Thai rapper-singer won Best Collaboration for “New Woman,” her hit solo collaboration single with Spanish singer Rosalia, and Biggest Fans during the annual awards ceremony held in Manchester, Britain, on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency has released an audio clip of what it claims to be intercepted radio communications between North Korean soldiers in Russia speaking in coded military terms. The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) uploaded a post on Sunday (local time) of what it claimed to be intercepted [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A consultative body involving the ruling People Power Party (PPP), the government and doctors’ groups was launched on Monday to seek to resolve a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, with the aim of producing “meaningful” results by late December, a PPP lawmaker said. Thousands of trainee doctors have left [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A Chinese man was released from police custody after being questioned on suspicion of filming the headquarters of the state spy agency using a drone, police said Monday. The Chinese national in his 40s was released late Sunday, a day after he was caught by the police for appearing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry said Monday it plans to spend 10.4 billion won (US$7.45 million) to support the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) efforts to foster maritime experts. Under the project, the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology will select students from around the globe for its master’s program [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Naver Corp. said Monday it will integrate its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology into its major services, including its search platform and shopping application. Naver unveiled its so-called “On-Service AI” plan aimed at enhancing its major services with the cutting-edge technology at its tech conference, [...]