BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicks off on Wednesday, featuring the historical drama “Uprising” as its opening film, the festival’s first-ever over-the-top (OTT) production to hold this honor. The organizer has said the selection reflects the festival’s efforts to capture the significant shifts in the global film [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Wednesday unveiled additional financial support for low-income earners that include complete debt forgiveness for those who are willing but unable to repay their loans. The move comes amid sharp increases in household debts and the number of people going bankrupt. The number of people filing for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean titles topped Netflix’s weekly viewing charts, the global streaming company said Wednesday. “Officer Black Belt,” a crime action film starring Kim Woo-bin, secured the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s non-English movies chart for the week of Sept. 23-29. The film follows the story of Lee Jung-do, an ordinary [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has held the first national conference of cadres, state media reported Wednesday, in an apparent bid to tighten the country’s grip on the discipline of officials amid severe flood damage in border areas. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent an “important” letter to participants in the national [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose, a member of K-pop group BLACKPINK, will return as a solo artist with her first full-length album in December, her agency announced Wednesday. The album, titled “rosie,” will be released Dec. 6, featuring 12 tracks, according to The Black Label. Rose contributed to both the lyrics and composition [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean golf icon Pak Se-ri has received the Van Fleet Award for her contributions to strengthening relations between her country and the United States. Pak, a World Golf Hall of Famer and currently head of the Seri Pak Hope Foundation, was honored at the annual ceremony hosted by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s latest solo track, “Who,” made it on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the 10th consecutive week. According to the latest Billboard charts released Tuesday (U.S. time), “Who” remained unchanged at No. 30 on the Hot 100 chart from the previous week. The song is from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SK bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical arm of South Korea’s SK Group, said Wednesday it has completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in the German biotech company IDT Biologika. In June, the Korean company agreed to take over a 60 percent stake in IDT Biologika from Klocke Group for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation NewJeans has garnered over 300 million streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, with its 2023 hit song “New Jeans.” The song recorded 300,274,574 cumulative streams as of Monday, becoming the band’s sixth song to hit the milestone, according to the group’s agency, ADOR. “New [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The sports ministry said Wednesday the Korea Football Association (KFA) violated several rules in hiring the men’s national team head coach Hong Myung-bo, rejecting the national football federation’s claim that it had followed the proper process. Despite its findings, the ministry also said it doesn’t have enough ground to [...]