SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — ADOR, the K-pop girl group NewJeans’ agency, has filed a complaint seeking to ban the group’s music activities, according to the group Thursday, marking the latest development in the ongoing dispute between the agency and the artists. The group, which rebranded as NJZ early last month, revealed on its [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine said that the North has military training camps that feature mockups of facilities and buildings in Seoul, Busan and Jeju Island, according to a South Korean lawmaker who recently met the soldier on Thursday. Rep. Yu Yong-weon of the ruling People Power [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will nominate Paik Jin-hyun, former president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), as a candidate for the election for judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the foreign ministry said Thursday. Paik, an honorary professor at Seoul National University, will compete [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — At least one Air Force fighter jet on Thursday misdropped eight bombs outside a training range during live-fire drills, injuring civilians in the area, officials said. The KF-16 fighter jet taking part in a live-fire exercise “abnormally” released eight MK-82 bombs outside the training range in Pocheon, 42 kilometers [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwangju FC have dropped their opening match of the knockout stage at the top Asian club football tournament, digging themselves a hole ahead of a return leg at home next week. Gwangju lost to the Japanese side Vissel Kobe 2-0 in the first leg of the round of 16 [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 41.1% of workplace-related suicides in South Korea were officially recognized as industrial accidents in 2023, marking the lowest approval rate in five years, according to data released on March 5. The findings were presented at the National Assembly by Gabjil 119, a civic group addressing workplace abuse, and Representative [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has abruptly suspended the entry of foreign tourists after reopening foreign tourism for the first time in about five years due to COVID-19, according to tour agencies Thursday. Koryo Tours, a China-based agency specializing in North Korean tours, said on its website the previous day that “We [...]
INCHEON, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — As he prepares for his 18th professional season in 2025, SSG Landers starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun has taken it upon himself to lead his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club back to the postseason. That’s not just because Kim is one of the team’s senior players at 36. He is [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. on Thursday partnered with Gyeonggi Province and the city of Hwaseong to develop an ecosystem for the future mobility industry in the region, with a focus on the automaker’s purpose-built vehicles (PBVs). Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed at Kia Autoland Hwaseong, Kia will proceed with [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Genesis, Hyundai Motor Group’s independent luxury brand, said Thursday it has launched its revamped GV60 electric vehicle (EV) model with a suite of design and performance upgrades. The upgraded model, introduced three years and five months after the launch of the original GV60, refines the brand’s “Athletic Elegance” design [...]