SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17″ dominated advance ticket sales on the day of its premiere Friday, data showed. According to the Korean Film Council, the Hollywood sci-fi black comedy secured 319,000 reservations, capturing 68.5 percent of total bookings. Bong’s latest film led by a wide margin, followed by [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Shopping Co., an affiliate of South Korean retail giant Lotte Group, said Friday it has adopted the Taiwan LINE Pay settlement system at its discount store chain to woo Taiwanese travelers. Lotte Shopping formed a partnership with LINE Pay Taiwan Ltd. to introduce the LINE Pay system at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Presidents of the international and Asian football governing bodies congratulated the South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu on his recent reelection, the sport’s national federation said Friday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The head of Hyundai Engineering Co. issued an apology Friday in response to a fatal collapse accident at an expressway construction site earlier this week. “A terrible accident has taken lives and injured workers at our construction site. I sincerely apologize to the bereaved families and extend my deepest [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s solo track “Who” has officially surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. Released in July last year as the lead track from his second solo album “Muse,” the song reached the milestone on Wednesday, according to his agency, BigHit Music, on Friday. This makes “Who” the first [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean football governing body announced Friday it has submitted a bid to host the top Asian men’s football tournament in 2031. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said it sent its “Expression of Interest” (EoI) to host the 2031 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup to the AFC [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has completed the building of a general hospital in Pyongyang after five years of construction and plans to open it in October to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), according to state media Friday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Friday it will formally implement a policy to restrict tourist visits to a special management area of the city’s historic Bukchon Hanok Village, beginning March 1, and start to impose fines on violators. Under the policy meant to address overtourism, tourists are allowed to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 6 out of 10 South Koreans support impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration, a survey showed Friday, as the Constitutional Court began deliberations to decide whether to formally remove him from office or reinstate him. According to the survey conducted by Gallup on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — KG Mobility Corp. said Friday the Rexton Sports, the company’s pickup truck model, has been named the best pickup truck of 2025 by Australian automotive publication Drive. Drive praised the model, which is exported under the name Musso, for its build quality, its long list of standard features, and [...]