SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Eight out of ten South Koreans believe the country’s animal protection laws should be extended to include fish raised for food consumption, according to a new survey highlighting growing public awareness of aquatic animal welfare. The Animal Welfare Awareness Research & Education (AWARE) released findings on October 24 from its [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is set to maintain its economic edge over Japan and Taiwan in per capita GDP this year, according to recent International Monetary Fund projections, with forecasts suggesting it will surpass the $40,000 milestone by 2027. In its World Economic Outlook report released on October 22, the IMF projected [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Hynix reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue and a dramatic return to profitability in the third quarter, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence memory chips. The South Korean memory chip maker announced on October 24 that its revenue jumped 93.8% year-over-year to 17.57 trillion won in the July-September period, [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A fire at a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) warehouse in the southeastern port city of Busan has been brought under control, with no casualties reported, officials said Friday. The Busan Metropolitan City Fire Disaster Headquarters said the fire was nearly under control by 7:24 a.m., with the fire response [...]
DAEGU, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Samsung Lions face a 2-0 deficit in the Korean Series after dropping the first two games against the Kia Tigers this week but it has not been an insurmountable hole. This is the 42nd playing of the Korean Series, the championship round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s parliament has convened a meeting to adopt a new law on its national anthem, state media reported Friday, in what observers believe was aimed to uphold leader Kim Jong-un’s “two hostile states” stance. The Standing Committee of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) held its 33rd session [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean veteran actress Kim Soo-mi, whose role as a cantankerous single village mother in the popular two-decade-long drama series “Country Diaries” (1980-2002) cracked up audiences, died of cardiac arrest Friday. She was 75. According to the police, the 75-year-old actress was found unconscious at her home by her son [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean drinking game-inspired collaboration between BLACKPINK’s Rosé and pop star Bruno Mars has become a global sensation, with their new single “APT.” reaching significant milestones in record time. The music video, featuring the duo playing the traditional Korean drinking game “apateu” (meaning apartment in Korean) and Mars enthusiastically shouting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In the week following Han Kang’s historic Nobel Prize in Literature win, South Korean bookstores reported a remarkable 40% increase in sales, with older readers leading the buying surge. According to data analyzed by BC Card, major bookstore chains, both online and offline including Kyobo Book Centre, saw their sales [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Kang Jung-ai, has penned a letter of gratitude to RM, the leader of K-pop group BTS, acknowledging his recent 100 million won donation to the veterans’ welfare fund while serving his mandatory military service. The ministry released the contents of Kang’s letter [...]