WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The absence of a fully elected leader in South Korea poses a “danger” to Seoul’s efforts to address U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for tariffs, an expert said Thursday, stressing the importance of leader-to-leader engagement to neutralize the impact of those planned or proposed duties. Victor Cha, president of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Eastar Jet Co. said Friday it was investigating a misconduct case involving a cabin crew’s taking of personal photos on the wing of a company aircraft at a domestic airport this week. Several flight attendants of the airline were found to have taken personal [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Jisoo of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will return as a solo artist after two years with her new EP, “Amortage,” her agency said Friday. “Amortage” due out at 2 p.m. marks Jisoo’s first album since her solo debut single album, “Me,” which featured the hit song “Flower,” in 2023 [...]
SYDNEY, Feb. 14, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Following her historic Grammy Awards triumph, the world is celebrating Beyoncé like never before, and to add to her list of achievements, Queen Bey made her spectacular debut at Madame Tussauds Sydney last week! “The timing couldn’t be more perfect as her stunning figure’s unveiling comes fresh off [...]
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — At a bustling food expo in the heart of Jakarta, Indonesian shoppers eagerly sampled fresh strawberries flown in from Nonsan, South Korea. Among them was Ainna, a 30-year-old visitor, who proudly showcased a strawberry shortcake she had just purchased. Taking a bite, she remarked, “The combination of fresh [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Medical Center reported on February 13 that over 46,000 people sought emergency care for suicide attempts or self-harm in South Korea in 2023, with nearly half of the cases involving individuals in their teens and twenties. According to data from the Central Emergency Medical Center, there were 46,359 [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has developed a groundbreaking diagnostic technique that can detect lung cancer using only a few drops of blood. Scientists at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on February 13 that they have created EV-CLIP, a technology capable of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Cultural heritage-inspired museum merchandise, known as “muds” – a portmanteau of “museum” and “goods” – has achieved record-breaking sales exceeding 20 billion won for the first time, the National Museum Foundation of Korea announced on February 13. The foundation reported that muds sales reached approximately 21.28 billion won in 2024, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Emerging Asian economies could face significant setbacks if U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his trade war policies, potentially creating a lose-lose situation for nations that have benefited from global supply chain shifts in recent years, according to a Reuters analysis published on January 11. While Trump initially targeted countries with [...]
BUAN, South Korea, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A search was under way for six people missing after a fishing boat with 11 people on board caught fire in waters off the southwestern coast on Thursday, the Coast Guard said. Five people were rescued. The 34-ton fishing vessel caught fire in waters near Buan, 204 [...]