GWANGJU, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In losing the first two games of the Korean Series against the Kia Tigers Wednesday, the Samsung Lions did not come close to resembling the team that pounded out eight home runs and 28 hits over two games last week. As this best-of-seven series shifts to their home in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is building unidentified structures on an eastern inter-Korean road that it blew up last week, a source said Thursday, amid heightened cross-border tensions over the North’s border activities. Last Tuesday, North Korea blew up sections of the eastern Donghae Line and the western Gyeongui Line, just north [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean balloon carrying propaganda leaflets landed in the presidential compound in Seoul on Thursday, the presidential office said, hours after North Korea launched balloons across the border as part of a resumed campaign against the South. The South Korean military said earlier that North Korea launched more [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS will unveil “I’ll Be There,” a prerelease track from his forthcoming first solo album “Happy,” on Friday, his agency said. The song aims to uplift listeners who may feel weary and alone, reflecting Jin’s genuine desire to empower them through his music, BigHit Music [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — “Ditto” by K-pop girl group NewJeans has been recognized as one of the best songs of the 2020s by the U.S. music magazine Paste, the group’s agency said Thursday. ADOR said the group ranked No. 23 on Paste Magazine’s recently unveiled list of “The 100 Best Songs of the [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The health ministry said Thursday it has selected eight institutions to launch a program in which general hospitals will focus more on treating critical patients while referring those with mild symptoms to local hospitals. Through the program, the government aims to have critically ill cases take up 70 percent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Thursday issued an additional suspended prison sentence for former professional baseball player Oh Jae-won on charges of receiving methylamphetamine from his acquaintance. Oh was indicted in May for receiving some 0.2 grams of methylamphetamine from his acquaintance in November last year. It was in addition [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The antitrust regulator said Thursday it has decided to fine Papa John’s Korea 1.48 billion won (US$1.07 million) for unfair business practices against franchise shops. The pizza restaurant chain had allegedly designated 15 kinds of cleaning products, including hand soaps, as must-buy items from the headquarters and forced franchise [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s main gateway, Incheon International Airport, will begin allowing celebrities to use separate entrances in an effort to manage crowd control and improve safety for all travelers. The Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on October 23 that it had sent official notices to entertainment agencies regarding new procedures for artist [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of South Korea announced on October 23 that it has developed an intelligent fire detection system capable of significantly reducing false alarms. According to the National Fire Agency, a staggering 96.6% of fire alarm responses between 2021 and July 2022 were triggered by [...]