SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — At Roars of “fantastico” and “olé” rang through the halls of the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires after a performance of tango that was unlike anything the locals had seen before. To honor the 50th anniversary of the Korean martial art taekwondo reaching Argentina’s shores, the performance, titled “Fever [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As a preventative measure against terrorist attacks, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport launched new security policies last August. At major railway terminals across the country, travelers are selected at random and they and their luggage is searched by security personnel. Now going on ten months, the supposed [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — “Scholarship Quiz”, sponsored solely by SK Corporation (CEO Dong-hyunJang) for 45 years, has been officially certified as the longest-running TV program in South Korea. SK saidin a statement on April 27 that the Korea Record Institute (KRI), a record-certifying organization, had certified Scholarship Quiz, which aired a total of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — At first glance, it might seem as though Netflix – with its global presence and extensive catalogue of popular content – would have little difficulty in conquering the domestic OTT (over-the-top content) market. However, a closer look tells a slightly different story. According to unofficial figures (Netflix does [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — With rising temperatures foretelling the start of the summer season, Koreans are finding themselves reaching for the A/C remote. A simple, universal solution to keeping cool, provided you have one, of course. Residents’ committees of apartment complexes across Seoul are for the most part voting to provide air conditioning [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — No longer do the majority of Koreans think it acceptable for dogs to be considered a dinner option. Two recent occasions in Yangypyeong District exemplify this change. In March, local residents united to protest a dog meat farm that was to be built within their community. A separate area [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government finds itself embroiled in a debate over the taxation of electronic cigarettes, following a motion filed earlier this month by Rep. Kim Kwang Lim calling for increased taxes on the popular alternative to traditional cigarettes. Current taxation policy is different for e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — This coming Thursday will mark the 10th anniversary of one of the more revolutionary pieces of technology developed in recent history. It reached Korean shores a full year and five months after its birth, brought over by KT into a practically non-existent smartphone market. It was met with astounding [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year, a TV exposé on the breeding practices of an anonymous dog farm sparked a firestorm of public outrage, with veterinarians’ associations and animal rights groups leading the call for the government to take action. In the report, the dog farm was revealed to have increased pregnancy rates [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — On June 22, Rep. Lee Jung Mi of the Justice Party and animal rights activist group Kara held a press conference at the National Assembly in Yeouido to publicly disclose the state of dog meat farms in Korea. Beginning in August of last year, an investigation into the general [...]