SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ O Shopping is expanding its variety show style programs in an effort to attract younger viewers. The major South Korean TV shopping channel announced on Thursday a number of new ‘media commerce’ programs scheduled to air at midnight during the week. The term ‘media commerce’ refers to the collaboration [...]
DAEGU, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents of the city of Daegu now have a much healthier lifestyle compared to a decade ago, according to a new survey. The survey conducted by the Daegu Metropolitan Government revealed the smoking rate among adults in the region fell from 25.5 percent to 20.8 percent over the last 10 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The infamous airline executive behind the ‘nut rage’ incident will take on a new role as the president of a hotel affiliate owned by the Hanjin Group, which operates Korean Air. Cho Hyun-ah, the former vice president of Korean Air and the daughter of the chairman of the airline, has [...]
DUBAI, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in called for increased business cooperation, especially in renewable energy, between South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday. Moon made the call during a business forum in Dubai attended by some 200 business people from both countries. “I propose we take another step forward,” Moon said. “I wish the two countries will join forces not only to expand investment in renewable [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will hold its first Japanese tour in July, its agency said Tuesday. The three-city concert series, “BLACKPINK Arena Tour 2018,” will kick off at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka on July 24, according to YG Entertainment. The quartet will later head to Fukuoka and Chiba. The tour will be comprised of six shows in total. BLACKPINK landed one of the most successful debuts in the K-pop scene in 2016, storming multiple [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – An official from General Motors Co. has asked the union of its South Korean unit to accept the company’s latest wage offers to avoid bankruptcy, GM Korea said Tuesday. In a closed meeting with union leaders on Monday, GM Executive Vice President Barry Engle said the two sides badly need to sign a wage offer by the end of this month, even [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. government will stop aid to any country involved in deals that can be instrumental to strengthening North Korea’s cyberattack capabilities, according to an appropriations bill, signed by President Donald Trump last week. The Omnibus Spending Bill stipulates that none of the U.S. government funds will be available [...]
Anti-feminism sentiment is growing among South Korean men, particularly online where an increasing number of posts expressing disapproval towards the movement and targeting feminists are being shared. SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Last week, a furious male K-pop fan took to the internet to share his frustration after his favorite idol Irene, a member of [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s popular Bamdokkaebi Night Markets are back Friday after a winter hiatus. The first lineup of night markets will open at Yeouido, Banpo and Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) on Friday, while two more markets will open the following day at Cheonggyecheon Stream and Plaza and Oil Tank Culture Park, the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Concerns are growing after media outlets reported that the price of new drugs developed in the U.S. could spike as a result of a renegotiated free trade agreement. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, South Korea agreed to revise its pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policy to give [...]