SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. captured a record share of the U.S. auto market in 2025, buoyed by expanded local manufacturing and surging hybrid sales, even as Washington’s tougher trade policies weighed on global automakers. The South Korean auto group sold a combined 1.84 million vehicles in the U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 350,000 people took part in South Korea’s temple stay program last year, setting a record for participation since the initiative was launched more than two decades ago, the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said Sunday. A total of 349,219 visitors — including 293,704 South Koreans and 55,515 foreign tourists [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The global success of Arc Raiders, a multiplayer title developed by Embark Studios, has reignited a familiar debate among gamers: What, exactly, determines the nationality of a video game? Since its release in October, Arc Raiders has sold more than 12.4 million copies worldwide, reached a peak of 960,000 concurrent [...]
SEOUL & BUSAN, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s port city of Busan said it will take strong action against excessive accommodation fees ahead of a highly anticipated BTS concert scheduled for June 12–13, after reports surfaced of hotel prices surging sharply as fans prepare to travel from across the country and abroad. City officials announced [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Hynix said it will once again offer employees the option to receive part of their annual performance bonuses in company shares, extending a shareholder participation program introduced last year, even as potential changes to corporate law cast uncertainty over the program’s future. The memory chipmaker announced Thursday that employees [...]
CGTN published an article on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Centered on the development of bilateral relations, the article highlighted that the two countries share broad prospects for cooperation, and explored how China and Canada are committed to promoting the steady, solid and sound development of bilateral ties under [...]
In a world shaped by economic, social and environmental uncertainty, travellers are increasingly turning to travel as a way to self-regulate. Rather than accumulating things, they are collecting moments – seeking awe, joy and connection as antidotes to stress and instability. ALL Accor (Accor’s booking platform and loyalty programme) has partnered with global trend forecasting agency Globetrender to unveil [...]
MONACO, Jan. 16, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Nice winds and bright sunshine accompanied the Monaco Optimist Team Race. On the first day of competition at the Yacht Club de Monaco, the 15 teams of young sailors from 12 nations battled it out on the water to get through the round robins. “Sailing is a fantastic [...]
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan. 16, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released a new global video featuring World Cup winner Julián Alvarez, using football culture to explain a simple idea: if you want to trade the world, you should not have to shop around. The video brings Bitget’s Universal Exchange vision to life through [...]
NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – ITHAX Acquisition Corp III (NASDAQ: ITHAU) (the “Company”) announced that, commencing January 20, 2026, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units. No fractional warrants will be [...]