SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will conduct an “unprecedentedly intense” special inspection into the marking of country of origin for imported seafood products amid concerns over Japan’s planned release of contaminated water from its crippled nuclear power plant, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. The 100-day intensive inspection will begin this month to check if [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A shockingly skinny lion spotted living alone in a cramped pen of a financially distressed zoo in the southeastern city of Gimhae was moved to a spacious new home about 300 kilometers away on Wednesday. The lion, a 20-year-old male, drew nationwide media attention in mid-June when it was [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of apprehended drug offenders surged to a record high of 18,395 last year, driven by crimes among young people and foreigners, a prosecution report showed Wednesday. According to the 2022 white paper on drug crimes published by the Supreme Prosecutors Office, the figure marks an upsurge of [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — SK bioscience Co., a pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, said Wednesday it has joined hands with Thailand’s state-run drugmaker to build vaccine manufacturing and development infrastructure in the Southeast Asian country. SK bioscience and Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group Seventeen’s 10th EP, “FML,” has sold 6.2 million copies, making it the biggest-selling K-pop album of all time, the group’s agency said Wednesday. This also marks the first time that a K-pop album has surpassed 6 million copies in sales. Released April 24,”FML” set a new record [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The circular red LG emblem is now moving: the simpler, animated face nods, smiles and even winks. The digital logo is part of LG Electronics Inc.’s brand reinvention campaign to liven up its brand identity to appeal to a younger audience. The campaign’s goal is not about making a [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama series “King the Land” was Netflix’s most-watched non-English TV show in the previous week, the streaming platform’s viewership chart showed Wednesday. The JTBC series, starring K-pop idols-turned-actors Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoona, topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the week of June 26-July 2 [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean books will be placed in a well-known library in Mexico City famous for its unique architectural design. The Korean Association of Mexico on Monday (local time) announced its plan to launch a project aimed at collecting Korean-related books and donating them to the Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City. [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of luxury cars, priced at over 300 million won (US$230,570) per unit, continue to grow steadily. Based on data received from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, Rep. Yang Kyung-sook of the Democratic Party reported that the cumulative number of registered luxury vehicles with a [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Pixar’s new animated film, “Elemental,” is beloved in South Korea despite disappointing box office scores in North America. The animated film has attracted 2.32 million moviegoers in South Korea as of Monday, the 20th day after its release, generating revenue of some 23 billion won (US$17.6 million). In other [...]