SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop boy group Riize is back with a powerful new anthem, “Fly Up,” a spirited dance track that echoes the infectious energy of its debut hit, “Get a Guitar.” At a media showcase held Monday in Seoul, the six-member group introduced it as an energetic rock-and-roll style dance track [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising K-pop girl group ILLIT will return with a new album next month. Belift Lab, the group’s agency, announced Monday on the K-pop fan community platform Weverse that the quintet will unleash its third EP, “bomb,” on June 16. The EP tells the story of the group expanding its [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Kim Si-woo has posted his first top-10 finish at a major tournament following an up-and-down final round at the PGA Championship in North Carolina. Kim shot two-over 73 to close out the second major tournament of the 2025 season at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavier-than-expected rainfall hit the greater Seoul area Friday, prompting the year’s first emergency text alert for heavy rain to be sent via mobile phones to residents in parts of the region. Residents of Onam-eup in Namyangju, about 25 kilometers east of Seoul, received an emergency text message warning of [...]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — With EBACE 2025 just days away, Falcon, part of Alex Group Investment, is getting ready to welcome visitors at its booth during Europe’s leading business aviation event, taking place from May 20 to 22 at Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland. This will be Falcon’s first time exhibiting [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee Jae-myung appealed to voters in North Jeolla Province on Friday, while People Power Party (PPP) candidate Kim Moon-soo headed to battleground regions in the Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces. With the official campaigns for the June 3 presidential election entering the fifth day, Lee [...]
JEJU, South Korea, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has again asked the United States to exempt the country from all tariffs, Seoul’s Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun said Friday, after meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of a trade ministers’ meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies. In [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stocks finished a tad higher Friday as investors scooped up food and defense shares amid eased tariff woes. The local currency rose to its highest level in six months against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 5.51 points, or 0.21 percent, [...]
JEJU, South Korea, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Friday reaffirmed the importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in addressing global trade issues amid escalating uncertainties sparked by growing protectionism. The trade chiefs of the Asia-Pacific region reached such a consensus in a joint statement unanimously [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Friday it would postpone the launch of its water bus service along the Han River from June to September, citing a delay in the ship-building schedule. The Hangang River Bus service, designed to shorten commute times between Jamsil and the financial district of Yeouido [...]