SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Police Bureau set up under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety three years ago amid the controversy over political neutrality of police was officially abolished on Tuesday after a revised ordinance on its abolition took effect earlier in the day. The ministry removed the signboard of the [...]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday expressed his hope to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year, renewing his desire to reengage with the reclusive leader, as he held his first in-person summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Washington. Sitting next to Lee at the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun has met with U.S. business leaders to discuss business opportunities in the food and cultural sectors during a business roundtable, his company said Tuesday, underscoring his commitment to strengthening U.S. business and investment. As a member of a business delegation accompanying President Lee Jae [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Monday the United States has made its position clear, at both the congressional and government levels, that there will be no drawdown of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea. Ahn made the remarks in a parliamentary session, amid speculation that Washington could make official [...]
The Parties Have Also Signed a Strategic Memorandum of Understanding to: Launch a New Stablecoin in Asia; Drive Growth in the Stablecoin Sector; and Develop Next-Generation Financing Solutions Smyrna, Delaware and Singapore, Aug. 25, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – In a landmark collaboration set to drive the future of digital finance, Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:YYAI) (“YYAI”) and JuCoin Capital [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 4,000 patients have been treated for heat-related illnesses this summer, marking the highest number since 2018, the national disease control agency said Monday. The cumulative number of those patients had reached 4,048 as of Sunday, up 55 from the previous day, according to the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s upcoming romantic film, “Love Untangled,” seems to be continuing a popular theme of self-love, echoing the message of embracing one’s true self recently seen in the global phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters.” Set in Busan in 1998, the film follows the story of Se-ri (Shin Eun-soo), a lovestruck 19-year-old [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Jens Castrop, a 22-year-old midfielder with dual German and South Korean citizenship, became the first foreign-born player of mixed blood to be called up to the South Korean men’s senior national football team. Coach Hong Myung-bo included Castrop on Monday in a 26-man roster for the team’s upcoming friendlies [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Boy group Stray Kids has achieved double-million-seller status with its fourth full-length album, “Karma,” on the day of release, the group’s agency said Monday. JYP Entertainment said the album logged more than 2 million sales on Friday, immediately topping Hanteo’s weekly physical album chart and Circle Chart’s weekly retail [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionized workers of Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday voted in favor of launching a strike to demand higher pay, the union said, a move that could lead to the company’s first walkout in seven years. In a daylong vote, 86.15 percent of members supported the strike plan, with nearly [...]