SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung has tapped a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party as land minister and the head of a travel platform as culture minister, the presidential office said Friday, completing the nomination of all 19 members of his first Cabinet. Rep. Kim Yun-duk of the ruling Democratic [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Actress Lee Young-ae is set to star in a KBS drama series, tentatively titled “Lucky Day,” the network said Friday. It marks Lee’s first collaboration with the network in 26 years, following her previous work on the 1999 series “Invitation.” The upcoming series revolves around a bag filled with [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Arrested former President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear Friday for questioning by a special counsel over his attempt to impose martial law. Yoon’s lawyers said in a notice to the press that officials from the Seoul Detention Center, where Yoon has been in custody since his arrest early [...]
Registration is now open for one of the most exhilarating crypto trading tournaments VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 10, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s leading crypto exchange and Web3 company, has officially opened registration for KCGI 2025, the most anticipated trading competition of the year, featuring a massive 6 million USDT prize pool, brand-new segments, and early-bird rewards [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Thursday it will thoroughly investigate allegations former first lady Kim Keon Hee took bribes in the form of business sponsorships while organizing exhibitions as then head of a cultural contents company. The team led by special counsel Min Joong-ki said it has reviewed past [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A parliamentary committee on Thursday passed a bill that classifies artificial intelligence (AI)-generated educational resources as “education materials” rather than official textbooks, rolling back the previous administration’s plan to introduce AI digital textbooks nationwide. During the committee’s plenary session, the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the minor Rebuilding Korea [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The Kiwoom Heroes eked out a 4-3 win over the LG Twins to close out the first half of the 2025 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season in Seoul on Thursday. The Heroes blew a 3-0 lead before pulling ahead again in the top ninth thanks to Stone Garrett’s two-out [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Special Prosecutor Lee Myeong-hyeon’s team on Thursday raided the defense ministry and the presidential National Security Office (NSO) as part of an investigation into allegations that top military officials and the presidential office intervened in an initial probe of the 2023 death of a young Marine. The team reportedly [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential office said Thursday it will push for a special law to establish industrial zones entirely powered by renewable energy sources, in a move aimed at addressing regional power imbalances. Presidential chief of staff for policy Kim Yong-beom told reporters that the initiative seeks to pave the way [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday instructed senior aides to draw up measures to maximize effects of cash handouts, which is a part of an extra budget as a stimulus package to boost private consumption. Lee gave the instruction at a meeting with senior aides earlier in the day, [...]