BUSAN, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda on Monday formally announced his plan to executive produce a Japanese spin-off of the 2015 Hong Kong sleeper hit “Ten Years.” “Ten Years Japan” will compose an international omnibus film project along with “Ten Years Thailand” and “Ten Years Taiwan,” which are already filming in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. plans to start sales of the iPhone 8 in South Korea on Nov. 3, industry sources said Monday, with preorders kicking off later this month. According to the sources, South Korea’s three mobile carriers plan to start preorders for the iPhone 8 on Oct. [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Visitors to this year’s star-studded Busan International Film Festival had the pleasant surprise of meeting none other than President Moon Jae-in over the weekend, as the commander-in-chief paid an unexpected visit to the renowned annual film festival in the port city on the south coast of South Korea. Moon’s surprise [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans who rely on sleeping pills to get a good night’s sleep is steadily growing, a new report has revealed. According to data from the National Health Insurance Service put forward on Sunday by lawmaker Ki Dong-min, a member of the Health & Welfare Committee, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid burgeoning pet ownership in South Korea, imports of pet food products have increased drastically, according to data from agriculture authorities. With over 10 million South Koreans owning a companion animal, imports of pet food products have risen steadily since 2014, widening the gap with the country’s exports of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker by sales, said Monday it has strengthened its sub-brand Genesis lineup by adding a new model to help stimulate sales. The standalone brand launched the latest version of the G80 sedan equipped with either a 3.3-liter, a 3.3-liter turbo-charged, or a 3.8-liter [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s household lending by banks rose at the slowest pace in five months in September, but mortgage loans continued the upside trend amid the government’s toughened financial measures to cool down the real estate market, central bank data showed Monday. Outstanding household loans from lenders came to 749.2 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean movie “I Can Speak”, which centers around the life of a former comfort woman during the Japanese occupation of Korea, has been nominated for an Asia Pacific Screen Award. South Korean actress Na Moon-hee, who plays the role of Okbun, a victim of sexual slavery by the imperial [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean publisher Saeumbook’s literary translation contest has proven a success, attracting hundreds of talented aspiring translators around the country. According to officials from Saeumbook, over 400 people have participated via e-mail and social media as of last week, after the company posted an announcement on Facebook last month [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – “Love Yourself: Her,” the latest EP by K-pop act BTS, has sold over 1.2 million copies to become the biggest-selling Korean music record in 16 years, data showed Friday. The album sold 1.2 million copies between its Sept. 18 release and the end of last month, according to Gaon [...]