SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Kim Woo-jin set a world record in the men’s 90-meter recurve archery at a local competition on Friday. Kim, 25, scored 343 points out of a possible 360 in the preliminary round of the 49th National All-Star Archery Tournament at Jinho International Archery Center in Yecheon, North [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with the governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin on Friday and discussed trade and economic cooperation, including the free trade pact between the two countries, Lee’s office said. Gov. Scott Walker has been on a four-day visit to South Korea since Wednesday, leading [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean-American actor Daniel Dae Kim has been cast to play the role of Ben Daimio in the new “Hellboy”, after British actor Ed Skrein opted out amid controversy surrounding continuous whitewashing in Hollywood. According to a number of sources including the BBC, the role of Ben Daimio, an American character [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean environment authorities are set to announce a set of comprehensive measures designed to reduce the use of disposables next month, including the reintroduction of disposable coffee cup charges. The Ministry of Environment said on Thursday it was finalizing a draft for comprehensive countermeasures to curb the use of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group TWICE plans to release a brand-new song titled “One More Time” in Japan next month, its agency said Friday. The single album for “One More Time” will come out on Oct. 18 in Japan, JYP Entertainment announced on its official Japanese website. The company has uploaded [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Two popular idol stars from K-pop boy group Wanna One have filed a complaint with police against an Internet user for posting malicious comments about them, their agency said Friday. In early July, the two stars, Kang Daniel and Yoon Ji-sung, took the case to Seoul’s Yongsan Police Station [...]
HADONG, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Asia’s longest zip wire ride has opened at Gumo Mountain in Hadong County, stretching over 3,186 meters between the top of Gumo Mountain and the periphery of Gyeongchung Temple. On Thursday, the opening ceremony of Gumo Mountain’s Adventure Zip Wire took place, after which the service for the ride officially [...]
GWANGJU, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Seo District in the city of Gwangju announced on Thursday it has introduced street cleaning robots in the community that can also be operated by remote control. The move by district officials to trial street-sweeping robots comes with the community seeking ways to effectively deal with the issue of illegal [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO and leading chemicals manufacturer LG Chem have seen their market value surge during this year’s stock rally driven by large caps, data showed Thursday. POSCO’s market capitalization stood at 29.1 trillion won (US$25.8 billion) as of Wednesday, ranking fourth among the top 30 companies [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top economic policymaker on Thursday expressed concerns that ballooning household debt may narrow room for policy maneuvering in Asia’s fourth-largest economy when interest rates rise, while downplaying the chance of high household debt posing a threat to the overall economy. “The risk of massive household debt will [...]