SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of animal rights group Care staged a unique performance protest in Gwanghwamun Square on Wednesday, sending a defiant message to the public that the overconsumption of egg products must stop. The protest, which was held in the wake of the recent egg contamination scandal that swept South Korea, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A book-themed village, a community built around the culture of reading books, is set to be built in Seoul, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced. According to the plans revealed on Wednesday, the book-reading community will be built over 1,625 square meters of land in Jungnang District in northwestern [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Just like the phrase ‘Netflix and Chill’ has become an inseparable part of the modern dating culture in the West in recent years, the lexicon of dating has been expanding on the other side of the world in South Korea also. The newly coined phrase ‘You wanna eat ramen before [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – People will have to pay upwards of 50 percent in additional charges when they go to hospitals or drug stores during the Chuseok holiday starting late this month, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday. The government designated Oct. 2 as a one-off holiday to bridge the weekend [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed a request from his South Korean counterpart Wednesday to cut off oil shipments to energy-starved North Korea as a way of punishing the communist state for its latest nuclear test and also forcing it out to the dialogue table. South Korean President Moon Jae-in [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — From those in their 20s living in humble rooftop studios, to stable and independent single thirtysomethings and elderly people in their 70s that suffer from loneliness, a new report is encouraging the government to take distinctive approaches to address the issues facing single-person households of different age groups. The comprehensive [...]
JEONJU, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fire authorities are urging hikers to take caution during the autumn months as an increasing number of climbing accidents occur in September and October. According to Jeonbuk Fire Safety Headquarters, the number of climbing accidents reported between 2012 and 2016 in North Jeolla Province alone amounted to 2,505 [...]
SUWON, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean disability rights group has ended its five-year long protest at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul after the health and welfare minister met with the protesters and finally agreed to make it easier for the disabled to claim benefits despite the income of their legal provider. A group [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Boy band EXO’s repackaged edition of its hit album “The War” conquered Apple iTunes album charts in over 30 countries, according to its agency Wednesday. EXO’s “The War: The Power of Music,” released on Tuesday, climbed to the No. 1 spot on 33 iTunes album charts, including in Spain, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean swimming stars Park Tae-hwan and An Se-hyeon were named honorary ambassadors for the 2019 world championships Wednesday. The organizing committee for the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships, which take place in Gwangju, 350 kilometers south of Seoul, unveiled Park and An as their goodwill ambassadors. Park is the only South Korean swimmer to win an Olympic medal. He captured the 400-meter freestyle [...]