SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans support the two Koreas marching together at the opening ceremonies of the PyeongChang Olympics, but many still oppose the idea of a unified ice hockey team, a new survey has found. According to survey findings released by the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Korea has unveiled a first look at the very first Apple Store in South Korea, which will open on Garosu-gil in the Sinsa neighborhood at 10 a.m. this Saturday. According to photos of Apple Garosugil which were released on Thursday, the new Seoul Apple store will share the signature [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in’s supporters held a number of events in celebration of his 66th birthday yesterday, including keyword ranking and donation goals. As part of a series of events, President Moon’s supporters made joint efforts to popularize ‘PyeongChang Olympics’ on the internet, resulting in the keyword dominating major search engines’ [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Official Olympic partner Samsung Electronics unveiled the PyeongChang 2018 official application on Wednesday. The useful mobile app named ‘Go PyeongChang’, which is available for Android and iOS, provides Olympic news and information on tickets, event schedules and stadiums to sports fans from around the world. During the Winter Olympics, users [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon’s soaring popularity is having an impact on the sportswear industry at home. Chung has become a rising sports star in a country that has never had as successful a tennis player as him on the international stage before, as he became the first [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a dimethyl sulfide-based calibration gas, which is expected to be adopted by the World Meteorological Organization’s air monitoring network. The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) said on Tuesday that a research team led by senior researcher Lee Sang-ill has successfully created a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s said Wednesday it has raised the outlook for South Korea’s growth rate to 2.8 percent this year from its previous forecast of 2.55 percent, citing the global economic recovery and rising exports of South Korean goods. The Bank of Korea (BOK) said last week that South Korea’s gross [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) chose Song Sang-hee as the winner of the Korea Artist as the winner of the Korea Artist Prize on Wednesday. The prize, established in 2012 by the museum and the SBS Culture Foundation, is given to the most promising, resourceful artist with a sharp insight into society and art. “She reconstructs dark and tragic episodes in history by using shamanistic rituals and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Biziwre) – Actor Jang Keun-suk has been cast for a new TV series on SBS, his agency said Wednesday. Tree J Company said he will appear on the Wednesday-Thursday drama “Switch – Change the World.” It will be his first TV series in two years since “The Royal Gambler” on the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will lift a cap previously placed on the maximum amount of liability coverage for nuclear power plant accidents. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission announced plans to hold nuclear power reactor operators to a stricter standard during a meeting on Wednesday, which will see a previous cap of [...]