SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Singer-actor Lee Seung-gi will host the latest season of Mnet’s “Produce” music program, the network announced Wednesday. Lee will serve as emcee of ”Produce 48,” the third season of the popular “Produce 101″ series, set to begin airing in June, according to Mnet. The show’s past two seasons have lead to the creation of I.O.I and Wanna One, two of the most successful K-pop rookie groups in recent [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top mobile messenger operator, Kakao Corp., said Wednesday that it will inject billions of won into its investment firm and overseas operation to generate the best possible synergy going forward. The company said it has decided to inject 70 billion won (US$65.5 million) into Kakao Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary that specializes in capital ventures. “The move could lay [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Police raided an advertisement company Wednesday in a probe into allegations that a daughter of the Korean Air Lines Co. chief threw water at the agency’s employee during a business meeting. Cho Hyun-min, a Korean Air senior executive and younger daughter of Chairman Cho Yang-ho, was booked and banned from overseas travel on Tuesday. Cho is accused of yelling at [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court on Wednesday denied an arrest warrant for a former senior prosecutor accused of unfairly disadvantaging his junior colleague for raising sexual misconduct allegations against him. The Seoul Central District Court dismissed the prosecution’s request to arrest Ahn Tae-geun, a former prosecuting attorney, who is accused of abusing his power to punish a junior prosecutor [...]
GIMCHEON, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The highest zip wire in Korea will open in Gimcheon next Friday. The record-breaking attraction dubbed ‘Rainbow Zip Wire’ will span Buhang Dam in the city of Gimcheon in North Gyeongsang Province between two towers that are 93 meters and 87 meters tall. Stretching 1.7 kilometers, riders can enjoy high-speed [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A poodle that was kept in a coin locker for nine hours has sparked a debate over pet coin lockers at major supermarket chains in South Korea. A shopper whose name is being withheld left a dog in a pet locker on Sunday at a Lotte Mart store in Jeonju, [...]
CHUNCHEON, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bit to combat worsening air pollution, Gangwon Province has announced plans to install ‘fine dust shelters’ at bus stops and taxi stands. The move by the Gangwon provincial government to build green zones comes amid a growing number of fine dust warnings issued in recent years in the [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air has come under fire yet again, as heiress Cho Hyun-min stands accused of throwing a violent tantrum and hurling verbal abuse (and perhaps some water) during a meeting with an ad agency. Cho, the Korean Air senior vice president, is a younger sister of Cho Hyun-ah, the infamous [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced it will change the packaging of its tap water brand Arisu following calls to reduce the use of plastic bottles. According to a statement from city officials on Tuesday, the 350 milliliter PET bottles used to contain the city’s tap water will become lighter, [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean agriculture officials are encouraging organic food waste processing using insects. The Rural Development Administration (RDA) said on Tuesday it has set out a system both in terms of technology and policy to promote food waste bioconversion by environmentally beneficial insects Ptecticus tenebrifers. Each Ptecticus tenebrifer can consume between [...]