SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — “We are preparing to set up a subsidiary in Vietnam,” said Han Se-min, the CEO of SM Entertainment, on September 11 in Hanoi. The remarks by the head of the country’s No.1 entertainment company came during a panel discussion at the Korea-Vietnam Business Cooperation Seminar on September 11. “We [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean business person is calling out Subway, the sandwich franchise headquartered in the U.S., for having an unfair franchise agreement and conciliation policy. The franchise agreement stipulates that when a Subway restaurant is ordered to shut down by headquarters, the only way for the restaurant to challenge the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The period from the late 1990s to the early 2000s was the golden age of Korean football when it comes to its popularity among young women. Star players like Lee Dong-gook, Ahn Jung-hwan, Ko Jong-soo and Lee Chun-soo drew fans everywhere they went, most of them being females. Screams of [...]
(Image: Yonhap) SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The wage gap between university graduates and high school graduates in South Korea has widened, surpassing the OECD average. The country’s dwindling birth rate is mirrored in the reduced student-to-teacher ratio, but it is still above the OECD average. The Ministry of Education (MOE) and Korean Educational Development [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — An intoxicated truck driver who slammed his vehicle into a police cruiser was taken down by SWAT team after five hours of rage on Geoga Bridge. Busan Metropolitan Police Agency said it all started with a 119 call at 11:30 p.m. on September 10 from a drunk-sounding driver requesting help. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — At more than 80 percent, the vast majority of South Korean consumers are saying “yes” to the “no plastic cups in cafes” policy that started last month. A majority are, however, dubious of the sanitation of mugs used instead. Also, it turns out that the type of cup determined [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Fresh fruits and vegetables from Korea are hot sellers in the American food market. Dubbed “K-Fresh,” fruit, vegetables, ginseng, mushrooms, grains and kimchi from the South Korea have been welcomed in the American market, thanks to their high quality and freshness. On September 5 and 6, K-Food Fair 2018 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A salesperson from a medical equipment company conducts surgery, and the surgery goes awry. This is a scene from the popular TV drama “Life”. Unfortunately, the drama happened in the real world in Busan. At an orthopedic clinic in Busan, a salesperson conducted a lengthy surgical procedure, chipping bones [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Students of Chonnam National University, located in Gwangju, rallied in front of their president’s office on Sept. 6 in disapproval of the visitor that day – U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris. About a dozen CNU students, including some members of the student council, gathered around the university’s main hall [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – When the Korean national team won the finals in men’s soccer and men’s baseball at the Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games, some of the players had one more reason to rejoice than just the gold medal – an exemption from military service. The legitimacy of the prize, which provides [...]