SEOUL, August 3 (Korea Bizwire) – “I went to Ewha,” said Madam Jung, played by Kim Hye-su, in the popular Korean movie ‘Tazza: The High Rollers’. Ewha Womans University has long been known for its reputation as the largest and most prestigious women’s university in Korea. As many students and alumni of Ewha take pride in their [...]
SEOUL, August 3 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a report published by the Women’s Human Rights Commission of Korea (WHRCK) on August 2, while the number of violence acts committed against women increased by 3.1 percent from 265,792 in 2014 to 274,226 in 2015, the increase in reported dating violence against women was ten times higher, [...]
SEOUL, August 2 (Korea Bizwire) – While the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) wants to limit advertising for highly caffeinated drinks including coffee milk, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) and the Korean Broadcasters Association (KBA) are strongly opposed to the government’s decision. Specifically, the MFDS has proposed banning advertisements for high-calorie and high-caffeine [...]
SEOUL, August 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent automobile accident in Busan that resulted in three fatalities and a dozen injuries may have been caused by a seizure suffered by a 53-year-old driver named Kim, who had been diagnosed with epilepsy. Back in mid-May, a tour bus crashed into vehicles at the entrance of Bongpyeong Tunnel [...]
SEOUL, August 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Hollywood actor Liam Neeson, who starred in the recent Korean box office hit, “Operation Chromite,” sent a congratulatory message to the production staff on August 1. Neeson played American General Douglas MacArthur in the movie. “I was very glad to hear that the movie did well at the weekend box [...]
SEOUL, August 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) revealed on August 1 that of 85,000 joint sureties issued by 10 loan companies, 23,000 (27.1%) had individuals in their 20s as co-signers. The value of joint loans co-signed by someone in their 20s added up to 79.5 billion won ($71.5 million). Large financial institutions, [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Home Shopping revealed on August 1 that revenue from stainless steel kitchenware including saucepans, skillets, food storage containers, dish racks, and teapots surged by 27 percent to 19 billion won ($17 million) during the first half of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. Stainless steel products do [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Use of the intellectual property (IP) of webtoons (online comics) in the gaming industry is becoming increasingly popular. Because the main characters in webtoon series are already familiar to young gamers who often read comics, use of existing characters offers cost-saving benefits when it comes to marketing. Naver and Daum, the [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The SBS TV show ‘The True Thing That We Wanna Know’ revealed in an episode aired on July 30 the tragedy of the Sorok Island colony, where patients were abused by Japanese officials, as well as their own government. The SBS show presented significant evidence of the government’s abuse of power, [...]
JINDO, South Korea, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Jindo County in South Korea’s South Jeolla Province is promoting the sport of dog racing, not with greyhounds, a typical racing dog, but with Korean Jindo dogs, which are designated as the 53rd natural treasure of South Korea. Dog racing – or greyhound racing – is a popular [...]