GIMCHEON, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — “Around 40 cases of animal cruelty are reported nationwide every month, but the police are mostly indifferent.” Park Seon-mi, head of the Korean Organization for the Protection of Cats (KOPC), said on February 18 that law enforcement’s failure to take up investigations into allegations of animal cruelty in earnest [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The language of European football is not only universal, but apolitical, if the word of Jang Woong, North Korean delegate to the International Olympic Committee is to be believed. Per the KSPU (Korea Sports Press Union), before making an early return to North Korea due to health reasons, Jang [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The current situation pertaining to GM Korea is reminding auto industry veterans of the struggles of SsangYong Motor a decade ago, except a similar result this time around promises to wreak greater harm on the national economy. Once briefly owned by Daewoo Motors, SsangYong Motor was put on the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – No longer just an annoyance one has to pass through to exit, museum gift shops are being sought out on their own merit for the array of goods on offer that are not sold anywhere else. Shin, a 36-year old writer, drops by the National Museum of Korea to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A white stuffed tiger has emerged as an unlikely star of the Winter Games currently taking place in PyeongChang, South Korea. “Soohorang,” the mascot for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, is cuddled by Olympic winners on the podium after their events, receiving as much media attention as victorious athletes. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co.’s Tucson small SUV was the carmaker’s best-selling vehicle on the global market last month, outpacing the Elantra compact, data showed Monday. In January, Hyundai Motor sold 51,784 Tucson crossovers, exceeding the Elantra’s 48,670, according to South Korea’s largest carmaker. The Elantra, which is sold in the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Marvel’s long-awaited “Black Panther” dominated the weekend box office, selling a staggering 1.9 million tickets, data showed Monday. According to the real-time based tally from the Korean Film Council, the superhero movie roared past the 3 million cumulative audience mark on Sunday, the fifth day of its run. The [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s unemployment rate remained high with no signs of recovery despite solid improvements in the job markets of other advanced economies last year, data showed Sunday. South Korea’s unemployment rate stood at 3.73 percent last year, according to data compiled by Statistics Korea. The numbers mark four straight [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport’s newly opened second terminal is helping facilitate passenger processing at South Korea’s main international gateway, the facility’s operator said Sunday. Since opening to the public Jan. 18, the passenger terminal that is used by Korean Air Lines Co. and planes of the SkyTeam Airline Alliance handled [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of imported beer at South Korean convenience stores have risen sharply, store operators Sunday, as more consumers opt for variety and a growing number of people drink at home. BGF Retail Co., the operator of CU, South Korea’s largest convenience store chain, said sales of foreign beer brands [...]