PYONGYANG-SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – While a South Korean art troupe composed of artists including Red Velvet and Seohyun was in North Korea to take part in a North-South Korean concert, accompanying South Korean journalists were granted internet access by their hosts. Staying at the Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang, ten internet connections were provided [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Hite Jinro Co., a major South Korean liquor maker, on Friday said that one of its soju products will hit store shelves in the Philippines in the coming days as it strives to expand into the vast Southeast Asian market. Jinro Light, which has an alcohol content of 17 [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Audi Volkswagen Korea (AVK) said Friday that 25 percent of all cars it aims to sell in South Korea by 2020 will be electric vehicles as the German carmaker moves toward a “greener” model lineup. The announcement to strengthen its electric vehicle (EV) models is in line with the [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s cosmetics makers expect a rise in sales this year as China moves to lift economic measures implemented in retaliation over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system here, industry sources said Thursday. South Korea’s makeup industry have enjoyed robust growth in recent years helped by “hallyu,” [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea was nearly at the bottom of child and family welfare rankings among other major economies, a government report showed Thursday. In 2017, South Korea spent 1.1 percent of its gross domestic product on child and welfare costs, including maternity leave, according to the report by the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s refusal to be the “world’s garbage dump” by banning imports of various plastics and other waste materials that went into effect in January has left ordinary South Koreans feeling a swirl of emotions as the country’s authorities scramble to figure out how to dispose of plastic bags and [...]
GWANGJU, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Tomorrow, the southwestern Gwangju Metropolitan Area will launch its 13th reading marathon. Open to all participants, the “finish line” has been marked as November 6. The seven-month marathon will be divided into seven segments in order of increased difficulty: the turtle (3km), the crocodile (5km), the rabbit (10km), the [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In a first among all South Korean municipal governments, Seoul will extend the right to take paid sick leave to vulnerable members of society employed on a non-regular basis, individuals that occupy what is considered a social welfare blindspot. Those that benefit from Seoul’s inclusive welfare initiative are expected [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Pop star Seohyun has expressed hope South Korean musicians’ recent performance in Pyongyang will serve as a stepping stone in improving inter-Korean relations. She joined the 160-member troupe, which held rare concerts on Sunday and Tuesday in reciprocation to North Koreans’ performance in the South in February in celebration [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea recently joined forces with the United States, the European Union and several other countries in expressing concerns over China’s ban on the import of plastic waste, the government said Thursday. South Korea’s garbage pickup services stopped collecting plastic bags and Styrofoam containers starting Monday, citing a spike [...]