SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop sensation BTS’ music video for “Spring Day” exceeded 200 million views on YouTube on Monday, becoming the band’s 10th video to reach the milestone, the group’s management agency said. The song — which was released in February — depicts the personal experiences of band members Rap Monster [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — After the onset of the global financial crisis, the speed of increase of household debt in Korean families was found to be 7.8 times the OECD average. The aggregate of loans taken out by low income families (bottom 30 percent of the population) or by those who with low [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A GPS device that helps detect the whereabouts of elderly dementia patients was found to be very useful in locating those who had gone missing. According to police officials, all 30 senior dementia patients who received one of the devices were found after being reported missing. The average amount [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Moon Chung-in, the Special Advisor to South Korean President Moon Jae-in for Foreign Affairs and National Security, said yesterday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s promise to visit Seoul was a single-handed decision made by Kim. Speaking at a briefing held at the press center at Pyongyang’s Koryo Hotel, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights activist group CARE is pushing for a manual that would allow zookeepers to better handle animals that escape from their cages in response to an incident in Daejeon where a puma had to be shot after escaping from its cage. In a press released, CARE stated that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho-gu (district) has won a Silver Award at the Green World Awards, prizes given to companies, organizations and governments for environmental best practices. Seocho-gu won the prize for its large parasol shades at the awards ceremony hosted by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization in Ankara, the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Embassy in the U.K. has decided to join hands with the World Institute of Kimchi, a government entity that falls under the Ministry of Science and Technology, to promote a better understanding of the Korean staple. The Korean Embassy revealed yesterday that it was holding various events [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A new “butterfly garden” is coming to Mt. Buramsan in Seoul, allowing visitors to observe butterflies all year round. The local government of Nowon-gu made the announcement regarding the garden, scheduled to open its doors today, which is part of the ongoing Buramsan Healing Complex project. The office of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Justice Minister Park Sang-ki said Monday the government will try to expand the class action lawsuit system so as to enable consumers to file such suits not only in stock-related cases, but also in other areas. Park made the remark during a meeting with victims of high-profile consumer cases, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The previous world record for the greatest number of people simultaneously performing the ice bucket challenge was broken on Saturday in South Korea. According to the Seungil Hope Foundation, 920 people simultaneously participated in the 2018 Ice Bucket Challenge Run held on September 15 at World Cup Park in [...]