SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Responses to Apple and Samsung Electronics’ latest flagship releases in the Chinese market have been lukewarm to downright disappointing. Domestically, Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 8 has performed like a rock star, alleviating company insiders’ concerns that the Galaxy Note 7 exploding debacle would keep customers away. Over the pre-sales [...]
SYDNEY, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean pop culture festival KCON was held at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia over the weekend, attracting over 20,000 Oceanian fans. The event, which has been organized by South Korean entertainment company CJ E&M since 2012, marked its sixth anniversary this year, showcasing the latest K-pop, drama series [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – This year’s Jongno Hanbok Festival came to an end on Sunday, after successfully promoting the beauty of Hanbok, Korea’s traditional dress, in central Seoul over the weekend. The three-day long Jongno Hanbok Festival 2017, which began on Friday, was packed with events including a performance of the traditional Korean dance [...]
YEONGDEOK, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Responding to a call at 6:45 a.m., officers of the Pohang Maritime Police Agency rushed to Ohpo Beach to help a stranded whale shark return to the water. The whale shark was 3.20 meters long and a girth of around 2 meters wide. Despite some small scars around its [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – “Love Yourself: Her,” the latest album by K-pop boy band BTS, has sold more than 750,000 copies in the first week, according to its agency Monday. The record, the first in the band’s new “Love Yourself” series, sold 759,263 copies from Sept. 18-24, Big Hit Entertainment said, citing music [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul International Community Orchestra, a diverse orchestra consisting of 63 members from 29 countries, performed for the first time in the South Korean capital on Thursday in celebration of its foundation. During a launch ceremony near Seoul Citizens Hall, which was held with the support of the Seoul Metropolitan [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent bust of Gyeonggi Province governor Nam Gyeong Pil’s oldest son for illegal narcotics use has reintroduced the subject of such substances into everyday conversation. The case involving Nam’s son is preceded by the arrest of Choi Seung Hyeon, who was convicted for smoking marijuana with a young [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Third-place South Korea will look to plow their way through Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines at the second round of the 2017 Asia Rugby Seven Series this weekend. South Korea is slotted into Pool B and will look to improve upon its third-place finish from the first round, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Since 1981, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has decreed that the 270,000 street lamps within its boundaries be lit from 15 minutes after sunset until 15 minutes before sunrise. But after complaints that the policy is no longer appropriate for a much larger, more heavily populated Seoul with extensive infrastructure, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – To no one’s surprise, North Korea remains, at least outwardly, undaunted and defiant in the face of international condemnation over its persistent nuclear weapons program. The official newspaper of the autocratic government, Rodong Sinmun (translated as labor newspaper), lambasted the recent developments in its September 20 issue under the [...]