SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean breweries have been on a roll as of late, surpassing sales of imported beers after steady growth over the past three months, according to one of the biggest supermarket chains in the country. HomePlus said on Monday sales of domestically brewed beers accounted for over 50 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed plans for an update to its parking space availability service, which will expand its scope to cover scores of privately owned parking lots across the city through the mobile app scheduled to be released later this year. According to Seoul government officials on Monday, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “Train to Busan,” South Korea’s 2016 zombie apocalypse blockbuster, will open in Japanese theaters in September, according to its distributor Tuesday. The film directed by Yeon Sang-ho will be screened at 148 theaters in 44 Japanese cities starting Sept. 1, according to NEW. “Train to Busan” was the top [...]
BORYEONG, South Korea, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s coastal city of Boryeong has signed a contract to export its famous mud to Rotorua in New Zealand’s North Island, a city official said Monday. Boryeong Mayor Kim Dong-il and Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick signed the contract on Saturday, under which the South Korean city will export 5 tons of mud powder worth [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Rows of shelves crammed with books that crisscrossed rooms like walls are now a thing of the past – at least when it comes to university libraries in South Korea. Universities are doing away with rows upon rows of musty books, and pivoting towards current social trends as they [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of nine ancient private Confucian academies in the country, called “Seowon” in Korean, will again try to gain registration as a UNESCO World Heritage early next year, an official at the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) here said Monday. The decision was made a meeting of the CHA’s cultural assets [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in appointed two new ministers Friday, nearly completing the list of his first Cabinet. Paik Un-gyu was appointed the new minister of trade, industry and energy, with Park Neung-hoo appointed the new health and welfare minister in a ceremony held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae. [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Namkoong Min, who portrayed a righteous accountant fighting corruption in “Good Manager,” is returning to television next week as a slimeball tabloid reporter in SBS TV’s “Distorted.” “I wanted to take a break after ‘Good Manager.’ I thought I exhausted myself by portraying non-stop characters (in multiple works), [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Since Seocho became the first district in Seoul to introduce a three-strike system for construction noise last June, a number of building projects have been halted during the weekend and on holidays in a bid to tackle the issue of construction noise in the area. According to the Seocho District [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The music video for “Spring Day” by K-pop boy band BTS has topped 100 million views on YouTube, its agency said Thursday. The song, which was released in February, reached the milestone as of 11 p.m. Wednesday, according to Big Hit Entertainment. “Spring Day” is now the seventh track [...]