LONDON•SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Several words rooted in Korean culture, including ramyeon, haenyeo and sunbae, have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, underscoring the growing imprint of Korean life and language on global English usage as the influence of Korean popular culture continues to spread. The latest update to the dictionary, published by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of traditional cultural merchandise tied to South Korea’s palaces and heritage sites reached a record high last year, buoyed by the global surge of interest in K-culture and the growing appeal of heritage-inspired products to foreign visitors. The Korea Heritage Agency (KHA) said Friday that combined online and offline [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, said Tuesday it has opened its fourth overseas “experience space” for “ramyeon” products at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The U.S. outlet follows earlier openings of Shin Ramyun Bunsik in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in August; Harajuku, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to expand its national heritage–based industries into a ₩100 trillion ($75 billion) market over the next five years, positioning cultural legacy as a core driver of the country’s global soft power, the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Wednesday in its 2026 policy blueprint. The initiative comes amid [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group BLACKPINK’s Rose has swept Apple Music’s 2025 year-end rankings with “APT.,” her collaborative hit single with Bruno Mars, the platform said Wednesday, underscoring her global popularity. According to Apple Music, “APT.” took first place in four key categories: Top 100: Global 2025, Top 100: Shazam, Top 100: [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A new analysis of online reactions to Netflix’s animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters has identified music and Korean cultural identity as the two central forces behind the film’s worldwide success. The study, released Wednesday by the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation (KOBACO), was conducted by media researcher Baek Hyun-mi of Korea [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s kimchi exports are expected to hit an all-time high this year amid rising global demand for Korean food, customs data showed Monday. Overseas sales of kimchi, a traditional Korean side dish typically made from cabbage, reached US$137.39 million in the first 10 months of 2025, up 2 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Once a nostalgic winter street snack sold from roadside carts, bungeoppang — Korea’s fish-shaped pastry filled traditionally with sweet red bean — is fast becoming a breakout product in the global bakery market, buoyed by advances in frozen food technology and the worldwide rise of Korean pop culture. According to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s consumer goods exports—long considered a supporting player to the country’s heavyweight industries—are rapidly emerging as a new growth engine, fueled by the global spread of Hallyu and the runaway popularity of titles like the animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters. Government data show that exports of K-food, K-beauty, and [...]
GYEONGJU, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The historic city of Gyeongju is dazzling visitors and world leaders alike during this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, blending the elegance of Korean tradition with cutting-edge technology in a vibrant display of cultural diplomacy. Under the twin themes of “Cultural APEC” and “Economic APEC,” nighttime media art shows, [...]