SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of North Korean taekwondo officials and athletes arrived in South Korea on Friday for soon-to-be historic performances at the world championships. Amid much fanfare at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) delegation of 36, led by its president Ri Yong-son, arrived south of [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) – G-Dragon, member of popular K-pop band BIGBANG, on Friday became mired in controversy over reports that red paint on his new album’s packaging washed off easily. A number of fans who bought the album have complained that the red paint over the USB rubbed off easily, with some fans posting [...]
INCHEON, June 14 (Yonhap) – The South Korean men’s national team made a solemn return on Wednesday from an away loss to Qatar in a World Cup qualifying match. With a dreadful defensive effort, South Korea fell to Qatar 3-2 in Doha on Tuesday, their first loss to the Middle East nation since December 1984. [...]
GWANGJU, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Shinhan Air is introducing Korea’s first airplane tour Saturday, with departures from Yeosu Airport for a view of the Dadohae waters that are part of the Dadohae Haesang National Park. Operating a Cessna Caravan 208B, Shinhan will offer ten tour sessions daily, each lasting roughly 30 minutes, for 59,000 won [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Daejeon Global Game Center opened Monday at the city’s Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency headquarters, with the goal of supporting and nurturing the development of next generation AR, VR, and simulation videogames. Since last year, the agency, along with the metropolitan government, has been helping local videogame [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Niantic’s augmented reality game Pokémon GO has set a new record in Korea, becoming the mobile game that attracted the most users among Android smartphones. According to WiseApp, a mobile app analytics company, an estimated 6.98 million people used Pokémon GO in the first week (January 23 to 29) [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The first middle and high school students to enroll in the Netmarble Game Academy, an education program offered by Netmarble and the Arts & Community Network, are presenting their final works at the Ganainsa Art Center in Seoul. The exhibition is themed “Turning the Dreams of the Future into [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Covered in snow and newly-built ice walls, Everland has just introduced a “Snow Safari” adventure for an opportunity to witness at close distance some 40 of its wild beasts, including brown bears and tigers, roaming around in a winter world. In addition to the Snow Safari, Everland [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – If you’re desperate for some teenage nostalgia, here’s the perfect solution for this weekend. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has arranged a three-day roller skating rink with pop music from the past (1970s to 1990s) at Citizens Hall, offering visiting adults a trip down memory lane and providing children with [...]
GOYANG, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A next generation video games exhibition titled PlayX4 is taking place at Kintex in Ilsan from May 19 to May 22. The exhibition is hosting a variety of next generation VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) games, which visitors can experience. “The gaming industry is one of the [...]