YONGIN/SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In a touching display of affection, over 6,000 fans gathered at Everland Resort on the morning of April 3 to bid a heartfelt farewell to Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, as she embarked on her journey to China. Despite the early hour and the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Hynix announced on February 6 that it has established a pioneering long-term plan in the global semiconductor industry to actively incorporate recycled and renewable materials into its product manufacturing process. The company has set ambitious targets to increase the use of recycled and renewable materials in its products to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –In a recent development that has stirred considerable controversy, a YouTuber successfully cloned their deceased pet dog, leading to the birth of two puppies. This act has drawn sharp criticism from animal protection organizations, which have denounced the practice of dog cloning as both dangerous and unethical. The YouTuber, who [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea is witnessing a significant impact on its education sector due to a sharp decline in the school-age population, a consequence of the country’s critically low birth rate. This year, the number of students entering elementary school has fallen below 400,000, and it’s anticipated to soon drop below 300,000. [...]
GOYANG, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –Ilsan Lake Park in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, a popular destination attracting over 100,000 visitors daily, has maintained first-class water quality even during abnormal high-temperature weather conditions. According to the city on January 3, despite the severe algae bloom observed nationwide in waterside parks due to last summer’s record-breaking heatwave, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –More than 30 years since the Supreme Court of South Korea ruled that allowing non-medical professionals to perform tattoo procedures was illegal, recent lower court rulings have sparked a significant shift. These rulings have declared that cosmetic practices such as eyebrow tattooing, also known as semi-permanent makeup, are not illegal. [...]
YONGIN, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – At the Everland theme park in Yongin, a giant statue of Fu Bao, the famous panda with popularity surpassing that of celebrities, marks the entrance. Despite the cold temperatures of around minus 5 degrees Celsius on December 20, crowds flocked to Panda World in Everland to meet Fu Bao and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced on Thursday that it has established a pilot blue carbon habitat in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, aimed at technological development to create a ‘breathing’ coast. The MOF will host a completion ceremony for the initiative on Friday. Blue carbon refers to carbon-absorbing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) –The inaugural “hydrogen-powered cleaning vehicle” is set to make its debut in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. Until this point, hydrogen-powered vehicles were primarily limited to passenger cars, buses, and cargo vehicles. However, this marks the first instance where a specialized hydrogen vehicle is designed for waste collection and transportation purposes. These innovative [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A year after the deadly crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district that claimed 159 lives, survivors and bereaved families still seek the truth behind the bungled disaster response and a proper closure to their loss. The crowd crush, the deadliest ever in South Korea, took place in the nightlife [...]