SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), a civic group promoting the country and its history online for an international audience, said Wednesday that an Advanced Placement (AP) textbook published in the U.S. this year severely distorts Korean history. “AP World History: Modern” for 2021 published by McGraw-Hill lists [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will introduce a digital certification system to verify a person’s COVID-19 vaccination status through a smartphone application this month, amid the government’s efforts to boost people’s participation in the public vaccine program, the prime minister said Thursday. “The people will be able to experience a sense of [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Global tech giant Google Inc. is facing criticism in South Korea for putting consumer protection on the back burner despite having an unrivaled presence in the domestic mobile operating system (OS) market. Today, Google commands a share of more than 70 percent of the nation’s mobile OS market. On [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Joining the widening “Stop Asian Hate” movement, triggered by the recent deadly shootings in Atlanta, K-pop boy band BTS condemned racial discrimination and violence in a resolute Twitter message Tuesday. “We feel grief and anger,” BTS said in a message posted both in Korean and English on its official [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS has said its first stand-alone performance at this year’s Grammy Awards was meaningful enough to offset their loss for one of the world’s most coveted music honors. “There are many Grammy trophies up for grabs, but there were only 20 singers who had onstage performances during [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Tuesday it has issued a new standardized guideline on animal experiments in line with the country’s efforts to improve the welfare of test subjects. The booklets are designed for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) under around 450 different organizations nationwide, according [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean drama production industry has snapped to attention as intensifying controversy over distorting Korean history led to the recent termination of the period series “Joseon Exorcist.” Set in the early 15th century during the reign of King Taejong, the third on the throne of the 1392-1910 Joseon [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean broadcaster SBS said Friday that it will put an end to its historical fantasy series “Joseon Exorcist,” which has aired just its first two episodes, amid intensifying controversy over distorting Korean history. “As we are aware of the seriousness of the current situation, we decided to terminate [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has ordered North Korea and leader Kim Jong-un to compensate a family member of a South Korean who was abducted to the North during the 1950-53 Korean War. The plaintiff, identified by his surname Choi, filed a damages suit in December over the policeman father who [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Tension between South Korea and China is escalating as the latter presents groundless claims that elements of the former’s inherent culture such as hanbok, kimchi and pansori originated in China. Against this backdrop, a new South Korean drama is under fire for featuring a string of scenes that have [...]