SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – On the first floor of Lotte World Mall last month, queues snaked up to the third floor as crowds of students and foreign visitors flocked to a pop-up store event featuring the K-pop group Tomorrow X Together. At a Kiwoom Heroes baseball team pop-up that ran until May 5 at [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As the healthcare crisis stemming from the mass resignation of resident doctors stretches into its third month, the South Korean government has decided to open the door for foreign physicians to fill vacancies, officials said on May 9. The move comes as the government braces for a potential prolonged disruption, [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey of married couples in South Korea revealed that the top demand from fathers is having sufficient time for child-rearing responsibilities. The Population and Health Welfare Association announced the results on May 8 of a poll titled “My Perception of Modern Fathers” conducted between April 15 and 28. [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Demonstrations denouncing Israel erupted across Seoul on May 8, concentrated in university districts, as Israel initiated attacks on Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip densely populated by Palestinian refugees. At Seoul National University, members of the pro-Palestinian student group Subak (Watermelon) set up a tent emblazoned with the [...]
SEJONG, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Sam’s Club, the membership-only retail warehouse chain owned by Walmart, is eager to purchase Korean products across several categories, presenting a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized Korean companies looking to penetrate China’s consumer market. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) revealed on May 7 a list of items that [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The relentless surge of Chinese e-commerce platforms like AliExpress, Temu, and Shein into the South Korean market, posing threats to domestic platforms, small businesses, and small manufacturers, appears to be losing momentum due to consumer dissatisfaction with shipping and returns, as well as repeated discoveries of hazardous substances including carcinogens [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) –Fans of the K-pop superstars BTS are inundating social media with outrage over an ongoing government investigation into allegations of illegal music streaming manipulation involving the group. On May 5, the hashtag “SOUTH KOREA APOLOGIZE TO BTS” trended in the K-pop category on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, [...]
SEOUL/JEJU, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) -- At 11 a.m. on May 2, some 20 hikers were having an early lunch on the wooden deck of the Witsae oreum shelter, perched 1,700 meters up the slopes of Hallasan, South Korea’s highest mountain. Most had brought insulated bottles, filling them with hot water to prepare ubiquitous packets [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A special loan program in South Korea offering rock-bottom interest rates for newlywed couples and new parents has drawn more than 5 trillion won in applications just three months since its launch, data showed on May 5. The “New Baby” loan program, introduced on January 29 by the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of K-pop juggernaut BTS carrying out their mandatory military service has sent a “positive signal” for men to faithfully fulfill their service, the head of the military manpower agency said, raising the possibility of abolishing exemptions given to top athletes and musicians. Lee Ki-sik, commissioner of the Military [...]