SUNCHEON, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The families of those killed in the 1948 Yeosu-Suncheon Incident say they are being wronged a second time—this time not by soldiers, but by lawyers. More than seventy-five years after their parents and grandparents were branded traitors and executed during South Korea’s turbulent birth, survivors are now accusing [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — At 3:23 p.m. on Friday, the arrival hall at Incheon International Airport filled with tears, embraces, and a palpable sense of relief. More than 300 South Korean workers, shackled only days earlier in Georgia during a sweeping U.S. immigration raid, finally walked free onto home soil. Families pressed against [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The virtual K-pop boy band Plave will embark on a six-city Asian tour, starting in August, its agency, Vlast, said Friday. The five-member group will kick off the “DASH: Quantum Leap” tour at Seoul’s KSPO Dome from Aug. 15-17, marking a historic first as a virtual band performing at [...]
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, 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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) —Over the past five years, there has been a significant decline in the number of postpartum nurses in Gyeonggi Province, with a reduction of 16 percent. This decline can be attributed to several factors, including the ongoing decrease in the birth rate and the challenges faced by businesses during the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) —Hyeri, a South Korean actress and former member of the girl group Girls’ Day, recently grabbed headlines when she disclosed an unsettling experience with a foreign airline. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Hyeri shared her ordeal: “I had diligently booked my flight a month and a half in advance, securing [...]