CHEONAN, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A dog found alive in a garbage bag in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, died less than a day after being saved by a local animal rescue team. The female Cocker Spaniel was first discovered by a passerby near a trash can on Sunday and was sent to local authorities [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – From coin-operated laundromats to unmanned karaoke rooms, a notable number of self-service businesses have sprung up across South Korea in recent years on the back of growing popularity. With a cold snap that saw temperatures drop below minus ten degrees Celsius over the weekend, South Koreans left with frozen pipes [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Plans for a retirement commune in Busan have been unveiled amid reports a growing number of seniors are suffering from loneliness. The Busan Metropolitan Government announced on Sunday it is spending 100 million won on a community project to tackle poverty and loneliness for single seniors. Busan’s new project draws [...]
SUWON, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gyeonggi provincial government will introduce state-controlled commercial properties this year as part of efforts to tackle gentrification. The province is trialing a policy providing 20 rent-controlled commercial spaces over 25 square meters in size between Gojan Station and Jungang Station in March, prioritizing young business owners. Public-owned commercial properties [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The cryptocurrency craze continues to sweep across South Korea despite the government’s hard-line stance, particularly thanks to young people who are hoping to turn their lives around with a get-rich-quick investment scheme. With over 1 million cryptocurrency trading accounts, the high level of public interest in virtual currencies in the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 25.6 suicides per 100,000 across the entire population — a statistic that equates to one suicide per 40 minutes or 36 suicides per day — is South Korea’s alarming suicide rate in 2016. South Korea bears the undesirable distinction of having led all OECD countries in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in’s supporters held a number of events in celebration of his 66th birthday yesterday, including keyword ranking and donation goals. As part of a series of events, President Moon’s supporters made joint efforts to popularize ‘PyeongChang Olympics’ on the internet, resulting in the keyword dominating major search engines’ [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – SsangYong Motor’s Tivoli DKR has successfully completed the notorious Dakar Rally, the manufacturer said on Tuesday. The Dakar Rally, known colloquially as “the race from hell”, is famous for its brutal conditions and harrowing racing schedule, leaving many participants with injuries and accidents. Against the odds, the Tivoli DKR, which [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite numerous studies that vouch for the effectiveness of cough etiquette, the practice of ‘covering one’s mouth while coughing’ has yet to take root in South Korea. “You can cough during a performance. I know you can’t help coughing. I would just like you to cough with your mouth covered,” [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Expressway Corporation will collaborate with other traffic organizations to expand road fire accident prevention systems at tunnels across the country. The corporation, which runs South Korean toll roads, announced on Monday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Tracking Association and the National Charter [...]