SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In the past, typical answers ranged from a football player who could bend it like Beckham to a movie star dodging bullets like Keanu Reeves. Ask kids in their teens or younger the question today, and they just might [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – This year’s Café Show Seoul, the biggest coffee expo in Asia, kicked off yesterday for the 16th consecutive year. The three-day long Café Show Seoul 2017 will feature 600 companies from 40 countries, which are expected to showcase the latest trends and products in the coffee industry under the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science and ICT will hold this year’s annual innovation challenge parade at Gwanghwamun Square later this month. From underwater exploration robots to unmanned autonomous vehicles, a variety of the latest technologies will be on display at science ministry’s annual event. First held in 2015 with the goal [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Expectations are running high ahead of a presidential summit between South Korea and China that China’s months-long economic retaliation over the politically charged THAAD anti-missile systems might be finally coming to an end. It was the agreement between foreign ministers from both countries last month to recover and improve the [...]
JEJU, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean First lady Kim Jung-sook and U.S. first lady Melania Trump greeted a group of visiting schoolchildren on Tuesday, including family members of U.S. military and diplomatic personnel, after a stroll around the Blue House. As a show of gratitude, the first ladies gave scarves to the children consisting [...]
JEJU, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Soju’s newly released ‘Purunbam’ is facing criticism over its labels ‘short night’, and ‘long night’ which, some claim, hint at sexual behaviors. The Jeju Association for Women’s Rights criticized Jeju Soju’s marketing, which the group claimed uses slurs from the sex industry, in a column published on Tuesday. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — “Looking at the recent corrupt hiring practices revealed at certain public institutions, the extent makes one wonder whether corruption has become the norm rather than the exception.” Speaking on October 23 at a meeting with his senior presidential secretaries, Moon excoriated the existence of corrupt hiring practices, setting the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Strom drains in Seoul and Sejong City are set to receive a makeover as part of a Ministry of Environment campaign to curb littering. The ministry announced plans on Monday to place environment friendly paintings in storm drains on the streets of Seoul and Sejong City to discourage littering cigarette [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Donald Trump is set to meet with President Moon Jae-in in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss North Korea, the Korea-US free trade agreement and military cooperation, and the American president will also address the National Assembly during his two-day trip to South Korea. Trump’s trip to South Korea is the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Sculptures of the legendary creature Haetae can be spotted around Seoul, often near historical landmarks and other high-profile locations like the National Assembly Building. Shaped like a lion with a horn on its forehead, the imaginary animal from Korean mythology is known as a guardian that fends off fire [...]