SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to launch halal-safe Korean cooking classes as part of its efforts to attract Muslim tourists to the city. According to the Seoul government on Thursday, the winner of the third season of MasterChef Korea, Choi Gwang-ho, will lead the halal-style K-food Cooking Class [...]
OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Football star Park Ji-sung became the first South Korean torchbearer for the PyeongChang Winter Games after receiving the flame from Greek cross-country skier Apostolos Angelis at the Pierre de Coubertin Monument on Tuesday. Park, who starred as a midfielder for Manchester United, said on Tuesday he feels honored to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Bookseller Yes24 is trialing an autonomous robot at its secondhand bookstore in Busan, the company said on Tuesday. According to the company, the autonomous robot ‘Around’ will be adopted at its Busan store to collect books that have been read by customers. ‘Around’ is a collaboration between Yes 24 and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – On October 15, a social media post by a restaurant owner criticizing a company for no-showing on a dinner reservation for 400 went viral, stirring up indignation from the Korean online community for what the owner described was the third time the same company had committed the faux pas. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band BTS has been named as one of the 15 most influential celebrities on social media by US Weekly, alongside American President Donald Trump and international pop star Beyonce. The seven-member band ranked 14th among the ‘most influential celebrities on social media’ according to the periodical, with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean TV doctors are facing criticism for spreading unfounded and misleading medical information to boost ratings, with one doctor even heard saying ‘doing a handstand can help grow hair’ on national television. The latest accusations against so-called ‘show doctors’, which refer to TV doctors who make appearances on health-themed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Standard Chartered Bank Korea is releasing check cards featuring famous Marvel characters including Hulk and Thor in its latest effort to attract more customers. According to the bank on Monday, check cards and bankbooks designed after Marvel characters including Hulk and Thor have been released in celebration of the release [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said during a meeting with senior aides earlier this week that a ‘society where long working hours and overwork are the norm’ must end, while calling for support among lawmakers to pass new labor reforms. Moon’s pledge comes on the heels of growing calls to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The commercial for LG’s new cordless vacuum cleaner, the ‘Cord Zero A9’, has proven a marketing success, hitting over three million views, the company said on Friday. The commercial released late last month for the new cordless vacuum has attracted over three million views only three weeks after it was [...]
Seoul, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to cut down on air pollution, the Ministry of Environment announced October 18 that revisions to the enforcement strictures of the Clean Air Conservation Act will be implemented. The revisions will require select categories of newly manufactured diesel vehicles starting at the beginning of next year [...]