SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea to return to the negotiating table Monday, saying now may be the last chance for the communist state to do so. In a meeting with former U.S. President Barack Obama, the new South Korean president noted he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A girl wakes up in the morning to realize her mother is nowhere to be seen. The kitchen is turned into a little valley with water overflowed from the sink. Anxious, she breaks her piggy bank and gets on a fishing boat, embarking on a little journey to look [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Institute of Ecology (NIE) has secured a patent for a new technology that can be used to monitor the environment inside caves based on the movement of bats. With the new monitoring system invented by the researchers at the NIE, studying cave environments could become much easier, as [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop band TWICE’s inaugural Japanese album rose to No. 2 on the country’s key music chart, according to the group’s agency Thursday. “#TWICE,” released on Thursday in Japan, has sold 46,871 copies, coming in at second place on Oricon’s daily album sales chart after Japanese idol group Kanjani8, JYP [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — From Saturday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will be offering free public transport services during rush hour on days when high-level fine dust alerts are issued, in an effort to discourage driving and reduce air pollution. Seoul’s decision to offer free public transport comes after the municipal government announced ten [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Seen from afar, Je Mi-young’s work looks just like a painting: Korean houses, alleys and nature are depicted in bold and vivid colors and in such great detail that capture small flower pots on roof tops, laundry hanging in the front yard, and books and curtains seen through small [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — AOA 53 months, EXID 52 months, Girl’s Day 32 months and Mamamoo 30 months. TWICE and BLACKPINK? Unknown. You might think these are how long it took for the respective K-pop artists to break out. But no. These groups actually built their name recognitions much faster. They’re how long [...]
HWASEONG, South Korea, June 27 (Yonhap) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, said Tuesday it will add a new SUV to its lineup next month to boost sales. “The B-segment SUV market has grown fast in the past five years since 2013 to 110,000 units in South Korea. The Stonic is to attract [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government announced on Sunday plans to allow citizens to propose policy through rap music as part of an event scheduled to be held on Saturday at Gwanghwamun 1st Street. Dubbed ‘The People’s Rhyme’, the event on Sejong-ro will be held at 7 p.m. on July 1 as [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of North Korean taekwondo officials and athletes arrived in South Korea on Friday for soon-to-be historic performances at the world championships. Amid much fanfare at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) delegation of 36, led by its president Ri Yong-son, arrived south of [...]