SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The campus of Dongduk Women’s University erupted in protest on November 12 as hundreds of students occupied buildings and boycotted classes after discovering administrators had secretly discussed transforming the 74-year-old institution into a coeducational university. The historic campus in Seoul’s Seongbuk district was blanketed with funeral wreaths bearing slogans like [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Ford’s bestselling SUV, the Explorer, has made its latest debut in South Korea, with the automaker unveiling The New Ford Explorer at a showcase event held at Some Sevit in Seoul’s Seocho district on November 12. First introduced in North America in 1990 as Ford’s first four-door SUV, the Explorer [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 7 in 10 South Koreans believe that couples can live together without getting married, and almost 40 percent support having children outside of wedlock, a government report showed Tuesday, signaling a shift in perceptions around marriage and childbearing in the traditionally conservative country. The report was based on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s tech giant, topped other local companies in the number of female executives this year, a local head hunting firm said Monday. Unico Search Inc. conducted a survey of the country’s top 100 companies in terms of sales to see how many female executives they [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean domestic beer is poised to reclaim its position as the best-selling alcoholic beverage at major retailers this year, overtaking wine as consumers adapt to persistent inflation, according to recent market data. An analysis by Emart, one of South Korea’s largest retailers, shows that through November 6, domestic beer [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea’s fiercely competitive coffee market, where a “coffee war” is in full swing, Coffee Bean leads major franchises with the highest prices, charging 5,000 won for an Americano. For context, the true price ceiling in South Korea’s coffee scene belongs to Bacha Coffee’s Cheongdam flagship store, recently opened [...]
SEOUL & Washington, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as the 47th President of the United States, a growing number of American women are embracing the “4B movement,” a social protest originally popularized in South Korea that advocates for abstaining from dating, marriage, childbirth, and sexual relationships as a response [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2021, a retired racehorse named Mariage met a tragic end during the filming of a scene for the KBS drama “The King of Tears, Lee Bangwon.” Three years later, as animal rights advocates gathered to commemorate the horse’s death, promised reforms for animal performer protection remain largely unrealized. “Dear [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean markets experienced sharp divergence on November 7 as Donald Trump’s election victory triggered significant movements across different sectors, with shipbuilding companies surging while clean energy stocks tumbled. The former U.S. president’s conversation with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, during which he expressed interest in bilateral shipbuilding cooperation, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea’s entertainment industry grapples with economic headwinds, producers are shifting from expensive dramas to more cost-effective variety shows, with character development emerging as a crucial factor in both formats, industry experts said at a forum on November 7. At the K-Culture Trend Forum held at Amore Pacific headquarters [...]