SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have achieved a major step forward in sustainable aviation by developing a new way to produce high-energy fuel from non-edible plant materials like wood and grass. The research team, led by senior researcher Ha Jeong-Myeong and researcher Yu Chun-jae from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A Chinese gaming company that withdrew from the South Korean market in 2020 amid a cultural controversy over traditional Korean dress is facing fresh scrutiny as it prepares to launch a new game in the country. Infold Games recently began pre-registration for “Infinity Nikki,” a sequel to “Shining Nikki,” a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A new television drama about female door-to-door sex toy sellers in 1992 rural South Korea is challenging long-held taboos and driving a surge in sales of intimate products, particularly among women. The JTBC drama series “A Virtuous Business” follows four women who venture into selling adult products in a small [...]
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) – In a remarkable story of survival that doctors are calling “miraculous,” South Korea’s smallest-ever newborn girl has finally gone home after spending 198 days in intensive care, offering hope for extremely premature infants worldwide. The baby girl, nicknamed “Yerang,” was born on April 22, 2024, weighing just 260 grams — [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee, a 32-year-old office worker from Incheon, has been waking up in the middle of the night to check his investment portfolio, often exclaiming “Thank you, Musk” before falling back asleep. His enthusiasm stems from a remarkable turnaround in his 10-million-won investment in Tesla, which had previously plunged 30% amid [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As the third quarter of 2024 comes to a close, South Korea’s gaming industry is experiencing a stark divide in financial performance, with companies’ fortunes increasingly dependent on their intellectual property (IP) portfolios, leading major players to adopt divergent strategies for 2025. Industry powerhouses Krafton and Nexon, often considered the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Hot spring bathing in South Korea will soon extend beyond traditional bathhouses to camping and glamping sites, following new regulatory changes approved by the government. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on November 12 that the Cabinet had passed amendments to the Hot Springs Act enforcement decree, aimed [...]
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 [...]
LONDON, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – In the bustling kitchen of Westminster Kingsway College in London, where celebrity chef Jamie Oliver once trained, white-capped chefs moved swiftly between steaming pots and pans, their workstations dotted with Korean staples like doenjang (soybean paste), gochujang (red pepper paste), red pepper powder, and minced garlic. On November 11, eleven [...]