SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government said Tuesday it plans to expand its popular “Culture Day” program to every Wednesday, a move aimed at broadening public access to museums, heritage sites and entertainment venues. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will seek to revise the enforcement decree of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics said Tuesday it will launch a new all-in-one garment care solution later this month, reinforcing its push to broaden the role of home appliances in daily clothing maintenance. The product, called the LG System Ironing, will be released on Jan. 26 and combines a steam iron, a handheld [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has formally begun development of a new electronic warfare aircraft designed to disrupt enemy air defenses and command systems from long range, marking a significant step in strengthening its modern combat capabilities. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said Tuesday that it held a kickoff meeting for the Electronic [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city officials said Tuesday that hundreds of complaints filed by foreign visitors since the launch of a QR-based taxi reporting system have revealed widespread concerns over overcharging, prompting stepped-up enforcement against illegal fare practices. Since introducing the “Taxi QR Complaint System” in June last year — the first such [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s e-commerce market is showing early signs of change following a recent personal data breach at Coupang, as consumers begin moving to rival platforms — particularly for fresh food delivery — lifting usage and sales metrics across the industry. According to retail industry data released Tuesday, Market Kurly reported [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has formally designated the 2024 knife attack on President Lee Jae-myung as the country’s first officially recognized act of terrorism, a decision that is expected to trigger a sweeping reinvestigation into the incident and the authorities’ initial response. The designation was approved Tuesday at a meeting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — More than eight in 10 people abroad now hold a favorable view of South Korea, a level of international goodwill not seen since the government began tracking the country’s global image seven years ago, according to a report released Tuesday. In a 2025 survey conducted by the Ministry of Culture, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Tuesday that it would introduce a temporary tax incentive aimed at encouraging retail investors to bring money back home, as policymakers seek to stem persistent capital outflows that have weighed on the nation’s currency. Under the plan, individual investors who sell overseas stocks this [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — For many South Koreans, a dignified end of life means minimizing physical suffering and sparing loved ones from financial strain, according to a new nationwide study that sheds light on changing attitudes toward death in one of the world’s fastest-aging societies. The research, released Monday by the Korea Institute for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of long-term foreign residents in South Korea surpasses two million for the first time, public attitudes toward immigration remain cautious, with nearly half of Koreans saying the scale of the foreign population feels larger than expected, a new study shows. According to a report released Monday by [...]