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SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of South Koreans households welcoming pets into their homes, the range and type of pet nutrition products available in the market is expanding. Even products like vitamins and supplements for pets are being offered to pet owners. According to the e-commerce website Gmarket, sales of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop sensation BTS’ music video for “Spring Day” exceeded 200 million views on YouTube on Monday, becoming the band’s 10th video to reach the milestone, the group’s management agency said. The song — which was released in February — depicts the personal experiences of band members Rap Monster [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that there are roughly 10 bicycle accidents in Seoul every day. Last year, there were 30 deaths resulting from bicycle accidents, a 25 percent increase from the year before. According to data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government released by lawmaker Min Kyung-wook of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Going forward, animal hoarders who take on more animals than they can properly care for will be punished for animal abuse. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said yesterday that the newly revised animal law outlining the measure will come into effect starting today. The ministry said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A GPS device that helps detect the whereabouts of elderly dementia patients was found to be very useful in locating those who had gone missing. According to police officials, all 30 senior dementia patients who received one of the devices were found after being reported missing. The average amount [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will lower its Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) alert level to its lowest readiness posture, as 21 people who came into close contact with a patient all tested negative for the disease, health authorities said Friday. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said it [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — People have continued to cherish the memory of Pporongi, the puma that was shot and killed after escaping from Daejeon O-World. A framed photo of the puma alongside a bouquet of artificial white chrysanthemums and commemorative messages were found at the entrance to the zoo yesterday. The items were [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Nam-soon recently got a job at Bukchon Hanok Village in downtown Seoul. Her duty is to maintain order in the village filled with traditional Korean houses, or “hanok,” when tourists flood through the narrow alleys. No yelling, no fly-tipping and no photos of residents without their permission. Apparently [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — After the death of Pporongi, a puma that had called a zoo in Daejeon its home before being shot and killed after escaping from its cage, public sentiment is highly negative due to the nature of how officials tried to handle the situation. As many start to question whether [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial in the city center of San Francisco will mark its first anniversary on September 22. The Korean American Forum of California, an organization that was instrumental in having the statue erected, said it is expected to coordinate a march from Saint Mary’s Square [...]