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SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of registered vehicles in Seoul declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, making the capital the only region in South Korea to record a sustained drop, even as registrations of environmentally friendly cars climbed sharply, city officials said Wednesday. According to an analysis released by the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons said Wednesday it will more than double the number of its outlets in South Korea to 50 this year, focusing on localization to grow in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Tim Hortons currently operates 24 outlets in Seoul and nearby metropolitan areas after entering the Korean [...]
HAMPYEONG, South Korea, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Soaring gold prices in South Korea have cast a new spotlight on an unlikely symbol of local ambition: a golden bat sculpture in the rural county of Hampyeong. As domestic gold prices surged to record highs this week, the value of the sculpture — made partly of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwangju emerged as South Korea’s highest-paying region under the country’s living wage system this year, offering a monthly wage of about 2.78 million won, according to a nationwide survey released Wednesday by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. The findings, based on a comprehensive review of living wage policies for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea recorded its fastest increase in births in nearly two decades last year, offering a rare note of demographic optimism in a country long defined by declining fertility. According to government data released Wednesday, 233,708 babies were born between January and November 2025, a rise of 6.2 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean college applicants continue to place greater weight on a university’s name recognition than on academic fit or career prospects when choosing where to enroll, according to a new survey released Wednesday. A poll conducted by the education consultancy Jinhaksa of 1,649 students applying through the 2026 regular admissions [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Assembly is moving closer to passing a revision of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act that would bar telemedicine platforms from operating as drug wholesalers, a measure that has emerged as one of the most contested health policy debates of the new year. Lawmakers and health authorities are pressing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Tickets for K-pop megastar BTS’ upcoming “Arirang” world tour have completely sold out across North America and Europe, the group’s agency, BigHit Music, said Tuesday. Tickets for the 41 concerts in these regions were quickly snapped up after going on sale Saturday, demonstrating global fans’ immense interest in BTS’ [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s population ages, anxieties over access to cremation facilities have resurfaced among grieving families, echoing memories of last winter’s so-called “cremation crisis,” when a surge in deaths led to delays in funeral schedules. Yet government data and industry officials say that, for now, the system remains largely [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s whiskey market is showing clear signs of polarization as prolonged inflation and a weak won reshape consumer behavior, with shoppers increasingly gravitating toward either budget bottles or high-end labels while shunning midpriced options. Data released Monday by major supermarket chains indicate that sales of whiskeys priced under 30,000 [...]