SEOUL, May 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Olive Young, South Korea’s leading beauty and health retailer, kicked off the 2025 Olive Young Festa on Wednesday, launching the country’s largest hands-on beauty and wellness festival. The event runs through May 25 on Seoul’s scenic Nodeul Island. Originally launched in 2019, Olive Young Festa is designed as [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The temperature in Seoul exceeded 30 C for the first time this year Wednesday, hours after setting a new record for the highest daily minimum temperature for May, the state weather agency said. The mercury rose to as high as 30.8 C in the capital city, which was 6.2 [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A growing number of young South Koreans are expressing a willingness to marry and have children, marking a shift in societal attitudes amid the country’s ongoing battle with low birth rates. According to survey results released Tuesday by the Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy, the share of [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Photos and videos of former U.S. President Bill Clinton apparently sightseeing in central Seoul have been shared online, raising speculation over the nature of seemingly his first visit to South Korea in decades. The posts, shared on social media and online communities, showed the former U.S. president reportedly visiting [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s traditional Buddhist temple cuisine, known for its deep spiritual roots and vegetarian principles, has been officially designated a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Korea Heritage Service announced on Monday. Often referred to as “sachal eumsik”, temple food encompasses the everyday meals of Buddhist monks, including ritual offerings and [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Public acceptance of non-marital childbirth is steadily rising among young South Koreans, with women in their 20s and 30s showing the sharpest increases in approval, according to a new study commissioned by the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy. The research, conducted by the Korean Women’s Development Institute, analyzed [...]
BUSAN, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Maestro Chung Myung-whun, recently appointed music director of Italy’s Teatro alla Scala, described the new role as the culmination of a long-standing relationship with the famed opera house, likening it to a marriage. “We have maintained a lovely relationship for the past 36 years and suddenly gotten married, to [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Facing changing demographics and a slowdown in core businesses like duty-free retail, South Korea’s leading hotel chains are pivoting toward the senior living sector, identifying it as a promising new growth engine in an aging society. According to industry sources, hotel companies such as Lotte Hotel & Resort, Hotel Shilla, [...]
INCHEON, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oldest existing hanok-style church will soon become the centerpiece of a new media art attraction that merges cutting-edge digital technology with cultural heritage, the local government announced Sunday. According to Incheon’s Ganghwa County, a 1.34 billion-won ($980,000) project is underway to create an immersive media art space by [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As university spring festivals sweep across South Korea, campuses are transforming into mini-music festivals, with major K-pop stars and rock icons headlining multi-day events that draw students and social media buzz alike. This year’s festival lineups rival professional music events in scale and star power. At Konkuk University, slated performers [...]