SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A 12-year-old elementary school student will make her voice heard this week in one of South Korea’s most consequential legal battles over the government’s response to climate change. Han Je-ah, a sixth grader from Seoul, will address the Constitutional Court in person on May 21 during the final hearing for [...]
DAEJEON, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In a remarkable tale of canine intelligence and perseverance, a dog in South Korea has been reunited with his owner after going missing for over a month, having traversed nearly 20 kilometers to find his way back home unassisted. On the night of May 3, Yoon Jeong-sang, 67, was [...]
SEOUL/Kuala Lumpur, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A Malaysian member of parliament, Wee Ka Siong, has criticized a Korean DJ who performed at a nightclub in Kuala Lumpur while dressed as a Buddhist monk, according to a report by the South China Morning Post on May 9. Wee accused the DJ, known as New Jeans Nim [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korean authorities have launched an investigation after a disturbing online post threatened the safety of Jang Won-young, a member of the popular K-pop girl group IVE. Starship Entertainment, the agency that manages IVE, revealed on May 9 that a menacing message targeting Jang had surfaced on an online community [...]
BUSAN, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — With its focus on curating female artists and showcasing emerging galleries that highlight young and experimental artists, this year’s Art Busan appears to deviate from its traditional role as solely an art market. To emphasize its focus, the country’s largest art fair in the first half of the year [...]
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A nonfiction book by a renowned Korean American author won this year’s Pulitzer Prize in the biography category Monday, according to Columbia University, which administers the prestigious annual award. “Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom” by Ilyon Woo was announced as the winner of [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) –Fans of the K-pop superstars BTS are inundating social media with outrage over an ongoing government investigation into allegations of illegal music streaming manipulation involving the group. On May 5, the hashtag “SOUTH KOREA APOLOGIZE TO BTS” trended in the K-pop category on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) –Overcharging, disputes over taxes and difficulties with returns or exchanges were among the leading grievances from foreign visitors to South Korea last year, according to a report released on May 5 about tourist complaints. The Korea Tourism Organization’s “2023 Tourist Complaint Analysis” showed a 213 percent spike in reported inconveniences [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Chungmuro, the heart of Korean cinema, has lost one of its last bastions. The Daehan Cinema, once a leading marquee in the neighborhood affectionately called the “Broadway of Seoul,” will shut down on September 30 after 66 years, succumbing to years of deficits its operator could no longer sustain. [...]
SEOUL/JEJU, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) -- At 11 a.m. on May 2, some 20 hikers were having an early lunch on the wooden deck of the Witsae oreum shelter, perched 1,700 meters up the slopes of Hallasan, South Korea’s highest mountain. Most had brought insulated bottles, filling them with hot water to prepare ubiquitous packets [...]