SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The fashion industry expects this year’s fall-winter season to feature more traditional and timeless styles instead of bold and extravagant designs. This shift is influenced by the growing popularity of a more vintage look in fashion, often referred to as “quiet luxury”, with a focus on subtle elegance rather than flashy [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Suicide deaths in South Korea rose about 9 percent on-year in the first half of the year, as underprivileged people are suffering more in their efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a local suicide prevention agency said Sunday. A total of 6,936 people committed suicide in Korea between January [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –The debut solo album by V, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, sold about 1.67 million copies on the day of its release, breaking the first-day sales record for K-pop soloists, data showed Saturday. According to the data from Hanteo Chart, a leading local tracker of physical album sales, “Layover” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) —Over the past five years, there has been a significant decline in the number of postpartum nurses in Gyeonggi Province, with a reduction of 16 percent. This decline can be attributed to several factors, including the ongoing decrease in the birth rate and the challenges faced by businesses during the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) —At the entrance of the temple, the Four Heavenly Kings Statue assumes the role of a guardian, dedicated to safeguarding the Buddha’s teachings and the sacred realm of Buddhism, making it a cherished treasure. The Cultural Heritage Administration made an announcement on Thursday outlining its intentions to officially designate the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The culture ministry said Thursday it will push for a partial renovation of the former presidential office compound of Cheong Wa Dae next year to enhance the convenience of visitors. Cheong Wa Dae has been turned into a major tourist destination in Seoul since May last year, when President [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Presidential Committee of National Cohesion (PCNC) has put forward a proposal for a “national survey” aimed at helping individuals who are socially isolated and reclusive to reintegrate into everyday life. In a briefing held at the Government Complex in Seoul on Wednesday, the PCNC unveiled a series of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Luxury fashion brands are expanding their presence in the vibrant Korean art scene through collaborations and sponsorships in an effort to court art collectors who gather in Seoul for international art fairs. European fashion brands have a busy week of art exhibitions and VIP events at various venues across [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A statue of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon (1821-1846), the first Korean native Catholic priest, was erected at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Tuesday (local time). The statue was installed by the outer wall of St. Peter’s Basilica, adjacent to the entrance to the Vatican Grottoes, where most [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest art market opened in Seoul on Wednesday with over 330 galleries at home and abroad presenting their artworks atFrieze Seoul along with local fairKiaf. Frieze, one of the world’s largest art fairs, kicked off its second joint edition with the annual Korean International Art Fair (Kiaf) [...]