SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hanwha Group has finalized the agreement with the Centre Pompidou in France to establish the museum’s offshoot branch in Seoul, with the opening set for late 2025, the energy-to-defense conglomerate said Friday. The formal contract was signed Thursday, under which Hanwha is given the licensing rights to [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis wished for peace on the Korean Peninsula in a message sent to a special mass commemorating the 70th armistice anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War on Thursday. Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik read the message from the pope during a special mass commemorating the anniversary held at Myeongdong [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has sent a letter wishing for peace on the Korean Peninsula as the two Koreas are set to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War armistice, a Seoul-based Buddhist group said Wednesday. “As the Korean people, and peace-loving communities everywhere, observe [...]
DONGHAE, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The unique festival held in the east coast city of Donghae, inspired by dokkaebi (goblins appearing in Korean folklore) ended in resounding success. The Dojjaebi Festa, organized for the second time this year, drew 60,000 visitors over three days, making it a grand achievement, according to the Donghae Culture & Tourism Foundation’s [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik said Saturday that Pope Francis has sent a message of peace for the Korean Peninsula, which will be announced on the 70th armistice anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War. You, who serves as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy of the Holy See, said [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition is under way at a national history museum in Seoul providing a perspective into what has shaped today’s “hallyu,” the global boom of Korean pop culture. The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul opened the exhibition, titled “The Pop Culture We Loved, and Rise of [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of people are paying visits to an eerie tree featured in the popular SBS TV drama “Revenant.” In the drama, the tree was described as having been used to hang the bodies of children who died from infectious diseases, after placing them in pottery. In reality, [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung C&T Corp.’s construction division has announced plans to launch an Art Gallery service that connects artwork installation and purchasing within its apartment complexes. In order to provide this service to the residents, the construction division intends to establish a strategic partnership with the art auction platform Flea Auction. [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Cultural heritage sites have suffered damage as heavy downpours pounded South Korea, especially central and southern regions, over the weekend, the cultural heritage authority said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said a total of 39 sites designated as national heritage have been damaged by heavy rain since the [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — An online magazine created by Spanish K-pop fans is gaining attention K-Visual was first published in 2021 during the pandemic and is managed by 11 K-pop fans, including editor Julie Ann Alfonso, who has a background in fashion. The magazine’s target audience consists of Spanish locals in their teens [...]