SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Pinkfong Co., a Korean animation company, said Thursday it has signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian government to collaborate in the family entertainment content business in the Middle Eastern nation. The creator of popular kids song “Baby Shark” and Pinkfong characters signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) [...]
JEONJU, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonbuk National University said Wednesday it will export Korean traditional houses known as “hanok” to France. The university and the K-Garden Association in France signed an agreement a day earlier. The association was established in June of last year in response to a request from the French senate to [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea has introduced a service that helps people with visual or hearing disabilities to gain easy access to the museum. Through four kiosks set up at the museum, visitors can access voice commentary and use braille keypads to obtain a variety of information. Seniors or [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun became La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra’s conductor emeritus, the orchestra has said. The Italian orchestra gave Chung “the title of Emeritus Director,” it said on its Facebook page, in order to “seal the friendship that has been linked to Maestro Chung Myung-whun for almost thirty-five [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean novelist Cheon Myeong-kwan’s “Whale” has been longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, the British literary awards said Monday. Cheon’s 2004 novel, translated into English by Kim Chi-young, was among the 13 preliminary nominees announced by the Booker Prize Foundation on its website. The Booker Prize introduced [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2023 Squid Olympics was held on Sunday at the Hong Kong’s Southorn Stadium in the neighborhood of Wan Chai. The event, inspired by the South Korea’s global sensation “Squid Game,” hosted a variety of Korean traditional games like “Red Light, Green Light,” “dalgona bbobggi” and “tug of war.” [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of art exhibitions designed to cater to visually impaired individuals are incorporating scents within their galleries. An exhibition by American artist Donna Huanca at Space K Seoul set up incense designed by the artist herself on Thursday. The incense combines Palo Santo, a tree native to [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean dramas have become increasingly popular in India, according to a report from the British national broadcaster BBC on Monday. The report states that the genre mixing, exaggerated romance and bold heroines in Korean dramas are similar to Indian Bollywood dramas, which have contributed to their popularity among Indian [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — In a recent excavation at the woldae in Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, a Japanese colonial-era tram railroad has been discovered. The tram line was constructed in front of Gyeongbok Palace during the Japanese colonial rule (1910-45), causing damage to significant facilities such as Gwanghwamun [...]
In the video, you can see that not only has Tobaek made a complete recovery, but his vigour is so boundless that his handler can be seen panting with exhaustion. Let us extend our warmest congratulations to Tobaek and his handler for their heroic performance at the rescue mission. SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – [...]