HWACHEON, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The descendants of Ethiopian veterans who fought in the Korean War are coming to South Korea to introduce coffee from the world’s largest coffee-producing country. Gangwon Province’s Hwacheon County announced Thursday that an Ethiopia promotional hall and cafe will be set up at the Hwacheon Mountain Trout Festival from Jan. 7-29 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Millennium Hilton Seoul hotel will permanently close Saturday 40 years after the hotel opened in South Korea. The hotel chain posted a notice on its official website, saying it will close down all operations by the last day of 2022, according to industry sources Thursday. “We thank your [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to institutionalize the scattering of cremated ashes of the deceased at sea or in the mountains as part of efforts to establish an eco-friendly funeral culture. According to the plan published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday, the number of cremation furnaces will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean musical industry, once hit directly by the pandemic, has gone beyond full recovery to a stage of robust growth. This year’s musical ticket sales had reached 398.4 billion won (US$311 million) as of Thursday, setting a new record after surpassing last year’s record of 234.6 billion [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean webtoon industry continued to post strong growth last year on the back of growing popularity at home and abroad and successful adaptations into dramas and films, industry data showed Thursday. The total sales of the local web-based comic market amounted to 1.57 trillion won ($1.23 billion) [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Books by four giants of modern and contemporary Korean literature will go on display at the former presidential office and residence of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul beginning this week. Hosted by the National Museum of Korean Literature, the special exhibition will be held from Thursday to Jan. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s art market is expected to break the 1 trillion-won (US$776.5 million) mark for the first time this year on the back of brisk sales by galleries and art fairs, according to a report released Wednesday. The trade volume of artworks nearly tripled from 2020 to 922.3 billion [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A list of hundreds of foreigners, including American author and activist Helen Keller, presumed to have purchased Korean cultural assets from an antique shop in Seoul from the 1930s to the 1950s was unveiled Monday. The customer list is expected to be of great help to future research of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Pianist Cho Seong-jin on Friday unveiled a minuet piano single by George Frideric Handel to be included on his upcoming solo album, Universal Music Group said. The winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition selected “Handel: Suite in B-Flat Major, HWV 434: IV. Minuet” for the pre-release of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The World Institute of Kimchi on Thursday released a video that clearly explains the difference between kimchi and “pao cai,” another type of pickled vegetable consumed in China. The video, titled “What Makes Kimchi So Special,” is five minutes long and comes with English and Chinese subtitles. It is [...]