Korea Heritage Service Vows to Protect Jongmyo Shrine After Court Upholds Seoul Development Plan SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s cultural heritage authority pledged Thursday to prevent Seoul’s Jongmyo Shrine from losing its UNESCO World Heritage status following a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a city ordinance easing development restrictions near the site. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign nationals rose for a third consecutive year in 2024, continuing a steady recovery from the pandemic-era slump, government data showed Thursday. According to the Ministry of Data and Statistics, a total of 21,450 international marriages were registered last year, up about [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a disputed ordinance allowing large-scale redevelopment just outside designated cultural preservation zones in Seoul, clearing the way for a long-stalled city project near one of the capital’s most sacred heritage sites. The court ruled that the Seoul Metropolitan Council acted lawfully when [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 70 percent of baby boomers living in the Seoul metropolitan area said they would be willing to relocate to regional areas if jobs at small and medium-sized enterprises were available, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Korea Economic Association (FKI). The survey, conducted in September by Mono [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean musical “Maybe Happy Ending,” which recently swept six Tony Awards including Best Musical, has returned to Seoul for its 10th-anniversary season, rekindling the quiet tenderness that moved Broadway audiences earlier this year. Written by Park Chun-hyoo (also known as Hue Park) and Will Aronson, the production explores love [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ruling party is moving swiftly to legislate an extension of the retirement age to 65 by the end of the year, backed by the nation’s two largest labor unions. But the country’s major business groups are warning that the proposal could amplify management uncertainty and deepen structural problems [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans that remain economically inactive rose from a year earlier in 2025, amid a steady increase in the number of people who say they have no particular reason for not working, government data showed Wednesday. A total of 16.22 million individuals had remained economically inactive [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100 South Korean teenagers voluntarily confessed to online gambling and sought help through a police-led rehabilitation program in Daejeon over the past year, according to police data released Tuesday. The Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency said that between November last year and October this year, 109 students — including [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean government tightens oversight of new weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to curb misuse, some users are sidestepping domestic restrictions by traveling to Japan for easier access. Despite recent price stabilization in the domestic market, a growing number of South Koreans are turning to Japanese [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Xiaomi announced Tuesday that it will launch a special discount event for its flagship smartphone, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, after Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the device to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung during their recent summit. Xiaomi Korea said it was “honored” that one of its latest flagship models [...]