SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has been voted the world’s most beloved city by younger travelers for the fourth consecutive year, cementing its reputation as a global cultural and tourism hub amid the surging popularity of Korean content such as Netflix’s hit animation KPop Demon Hunters. The city government and the Seoul Tourism Organization [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to strengthen its circular economy efforts, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has initiated a pilot project to promote the separate collection and recycling of paper cartons, which can be transformed into high-quality natural pulp and recycled plastics such as polyethylene. Starting this month, Seoul has installed 350 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The country’s two biggest art fairs are set to return early next month, featuring over a hundred galleries around the world to offer a global platform to explore contemporary art. The two annual events, Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul, will run side by side from Sept. 3-6, with Kiaf [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Webtoon is bringing the aesthetics of short-form video to digital comics, testing a new feature that turns webtoons into five-minute video episodes on its English-language platform. The company said Monday it had introduced the “video episode” function in beta, adding animation, sound effects, background music, and voice acting [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As daily life becomes increasingly reliant on digital tools, a new government survey has found that nearly one in 12 South Korean adults lacks the basic digital skills needed to navigate common tasks such as booking train tickets through an app, checking online invitations, or sending money via banking apps. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — In a striking response to rising emotional isolation, Seoul’s “Hello Loneliness 120” helpline has received over 15,000 calls since its launch in April, far surpassing its annual goal by more than fivefold, according to the Seoul Welfare Foundation’s Isolation Prevention Center on Monday. Launched as South Korea’s first loneliness [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea grapples with relentless summer heat, an unlikely battleground has emerged: the thermostat. In office buildings and on subways, debates over air-conditioning settings have intensified, exposing a deep divide in how people experience temperature — and how they express it. Commuters trade complaints online, with some lamenting [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A government policy aimed at reducing smoking through tobacco tax increases appears to have only short-term impact, with a recent study revealing that the sales drop triggered by higher prices typically vanishes within four months. According to a new report released Monday by the Korea Institute for Health and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Employees at South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp. earned nearly 100 million won (US$72,000) each in just the first six months of the year, far outpacing the average income of their local rival Kakao Corp., data showed Monday. According to industry data and company filings, Naver employees earned an [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo grabs global headlines with a 7 billion won diamond engagement ring, South Korea is witnessing its own wave of extravagant marriage proposals. Social media is awash with images of luxury handbags, five-star hotel suites, and designer jewelry, reflecting a growing trend of high-end courtship [...]