SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Single-person households in South Korea have reduced spending due mainly to high housing expenses and a tough job market situation, affecting the recovery of private consumption, a central bank report showed Tuesday. The proportion of one-person households out of the country’s total has been on a constant increase from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s adult smoking rates have climbed, reversing a years-long decline, particularly among men in their 50s and women in their 20s, according to a report released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Obesity rates also surged among younger adults, while nearly half of men in their [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Daangn, a South Korean hyperlocal platform, is seeing unexpected success with its new “Bungeoppang Map,” a user-driven feature that helps people locate street vendors selling bungeoppang, a beloved fish-shaped winter pastry filled with sweet red bean paste. The map, launched on November 20 as a seasonal offering, has sparked a [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan International Art Fair (BIAF), an open art market that facilitates direct transactions between artists and collectors, is set to open on December 5 at BEXCO in Busan’s Haeundae district. The K-ART International Exchange Association announced on December 1 that the 2024 edition of BIAF will run for four [...]
ULSAN, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF), South Korea’s only international mountain film festival, is seeing its global standing rise as it receives numerous requests for collaboration and exchange from major mountain film festivals and museums worldwide. Festival organizers announced on December 1 that following the International Alliance for Mountain [...]
PARIS, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Paris’s Champs-Élysées transformed into a dramatic scene reminiscent of Squid Game on December 1, as Netflix staged a live-action version of the hit series’ iconic “Red Light, Green Light” game. The event, held to promote the highly anticipated Squid Game Season 2, saw 456 participants compete in the chilly streets [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop sensation NewJeans has officially notified their agency, ADOR, of the termination of their exclusive contract, sparking industry-wide discussion about their unprecedented approach in avoiding immediate legal action, such as a preliminary injunction. Typically, disputes between artists and agencies in South Korea, as seen in recent cases involving LOONA’s Chuu [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid record snowfall across South Korea, students at an art university have turned winter weather into an opportunity for creative expression, crafting a remarkably detailed snow sculpture that recreates Michelangelo’s Pietà. The original Pietà, housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, depicts Mary mourning over the body of Christ [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul is offering foreign tourists an opportunity to immerse themselves in Korean culinary culture through food tourism programs inspired by popular Korean dramas, the city government announced Wednesday. One highlight is the Permanent Cooking Class, held twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays near Sinchon Station at Now Cooking Studio. Participants [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Jung Woo-sung (51) has made headlines following the revelation that he is the father of a son born out of wedlock to model Moon Ga-bi (35). Despite the child’s birth, the two were not in a relationship, and reports suggest that Moon sought marriage, which Jung firmly opposed, igniting [...]