SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bid to root out taxi overcharging and service refusals targeting foreign visitors, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Wednesday a new crackdown initiative that leverages QR code-based reporting and strengthened on-site enforcement at major transportation hubs. Beginning last month, the city began distributing business card-sized survey cards [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s population is becoming increasingly diverse, with recent research showing an almost 8% rise in overall diversity over the past five years, driven by immigration and shifting demographics in both urban and rural areas. According to a report released Tuesday by the Korea Institute for Health and Social [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Koreans continue to grapple with high inflation and a sluggish economy, a new wave of cost-conscious consumers is turning to community-based bulk-buying as a savvy spending strategy. According to local marketplace platform Danggeun Market on Tuesday, the number of newly formed bulk-sharing groups on its platform surged [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea in Seoul welcomed over 2.7 million visitors in the first half of this year, its highest half-yearly tally since relocating to its current Yongsan site in 2005, the museum said Wednesday. The museum recorded 2,708,892 visitors between January and June, marking a 64.2 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea sweats through a relentless summer, the risks of heat-related illnesses are mounting—quietly but dangerously. While a cold drink or a shaded bench might seem like enough to beat the heat, medical experts say this summer demands more vigilance than ever. At the heart of the concern [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans continue to consume far more sodium than global health guidelines recommend, despite a decade-long decline, according to a new report from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. An analysis of national health and nutrition survey data from 2019 to 2023 revealed that the average Korean consumes [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s traditional mysticism—featuring grim reapers, shamans, goblins, and ancestral rites—is taking the global stage by storm. Once seen as deeply local and culturally niche, “K-Occult” is now emerging as a unique pillar of the broader K-culture phenomenon, drawing attention for its blend of eerie storytelling, traditional iconography, and modern reinterpretation. [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing wave of discontent is brewing in South Korea’s café culture over so-called “café villains” — patrons who turn coffee shops into de facto personal offices, setting up laptops, monitors, and even partition screens for extended stays. The controversy reignited after a viral photo showed a customer occupying [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – An average of 11 people died each day from poisoning in South Korea in 2023, with the overwhelming majority of cases linked to suicide, according to a government report released Sunday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) revealed in its 2023 Discharge Injury Statistics that 3,885 deaths [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A memorial event honoring Korean victims who were forced to work at an old Japanese mine complex during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea is unlikely to take place in July or August as Japan had promised, a Seoul official said Monday. Holding such a memorial ceremony for the victims [...]