SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jogye Order Social Welfare Foundation, South Korea’s largest Buddhist organization, announced on March 5 that it plans to expand its temple stay matchmaking program to include foreign participants, marking a new approach in addressing the country’s low birth rate. The “Naneun Jeollo” (I Go to the Temple) program, previously [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As countries worldwide adjust their immigration policies, South Korea’s permanent residency system is drawing increased interest, particularly as the nation seeks to attract skilled foreign workers amid demographic challenges. While the United States recently made headlines with a proposal to sell permanent residency for $5 million, South Korea’s own system [...]
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — This spring, the vibrant colors of India’s Holi festival will brighten the city of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. The Gangwon Tourism Organization and the city of Chuncheon announced Wednesday that they will host the 2025 Holi Hai Festival on March 16 at the waterfront park near Chuncheon Bears Hotel. Inspired [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has selected Maret Anne Sara as the next artist for the “Hyundai Commission,” a prestigious annual exhibition held at Tate Modern in London. Now in its 10th year, the Hyundai Commission selects one artist each year to create a new installation for the [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent global survey has revealed that four out of 10 South Koreans have difficulty maintaining quality sleep at least three times a week, with stress identified as the leading cause of sleep deprivation. ResMed, a global sleep solutions provider, released the findings of its fifth annual Global Sleep Health [...]
BERLIN, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A girl statue symbolizing victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery will be installed at a church in Germany next week, two years after it was removed from the nearby University of Kassel, where it was first erected, a civic organization said Saturday. The statue will be installed at the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean content has maintained its position as the most-watched non-English programming on Netflix for two consecutive years, according to the company’s latest viewership report released on Thursday. In the second half of 2024, Netflix recorded a total of approximately 94 billion viewing hours, reflecting a 5% increase from the same [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A new fleece sweater, combining practicality with style, has emerged as the most popular military-issued item among soldiers just one year after its introduction to South Korean troops. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Defense Daily from January 17 to 31, polling 535 soldiers about their favorite military-issued items, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued guidelines on February 25 for the safe use of cosmetics among youth, responding to a trend of increasingly younger children beginning to use makeup products. A survey conducted by the ministry from May to November last year revealed that 11% of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A viral parody video satirizing the education-focused lifestyle of affluent mothers in Seoul’s Daechi-dong has led to a sudden surge in secondhand sales of Moncler luxury down jackets. The video, featuring popular comedian Lee Su-ji portraying a character known as “Jamie’s mom,” humorously captures the excessive parenting styles associated [...]