SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A quiet hillside arrest. A missing teenager. A fragment of a report, dated August 17, 1994, offers little more than this: “Took refuge in a mountain near the village, was captured by military police forces, later disappeared while imprisoned on the mainland.” The boy’s name was Yang Byung-in. He was [...]
JEJU, South Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As the Netflix series When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean title: Poksak Sokassuda), set against the scenic backdrop of Jeju Island, garners global attention, local authorities are moving swiftly to position Jeju as a premier filming destination. In a bid to strengthen its competitiveness in location-based production, Jeju [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Charitable giving by South Korean celebrities has evolved into a defining cultural trend, with major K-pop acts and their fanbases increasingly stepping forward to address social issues and disaster relief. Experts say this growing phenomenon reflects both heightened expectations of public responsibility for entertainers and a maturing fandom that seeks [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korea’s social welfare workers say they have experienced workplace bullying in the past year, according to a new survey released ahead of Social Workers’ Day (March 30)—raising alarm about deteriorating conditions in one of the country’s most vital care sectors. The civic group Gabjil 119, [...]
SEOUL, April 1(Korea Bizwire) — The daily active users (DAU) of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI, rose to a new high last month, driven by the popularity of its new image filter that transforms personal photos into famous Japanese animation-style illustrations, industry data showed Tuesday. ChatGPT’s DAU reached a record [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Kim Soo-hyun expressed regret on Monday for causing pain amid underage dating allegations, while strongly denying their validity, in his first direct response to the controversy that surfaced early this month. “I am sorry for causing so much pain to many people,” he said at the conference. “I [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea reels from its worst-ever simultaneous wildfires, with widespread displacement and loss of life, animals—both wild and domestic—have become silent victims of the unfolding disaster. From burned forests to abandoned homes, many creatures have been left stranded or injured as flames tore through their habitats and communities. Animal [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korea’s isolated and withdrawn youth are attempting to reenter daily life through study and hobbies, but nearly 40% ultimately fall back into isolation, according to the country’s first nationwide survey on the issue released Tuesday. The Korean Youth Policy Institute’s 2024 National Survey on Isolated [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of multicultural marriages reached 20,759 last year, up 1,042 from the previous year’s 19,717 cases, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The number of international marriages sharply declined to around 15,000 in 2020 from about 24,000 the previous year, and slid further to around 13,000 in [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on March 18 that it will significantly expand its low-sugar school meal initiative from two to 100 schools, aiming to promote healthier eating habits among students. Following a successful pilot program at two schools last year, the city is now accepting applications until March 24 [...]