GWANGJU, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gwangju Biennale, one of Asia’s premier contemporary art events, opened its 15th edition on September 6, kicking off an 86-day celebration of global artistry and cultural exchange. This year’s biennale, themed “Pansori: Echoes for All,” marks the event’s 30th anniversary with its most ambitious program to date. The exhibition [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The 15th Gwangju Biennale is scheduled to launch this weekend in the southwestern city of Gwangju, featuring the highest number of pavilions in the event’s history. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the biennale, which debuted in 1995 as Asia’s first art biennale. The 15th edition features works [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ Group announced on September 3 that it will gather 400 influential figures from the international art world for an event coinciding with the Frieze Seoul art fair. The event, titled “CJ Night in Celebration of Frieze Seoul,” is scheduled for the evening of September 4 at the Leeum Museum [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A hospital in Seoul’s Seocho district has captured public attention with its unconventional employee benefits, including vacation time and celebratory payments for divorced staff members. The unique workplace policies of this hair transplant clinic were featured on MBC’s reality show “The Manager” on August 31, offering a glimpse into a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The period drama “Uprising” will open this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) early next month, the organizer said Tuesday. Starring Gang Dong-won and Park Jeong-min, “Uprising,” set in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), tells the story of two men who grew up together — one as a master (Park) [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s media regulator said Tuesday encrypted messaging app Telegram has complied with its request to remove certain deepfake pornographic content on its platform and apologized for its response to digital sex crimes. Numerous chat rooms suspected of creating and distributing deepfake porn content with doctored photos of Korean [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea grapples with shifting demographics and evolving living patterns, major construction companies are introducing innovative apartment designs that allow residents to easily modify their living spaces. On August 31, industry leaders showcased new floor plans that break from traditional layouts, offering adaptable structures that can be customized to [...]
POHANG, JINJU, GUMI, DAEJU, GYEONGJU & WONJU, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) –As the sun sets over the port city of Pohang, the central market in Sangwon-dong comes alive. The Yeongil Bay Friends Night Market, the only one of its kind in the city, has transformed this once-quiet neighborhood into a nocturnal hotspot since its inception [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Deepfake porn images have sent many South Korean women scurrying to take down selfies from Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms as concerns have been mounting that no one is an exception to the crime in the world’s most-wired nation. “It feels like what should have been the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A Navy officer became South Korea’s first female deep sea diver in the Navy’s 78-year history on Friday, officials said, amid an ongoing push to broaden women’s role in various areas of the military. Lt. Jg. Mun Hee-woo was among the 64 officers, noncommissioned officers and conscripts that completed [...]