SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Post is commemorating 70 years of South Korean postage stamps with an innovative exhibition that blends history, art, and digital technology. The event, titled “Mirror of the Era, South Korean Stamps: Past, Present, and Future Together with Stamps,” runs until July 24 at the Nodeul Island Gallery in Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign visitors to the National Museum of Korea hit a record high of 94,951 in the first half of this year, museum officials said Wednesday. The figure represents a 34.5 percent increase from 70,585 a year ago and a 55.6 percent rise from pre-pandemic levels in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bustling airport lounge, a masked celebrity enters, flanked by bodyguards. Suddenly, one guard turns and shines a bright flashlight at nearby passengers, ostensibly to prevent them from taking photos. This scene, captured on video and widely shared online, has ignited a fierce debate in South Korea about the [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) –The Seoul city government said Tuesday that 100 Filipina domestic workers will begin working in South Korean households for the first time in September in a pilot program meant to ease rising childcare burdens. The Seoul city government and the labor ministry said it will accept applications from families [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A surprising trend is emerging in South Korea’s cinema landscape as art house films are experiencing a surge in popularity, particularly among viewers in their 20s and 30s. This trend, emerging in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is challenging industry predictions and reshaping audience preferences. According to data from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – As summer temperatures soar past 30 degrees Celsius in Seoul, a peculiar scene unfolds in many of the city’s cafes: customers huddled in long-sleeved cardigans and shirts, seeking refuge from the arctic chill of overzealous air conditioning. On July 11, as the outdoor temperature climbed, a visit to a popular [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is on the cusp of becoming a “super-aged society” as its population of residents 65 and older surpasses 10 million, a demographic milestone that will see one in five citizens classified as elderly. According to data from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, as of July 10, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that 9 out of 10 consumers in South Korea intend to stick with their current smartphone brand, indicating a strengthening “lock-in effect” in the mobile device market. The study also found that smartphone usage among seniors over 70 has surpassed 90% for both men and [...]
ANDONG, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – An on-site assessment to review the possible designation of a geopark on the country’s southeastern coast as a UNESCO global geopark is under way, officials said Thursday. The four-day field inspection, set to run through Sunday, will cover some 2,693 square meters of Gyeongbuk Donghaean Geopark spread across the southeastern [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The population aged 65 or older has surpassed 10 million, accounting for 19.5 percent of the total officially registered population, the interior ministry said Thursday. The population of those aged 65 or over reached 10,000,062 as of Wednesday, out of a total population of nearly 51.27 million, according to [...]