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SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Eagles closer Kim Seo-hyeon has come out on top in the annual South Korean baseball All-Star voting after earning a record number of votes from fans. Kim, the third-year reliever for the top club in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), was named the closer for the “Nanum” All-Star [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top skating official was named the country’s chief delegate for the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) announced that Lee Soo-kyung, president of the Korea Skating Union (KSU), will serve as South Korea’s chef de mission for the 2026 Winter Games, [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With the rhythmic crack of a jukbi (bamboo clapper) echoing through Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul, more than 400 monks and lay followers bowed in unison—once, twice, continuing until they completed 108 prostrations. The ritual, representing the 108 earthly afflictions in Buddhist teachings, marked a deeply symbolic milestone: the 1,000th [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans in their 30s to 60s scored an average of 69.9 out of 100 in overall retirement preparedness, reflecting modest improvement over the past five years but revealing persistent disparities across income levels, marital status, and geographic regions. According to a new government-commissioned report released by the Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s hotel industry is increasingly turning to management contracts as a cost-effective strategy to boost profitability and accelerate global expansion without the burden of large capital expenditures. Major chains such as Lotte Hotels & Resorts and Hotel Shilla are shifting away from traditional asset-heavy models toward “asset-light” approaches, securing [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of South Korean households burdened by catastrophic medical expenses—those that exceed 40 percent of a household’s ability to pay—rose for the second consecutive year, according to new government data, highlighting widening healthcare inequality despite improvements in overall access to treatment. A joint report released Saturday by the Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As online platforms in South Korea face growing scrutiny over the spread of extremist speech and criminal activity, major tech firms are stepping up content moderation policies—even amid concerns over free speech and algorithmic overreach. Naver’s streaming platform, Chzzzik, recently restricted access to a broadcaster’s channel after the streamer made [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As BTS star Suga completes his military service, his legacy is already taking new shape — not on stage, but in a quiet wing of a hospital in Seoul. This September, Severance Hospital will open the Min Yoon-gi Treatment Center, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to children with autism spectrum [...]
DAEJEON, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare albino narrow-mouthed toad (commonly known in Korea as maengkkongi) has been discovered in Daejeon, marking only the second confirmed case of its kind ever recorded in South Korea. The finding was announced by Moon Kwang-yeon, director of the Korean Herpetological Society, who observed the white-skinned, red-eyed amphibian on [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) unveiled an artificial intelligence-based sleep environment solution on Thursday, as South Korea’s leading builder accelerates efforts to integrate wellness technologies into residential living. The new system, dubbed “Hey, Sleep,” uses AI to analyze individual sleep patterns and automatically optimize environmental factors such as [...]