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Retailers Turn to Character IP as Competition for Differentiation Intensifies

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retailers are increasingly turning to character-based intellectual property to differentiate products and drive sales, with convenience stores and department stores intensifying competition through collaborations with popular global and domestic characters. According to industry data released Friday, convenience stores saw sharp sales gains during this year’s Pepero Day shopping [...]

Culture Minister Vows to Block High-Rise Project Threatening Jongmyo Shrine

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young has said the government will deploy every measure permitted under law to block plans for ultra-high-rise buildings facing Jongmyo Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site in central Seoul. The project has drawn controversy because Jongmyo, a 14th-century royal ancestral shrine from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), [...]

Seoul Halts Portions of Hangang Bus Service After Grounding Incident Sparks Safety Outcry

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul partially suspended operations of its new Hangang bus service on Sunday after a vessel ran aground near Jamsil Pier, prompting the rescue of more than 80 passengers and intensifying political scrutiny over the project’s safety record. The accident occurred at around 8:24 p.m. Saturday, when a river bus [...]

Korea Sees Uptick in Pregnancy Support Requests, Fueling Hopes of a Modest Baby Boom

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Applications for vouchers provided to pregnant women increased 8.1 percent from a year earlier in the first nine months of this year, data showed Sunday, in a possible sign of a continued rebound in the number of newborns in a country facing one of the world’s lowest birth rates. [...]

South Korea Beats Bolivia, But Sloppy Performance Raises Bigger Questions

DAEJEON, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea walked out of Daejeon World Cup Stadium on Friday night with a 2–0 win over Bolivia — but the scoreline glossed over a performance that left far more concerns than comfort. Yes, Son Heung-min delivered a world-class free kick. Yes, Cho Gue-sung capped his long-awaited return with a [...]

For South Korea’s New Dual-Heritage Midfielder, Opportunity Remains Elusive

DAEJEON, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Two months into his tenure with South Korea’s senior national soccer team, 20-year-old Jens Castrop — the German-Korean midfielder hailed as a new pillar for the team’s future — is discovering the limits of early promise. Castrop, who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach, saw just over five minutes of action on [...]

NewJeans Ends Legal Fight as Members Opt Not to Appeal Court Decision

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – All five members of the girl group NewJeans have not challenged a court ruling that upheld the validity of their exclusive contracts with their management agency, industry sources said Friday. The members — Haerin, Hyein, Minji, Danielle and Hanni — did not file an appeal by the midnight deadline, [...]

Kant Looms Large Over South Korea’s 2026 College Entrance Exam, Frustrating Students

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Immanuel Kant, the 18th-century German philosopher, became the unlikely villain of South Korea’s 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on Thursday, as test-takers flooded online forums with complaints that his ideas dominated some of the exam’s most difficult questions. “Would Kant ever have imagined he’d be tormenting so many young [...]

Health Agency Issues Updated Diabetes Prevention Rules as Cases Continue to Rise

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Friday unveiled a new six-point set of diabetes prevention guidelines, urging the public to adopt healthier daily habits as the country observes World Diabetes Day. Diabetes — caused by insufficient insulin production or impaired insulin function — remains one of the [...]

Gov’t to Publish Detailed List of Tobacco Toxins to Strengthen Public Health Safeguards

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will begin publicly disclosing detailed lists of harmful substances contained in tobacco products starting next year, as part of its expanded efforts to strengthen public health protections. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday that the decision was approved [...]