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SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Olive Young, South Korea’s leading health and beauty retailer, plans to expand aggressively into wellness as consumer behavior shifts from traditional K-beauty purchases toward holistic health products, the company said Wednesday. In the first quarter of 2025, Olive Young will introduce “Olive Better,” billed as the country’s first omnichannel [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — When Son Heung-min stepped back onto the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday night, it felt less like a ceremonial cameo and more like the closing of a decade-long relationship. Four months after leaving North London for Los Angeles Football Club, the South Korean forward finally stood before a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s heritage authorities and the Seoul metropolitan government have held their first round of preliminary talks to address a growing dispute over a controversial high-rise redevelopment project planned near Jongmyo Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Director-general-level officials from the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), the Ministry of Culture, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — On the eve of his final match for FC Seoul, former England international and Manchester United star Jesse Lingard said Tuesday he has enjoyed a “happy two years” with his South Korean club. FC Seoul announced last Friday they were not bringing back Lingard for 2026. FC Seoul wanted [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Six out of ten South Korean college seniors and recent graduates who are searching for jobs say they are doing so only passively, with little expectation of being hired, according to a nationwide survey released Monday by the Korea Employers Federation. The survey, conducted between October and November among 2,492 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) —Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, said Tuesday it has launched a global promotional campaign for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. Under the theme of “Inspiration Connects Us All,” the new campaign highlights the company’s commitment to promoting unity not only between Kia and its customers, but among people [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Rapper Jay-Z’s investment fund has joined hands with a South Korean asset manager to raise a private equity fund (PEF) that invests in Korean entertainment, beauty and lifestyle, officials said Tuesday. MarcyPen Capital Partners LLC, which is backed by the U.S. rapper, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Single-person households have become the most common living arrangement in South Korea, accounting for roughly 36 percent of all households last year, according to government data released Tuesday. The annual survey by the Ministry of Data and Statistics found that 8.05 million households consisted of a single person in 2024, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul plans to launch a pilot car-free running program next spring, allowing residents to jog through parts of the city center on weekend mornings, Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced during a visit to Kuala Lumpur this week. The initiative takes inspiration from Kuala Lumpur’s “Car-Free Morning,” a municipal fitness program that [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Cigarette smoking among South Korean adults has fallen over the past year, but the use of e-cigarettes has increased, underscoring shifting consumption habits amid persistent public health concerns, according to new national survey data released Monday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) analyzed findings from its 2025 Community [...]