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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 2024 Muju International Open Virtual Taekwondo Championship is set to take place on September 4 and 5 at the Taekwondowon’s Doyak Center in Muju, North Jeolla Province, coinciding with Taekwondo Day. According to the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, this event marks the first international competition to apply World Taekwondo (WT) [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In a harrowing incident that has sparked outrage and raised questions about South Korea’s emergency medical system, a 2-year-old girl fell into a coma after being denied treatment by 11 hospitals in the western Seoul metropolitan area. The child, who was suffering from a febrile seizure, a condition common in [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer Onew of popular K-pop group SHINee has been deeply thinking about happiness, a theme that heavily influenced his latest release. “I think it’s wonderful to be someone who can have a positive impact on others and make them happy,” he said during an interview Thursday with a group [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — After soaring to new heights in her career with her 2022 hit “Event Horizon,” singer-songwriter Younha is now setting her sights on Earth with her seventh full-length album, “Growth Theory.” During a group media interview Monday, Younha shared the inspiration behind her latest work, which delves into the Earth’s [...]
PARIS, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has picked up its third gold medal of the Paris Paralympics while collecting four other medals in and around the French capital. Jeong Ho-won grabbed the gold medal in the men’s individual boccia (BC3) event by beating Daniel Michel of Australia 5-2 at South Paris Arena 1 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hong Myung-bo, head coach of the South Korean men’s national football team, will look to start his second tenure off on the right foot in a World Cup qualifying match against Palestine on Thursday. Hong, named as the replacement for Jurgen Klinsmann in July, previously coached South Korea for [...]