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SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – With reservoirs at record lows and water rationing already in effect, Gangneung residents are grasping for relief from the city’s worst drought in decades. While local officials have staged traditional rain rituals, many Koreans are embracing a modern version — turning to social media with humor, superstition and collective [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Monday there is a better than even chance that La Niña conditions will develop in the Pacific later this year, a shift that could bring significant weather changes across Asia and beyond. In its latest outlook, the WMO projected a 55 percent probability [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A government-funded study, quietly withheld during South Korea’s contentious pension reform debate, has surfaced with stark warnings that elderly poverty could worsen dramatically under the current system, raising questions over transparency and policy priorities. The report, produced last December by researchers at the National Pension Research Institute, projected that if the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Poverty and low educational attainment are significantly delaying young South Koreans’ transition into adulthood — from employment to leaving home to marriage — while also deepening psychological distress, according to a government-funded study released Tuesday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs analyzed data from more than 1,200 [...]
GUNSAN, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Gunsan in North Jeolla Province said Monday it will begin accepting applications from local farmers to join its 2025 Ecosystem Service Payment Program, designed to secure food and habitat for migratory birds that flock to the Geum River and Mangyeong River estuaries each winter. Under the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) -- A step into the expansive, light-filled spaces of the traditional Korean house, “hanok,” Sunhyewon, in Seoul’s Samcheong-dong, brings an immersive and surreal experience akin to walking on clouds. The reflective surface, which mirrors the wooden ceiling, blurs the lines between the venue’s architectural grace and its surroundings, creating a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Once a niche Japanese tea, matcha has surged into the global mainstream, embraced by younger consumers seeking both flavor and wellness. From convenience-store desserts and cocktails to luxury fashion and beauty, the powdered green tea has become a cultural and commercial phenomenon. In South Korea, convenience chain CU announced on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Two of the world’s leading luxury houses are taking their competition from the runway to the restaurant table in one of Seoul’s most fashionable districts. Gucci will open its newly relocated and revamped restaurant, Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura Seoul, on Tuesday inside its Cheongdam flagship store. The venture, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — “My Universe,” a collaboration single between boy group BTS and global pop icon Coldplay, has surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, BTS’ agency said Tuesday. It became the second BTS’ group song with more than 1.5 billion streams following “Dynamite.” The two bands [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Advances in personalized medicine are helping transform the outlook for children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood blood cancer. A study by researchers at Asan Medical Center in Seoul found that adjusting chemotherapy intensity according to the level of minimal residual disease (MRD) [...]