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SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A year after its launch, “SEOULDAL,” the tethered gas balloon ride that offers panoramic night views of the city from 130 meters above Yeouido, has attracted more than 50,000 riders — nearly a third of them foreign visitors — without a single safety incident, according to Seoul city officials. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of doctors working at South Korea’s public health centers and branch facilities has plummeted by more than 40% over the past decade, raising red flags about the country’s ability to ensure basic medical access in rural areas. According to data released on August 17 by the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean teenagers receiving treatment for anxiety disorders has soared by more than 60% over the past four years, reflecting mounting mental health concerns among the nation’s youth. According to data released Friday by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), 41,611 individuals aged 10 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean singer Insooni has been selected as the 2025 Woman of Influence Award honoree for her humanitarian activities supporting young people of mixed race and multicultural backgrounds, Pearl S. Buck International said Friday. The 68-year-old has become the first Korean to receive the honor from the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ sentiment toward Japan has warmed significantly, reaching levels not seen since the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, according to a new Gallup Korea poll released Thursday, marking the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule. In the nationwide survey conducted August 12–14 [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In a move seen as both scientific and symbolic, South Korea has published the world’s first complete genome sequence of the extinct Dokdo sea lion (Dokdo Ganchi or Dokdo Kangchi) —commonly known in the West as the “Japanese sea lion”—while using the name “Dokdo sea lion” in a peer-reviewed international [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading game studios lavished record pay packages on star developers in the first half of 2025, with several earning more than their own chief executives and even controlling shareholders. According to semiannual filings released August 14, Krafton’s PUBG: Battlegrounds executive producer Jang Tae-seok topped the list, taking [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans weigh more factors — and express greater concerns about economic strain and lost opportunities — when deciding whether to have children than their counterparts in Germany, Japan, France and Sweden, a new study shows. They are also more likely to perceive their society as unfair and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants maintained his hold on second place on the major league triples leaderboard. The South Korean player recorded his 10th triple of the season in a 1-11 loss to the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday (local [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is moving to ease staffing requirements for home-based hospice services in an effort to expand access to end-of-life care that allows patients to die with dignity at home. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, a proposed amendment to the enforcement regulations of the Act [...]