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SEOUL, August 6 (Korea Bizwire) — At a recent evening lecture in Seoul’s Sejong Center, an unlikely figure captivated a Korean audience with insights into traditional Korean aesthetics. Mark Tetto, an American-born investor and television personality, offered a foreign perspective on the minimalist beauty embedded in Korean art — and how it manifests in Ilmu, a [...]
BUSAN, August 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s fisheries authorities have issued a public advisory following the rapid spread of the subtropical Blue Button Jellyfish (Porpita porpita) across the nation’s southern and eastern coasts, raising concerns over potential allergic reactions in beachgoers. According to the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), the jellyfish—first detected off [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – “Burning” director Lee Chang-dong joined hands with Netflix to make his next feature film, with the working title, “Possible Love,” the streaming giant said Tuesday. “Possible Love” centers around two married couples with starkly different lives who become entangled and collide with each other. The star-studded project marks a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Kiwoom Heroes announced Tuesday their All-Star pitcher An Woo-jin will miss the rest of the season after suffering a freak shoulder injury while rehabbing from an elbow surgery in the minor league. According to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club, An will undergo surgery to repair ligament damage [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The three-time defending South Korean football champions Ulsan HD FC announced Tuesday they have hired Shin Tae-yong as their new head coach. Shin, who coached the South Korean men’s national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, will be coaching in the K League 1 for the first time [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Bears closer Kim Taek-yeon has had an up-and-down sophomore campaign, marked by his seven blown saves — already two more than all of last season, when he won the Rookie of the Year award in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The most recent one came against the SSG [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football icon Son Heung-min departed for Los Angeles on Tuesday, apparently to finalize his transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Los Angeles FC (LAFC) of Major League Soccer (MLS). Son boarded an LA-bound flight out of Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, Tuesday evening, but not before [...]
SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean appeals court has ruled that a hospital employee who developed severe neurological symptoms after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is entitled to workers’ compensation, affirming a lower court’s decision. The Seoul High Court on June 20 sided with a man in his 20s, identified as Mr. A, [...]
SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced plans on Sunday to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can grade students’ essay and short-answer responses and provide personalized feedback, marking a significant shift in how academic assessments are conducted in the South Korean capital. The AI-based evaluation platform will [...]
SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A wave of civil lawsuits has emerged in South Korea following the country’s first court ruling last month recognizing psychological damages linked to the controversial “December 3 Martial Law” plan, a move that has reignited public scrutiny over the failed emergency military order. According to legal sources, two separate [...]