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SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — One year after South Korea implemented a program allowing pregnant women in crisis to give birth under pseudonyms, 109 women have utilized the service, and 171 others have opted to raise their children following state-supported counseling, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The program, known as the [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it has donated 2 billion won (US$1.4 million) to support recovery efforts in areas hit by recent torrential rains in South Korea. The donation was delivered to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association to aid the swift restoration of flood-damaged regions and provide [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The first-round applications for the government’s cash handouts to all South Koreans began nationwide Monday and will continue until Sept. 12, the interior ministry said. Under the plan intended to help stimulate domestic consumption, all South Korean citizens residing in the country as of June 18, the day before [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. have won a combined 11 honors — two Best of the Best and nine Winner awards across eight categories — at the 2025 Red Dot Product Design competition, Hyundai Motor Group said Monday. Hyundai’s City-Pod and Urban-Pod, along with Kia’s [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) on Monday returned with an album that delivers a heartfelt message about the importance of “being together.” “The Star Chapter: Together,” the band’s fourth full-length album, serves as the final installment of a two-part series that began with its seventh EP, “The [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korean university students are treating enlistment in the Air Force like a college entrance exam, as soaring competition has triggered a rush for certifications, volunteer hours, and even blood donations in a bid to earn higher scores in the military’s recruitment system. With monthly [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to the rapid proliferation of new synthetic narcotics, the South Korean government is seeking to drastically shorten the classification timeline for temporary controlled substances from the current 40 days to roughly two weeks, aiming to bolster early detection and enforcement capabilities. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As Korean pop culture continues to captivate global audiences, secondhand K-pop merchandise is experiencing a dramatic surge in international demand, driving a new wave of “reverse direct-to-consumer” sales from South Korea to overseas buyers. According to Bunjang, a leading Korean secondhand marketplace, the platform’s global transaction volume in the first [...]
TONGYEONG, South Korea, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — One of Tongyeong’s most iconic landmarks, the Tongyeong Bridge, is set to undergo a striking transformation into a work of art that blends infrastructure with cultural heritage. The city of Tongyeong announced on Sunday that it is in the final stages of a major renovation project aimed at [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite growing awareness of multiculturalism in South Korea, a new national survey reveals that while a significant portion of Koreans are open to having immigrants as neighbors or coworkers, far fewer are willing to accept them as close family members. According to a report released Friday by the Korea [...]