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YONGIN, South Korea, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea came up short of winning their sixth East Asian men’s football title at home Tuesday after losing to Japan 1-0 in the finale. Ryo Germain scored the match’s lone goal in the eighth minute of the teams’ final contest at the East Asian Football Federation [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors forward Andrea Compagno has been named the top player in South Korean football for the month of June. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Tuesday that Compagno beat out three candidates for the Player of the Month award, extending Jeonbuk’s winning streak in this [...]
DAEJEON, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to the alarming decline in bee populations due to the climate crisis, residents near Lake Daecheong have joined forces with the Korea Water Resources Corporation and the Energy Transition Haeyou Cooperative to launch a community-driven ecological initiative known as the “Daecheongho Buzzing Bee Restaurant.” The project involves [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — As scorching summer temperatures push past 35°C, a growing number of Koreans are escaping the heat not on long trips, but inside air-conditioned hotels and resorts — sparking a nationwide boom in “hotelcations” (hotel + vacation). According to the hospitality industry on July 14, early and intense heat has [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Apartment sales in Seoul have surged to a record-high share of the housing market in 2024, as concerns over rental fraud and weakening demand for non-apartment housing deepen a long-standing shift toward high-rise units. According to data released July 14 by South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite a sluggish economy, South Korea’s health supplement industry posted double-digit growth in 2023, becoming the only segment of the country’s biohealth sector to do so, according to new government data. A report released July 13 by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) showed that the health supplement [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — As temperatures in parts of South Korea surged past 40°C again this summer, experts warn that extreme heat is no longer an anomaly, but a growing reality. In response, the government is shifting its focus from prevention to adaptation, launching community-level initiatives to safeguard vulnerable populations. On July 8, [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — On the eve of a high-stakes rival match against Japan at the ongoing regional football tournament, South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said Monday his players should try to enjoy the experience. South Korea, world No. 23, and Japan, ranked 17th, will square off in the final match of [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Headed toward their third consecutive last-place finish in South Korean baseball, the Kiwoom Heroes fired their manager, bench coach and general manager (GM) on Monday. The Heroes said they have dismissed manager Hong Won-ki, who was in the final year of his three-year contract, and bench coach Kim Chang-hyun. [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nicknamed a “storytelling powerhouse” for its ability to craft cohesive narratives across albums and music videos, K-pop group NCT Dream will release its fifth full-length album Monday, themed around time travel. Inspired by the hit 1980s Hollywood film series “Back to the Future,” the album follows the boy group’s [...]