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GIMPO, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A Starbucks nestled just 1.4 kilometers from the North Korean border is emerging as one of South Korea’s most unlikely tourist hotspots, drawing over 120,000 customers in just seven months. The store, located inside Aegibong Peace Ecological Park in Gimpo, opened on November 29, 2024, and has since attracted both [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — When selecting digital health applications, Korean users—including doctors, chronic disease patients, and the general public—prioritize cybersecurity and personal data protection over therapeutic effectiveness, according to a new study released by Yonsei University’s Severance Hospital. The research, led by Professor Shin Jae-yong of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Yonsei [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The host country South Korea handled China 3-0 to open an East Asian men’s football tournament Monday. Lee Dong-gyeong, Joo Min-kyu and Kim Ju-sung scored a goal apiece as South Korea kicked off the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship with a comfortable win on [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming fantasy thriller “S Line” departs from its source webtoon by limiting who can see the story’s mysterious red lines, director-writer Ahn Joo-young said Monday. Based on the popular webtoon by Kkomabi, known for Netflix’s Korean original series “A Killer Paradox,” the series depicts a world where a [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Saturday that 60 additional in-home long-term care medical centers have been designated nationwide, bringing the total number to 195 just two and a half years after the initiative began. Launched in December 2022 with 28 sites, the program enables elderly individuals with [...]
JEJU, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In a rare opening to the public, South Korean authorities on Saturday unveiled Baekrok Spring, the country’s highest natural spring located near the summit of Mount Hallasan on Jeju Island. Situated at 1,675 meters above sea level, the spring had never before been accessible to civilians due to its remote location [...]
BUSAN, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea grapples with an early and intense heatwave, dock workers at Busan’s Sinseondae Terminal—one of the busiest transshipment hubs in the world—are enduring punishing conditions with little reprieve, raising concerns over labor safety in the nation’s critical shipping industry. On July 4, with heat advisories in effect [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Following a tragic fire in Busan that claimed the life of a young child, South Korea’s presidential office on Thursday called for a comprehensive review of nighttime child neglect and stronger countermeasures to address systemic care gaps. New data shows that children from low-income households are 1.5 times more [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics will significantly reduce performance bonuses for its semiconductor division in the first half of 2025, reflecting continued weakness in its foundry and NAND flash businesses. According to an internal announcement made on July 4, employees in the Device Solutions (DS) division — responsible for the company’s semiconductor [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As Squid Game Season 3 dominates global viewership charts, the series has once again sparked controversy in China, where Netflix is not officially available. Despite the platform’s absence, the latest season has garnered tens of thousands of reviews and ratings on Douban, China’s largest user-generated content site, pointing to [...]