SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2023 silver medalist Lee Hae-in has finished seventh in the women’s short program at the figure skating world championships in the United States. Lee scored her season-best 67.79 points at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday (local time). [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The sports ministry announced Thursday it will work together with the professional football league to resolve persistent problems with pitches at stadiums across the nation. The ministry and the Korea Professional Football League (K League) will inspect pitches at 27 stadiums that host K League matches, starting in April. [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Chung Mong-won, chairman of HL Group and former head of the Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA), has published a memoir on his life in the sport. HL Group, with businesses in the construction and automobile industries, said Thursday that the book, titled “Korea Plays Ice Hockey, Too,” covers Chung’s [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — When the search term “Yonsei” suddenly trended on the CU convenience store chain’s mobile app on March 18, it wasn’t customers looking for the dairy company’s milk. Instead, Doosan Bears baseball fans were hunting for a new cream-filled pastry collaboration between CU, Yonsei Dairy, and their beloved team. The [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In what appears to be a calculated diplomatic gesture, China is showing signs of relaxing its unofficial ban on South Korean cultural imports, amid growing pressure from the United States and a desire to improve relations with its East Asian neighbor. The shift becomes apparent as high-profile K-pop girl [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea maintained a three-point lead in their group in the Asian World Cup qualifiers thanks to an unexpected result in the wee hours of Wednesday. South Korea, world No. 23, only eked out a 1-1 draw against 64th-ranked Jordan on Tuesday at home in their latest Group B [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean original works on Netflix topped the global weekly charts, the streaming platform said Wednesday. “When Life Gives You Tangerines” claimed the No. 1 spot on the non-English series chart for the week ending Sunday, garnering 5.5 million views. The nostalgic drama spans over 60 years in the [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on March 25 plans to open the Namsan Sky Forest Trail, a new barrier-free pathway designed to make the iconic mountain more accessible and safer for all visitors. The 1.43-kilometer trail, a joint project with the Korea Forest Service, will transform the currently steep and [...]
SUWON, South Korea, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea were held by Jordan 1-1 at home Tuesday for their second consecutive draw in the ongoing World Cup qualification round, failing to step toward an early berth in the big tournament after squandering a first-half lead. Lee Jae-sung had the match’s first goal for South [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of the best stretch of her career, South Korean teen figure skater Kim Chae-yeon will pursue her second straight podium finish at the world championships this week in the United States. Kim will be one of three South Koreans competing in the women’s singles at the [...]