BUSAN, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The annual firefighters’ stair climb competition at Busan’s iconic LCT skyscraper is poised to transform into an international event this October, as organizers open participation to contestants beyond South Korea’s borders. The Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters, which has hosted the event for domestic firefighters in previous years, announced on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday it has begun an investigation into the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) following Olympic champion An Se-young’s recent criticism of the association’s management. The ministry will examine “the circumstances surrounding the controversy” sparked by An’s allegations of “inadequate injury management” and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea celebrates its impressive performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the country’s religious communities are joining in the festivities, highlighting the achievements of athletes who share their faiths. This intersection of sport and spirituality is providing a unique opportunity for religious groups to engage with the public and [...]
PARIS, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea won a medal in the very first medal event of the Paris Olympics on July 27. The rest of the team picked it up from there and didn’t look back. South Korea finished the medal race in eighth place with 13 gold medals, nine silver medals and [...]
PARIS, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The 33rd Summer Olympic Games drew to a conclusion in Paris on Sunday with a celebration of athletic feats accomplished in and around the French capital over the past two weeks. Paris hosted its first Olympics in 100 years, with over 10,000 athletes from 205 countries and the Refugee [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean comedy film “Pilot,” starring Cho Jung-seok, continued to dominate the weekend box office, reaching a cumulative audience of 3.02 million viewers as of Monday, data showed Monday. Released July 31, the film attracted over 720,000 viewers during the weekend, capturing 46.7 percent of local box-office revenue from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –North Korea has unilaterally applied to list taekwondo, a traditional Korean martial art, as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), the UNESCO website showed Friday. The North submitted an application to the UNESCO headquarters in March to include taekwondo on the ICH list, according to the UNESCO website. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In a break from tradition, athletes at the Paris Olympics have been permitted to take ‘selfies’ on the medal podium, marking a shift in the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) longstanding ban on mobile devices during award ceremonies. This change comes with a catch: athletes must use the Galaxy Z Flip [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — “Parasyte: The Grey” director Yeon Sang-ho will produce a series adaptation of an iconic Japanese film from 1960, the global streaming service said Thursday. Yeon, known for “Train to Busan” (2016) and “Hellbound” (2021), will co-write and produce the upcoming live-action series “Human Vapor.” The show will star Japanese [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Thursday North Korean Olympic athletes receiving Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphones could be in violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions against Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. Samsung Electronics, an Olympic partner, has distributed the Olympic edition of its latest Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones to [...]