SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is in talks with China and Japan to hold a long-stalled trilateral summit of their leaders around May 26-27, a news report said Wednesday. The three countries have entered into final consultations about holding the three-way summit in South Korea late next month, according to the Japanese [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans went to the polls Wednesday in crucial parliamentary elections that could determine whether President Yoon Suk Yeol will fall into a lame duck situation or be able to move his agenda forward with legislative support during the remaining three years in office. Voting kicked off at 6 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In a heartwarming display of environmental stewardship, the globally renowned K-pop group SEVENTEEN and their dedicated fans have joined forces with the music platform Melon to create a second forest under the platform’s eco-friendly initiative, further amplifying their positive influence. According to an announcement made on April 9 by Kakao [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2021, South Koreans bore an average of 960,000 won in annual out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, a significant figure that highlights the personal financial impact of accessing medical services. This data was unveiled in the “2021 Korea Health Panel Basic Analysis Report (II)” jointly released by the National Health Insurance Service [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A subsidiary of the South Korean tech giant Naver that operates the metaverse platform Zepeto, known as Naver Z, has announced that it will be ending remote work and instituting a four-day in-office work week starting on April 15. The metaverse, a 3D virtual world, initially gained traction during the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s second military reconnaissance satellite launched into space this week has made contact with a ground station in the country and is undergoing initial operations normally, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The satellite successfully entered orbit after being launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida at [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The country’s second forest named after popular K-pop boy group Seventeen was created at a park in Seoul, Melon, a local music streaming platform, said Tuesday. The forest located in Nanji Han River Park in western Seoul was created with money donated by subscribers as part of its eco-friendly [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has developed a new design for sidewalk trash bins and installed 30 units at 15 locations across the city center, including near City Hall, Dongdaemun Design Plaza and Marronnier Park, officials announced on April 8. The “Seoul-style” street bin project is part of the city’s [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator has launched an inspection into China’s Temu shopping app on suspicions of the retail platform’s false advertising and other unfair business practices, officials said Monday. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) recently sent documents to Temu for a probe to see if it violates South Korea’s [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea placed its second military spy satellite in space Monday to beef up its space-based surveillance of North Korea and deter its nuclear and missile threats amid Pyongyang’s own push to launch more satellites. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the reconnaissance satellite from the John F. Kennedy Space [...]