SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Many North Koreans appear to have been repatriated from China, the unification ministry said Friday after a recent news report that about 600 North Koreans have forcibly been sent back home. “It appears to be true that many North Korean residents in three northeastern Chinese provinces have been repatriated,” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of two more South Korean soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War have been identified, years after their discovery, the defense ministry said Friday. The ministry’s Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification identified the remains of Lee Yeong-jo and Son Myeong-man, recovered in 2005 and 2016, respectively, [...]
JEJU, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju Fire Festival, which has had its future called into question due to environmental concerns, will now be conducted without the traditional ‘Oreum Fire Lighting,’ a symbolic element of the event. In a press briefing held on Wednesday, Jeju City Mayor Kang Byung-sam announced that the Jeju Fire Festival will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Reality shows featuring ordinary individuals have become embroiled in a series of controversies, ranging from the exposure of false private lives to legal disputes. According to the broadcasting community, the dating reality show ‘I’m Solo’ remains entangled in various controversies even after the program concluded. This program, aimed at observing single [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The price of the iPhone 15 is now 11 percent lower than the iPhone 14 in some countries, while it remains the same in South Korea. In the United States, Apple has kept the iPhone 15 price identical to the iPhone 14. However, in other countries, the company adjusted the price [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, known as Seoul ADEX, is set to take place from October 17 to 22 at Seoul International Airport in Seongnam, South Korea. Seoul ADEX is South Korea’s premier comprehensive trade exhibition dedicated to the aerospace and defense sector, held every two years. This year’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has revealed that the annual average of foreigners suspected of criminal offenses in South Korea has risen to 36,000. According to data from the National Police Agency presented to the National Assembly during a national audit on Thursday, the number of foreigners arrested for crimes in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Thursday it is working to verify speculation that China sent back hundreds of North Korean defectors earlier this week, stressing that any North Korean refugees should not be repatriated to the North against their will. China forcibly repatriated around 600 North Korean defectors detained in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The candidate from the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) won a crucial local by-election in Seoul, the voting results showed Thursday, capping a high-stakes contest seen as a key barometer of voter sentiment ahead of next year’s parliamentary election in April. Jin Kyo-hoon of the DP had 56.52 percent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo made an official visit to Denmark as part of his four-nation European trip to promote South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southern city of Busan, his office said Thursday. Han arrived in Copenhagen on Tuesday (local time) for the second leg of [...]