SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Radio listeners chose multitasking as their primary reason for listening to the radio, allowing them to engage in other activities simultaneously, a survey showed Thursday. According to a survey conducted by the state-run Korea Broadcast Advertising Corp., 49.4 percent of 2,000 radio listeners stated that they listen to the [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans facing financial difficulties or in urgent need of money are increasingly relying on pawn shops. A well-known pawn shop in Gangnam district, Seoul, accepts various items as collateral for loans, including the latest smartphones, laptops, and cameras that are entrusted by people in their 20s and [...]
HAENAM, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Empty granaries in rural areas are being transformed into vibrant spaces that embrace the ideas of young entrepreneurs. In the southwestern county of Haenam, a recent initiative has been launched to renovate vacant areas and provide them to young people for their business ventures. Among the two granaries, one has [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In an unprecedented demonstration of public engagement, a multitude of individuals applied to participate in a special event that aimed to address concerns regarding the integrity of lottery draws in South Korea. DongHang Lottery Co., the current authorized lottery licensee, and MBC, a public broadcaster responsible for conducting the [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A major children’s hospital in Seoul said Thursday it has decided to suspend most of its weekend operations starting this month due to a shortage of pediatricians, reflecting the country’s dire population crisis. Sowha Hospital announced a temporary suspension of its weekend and holiday operations, except for Saturday mornings, [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent series of violent crimes against ex-girlfriends is causing unrest and fear among the female population in South Korea. Last Friday, in Seoul’s Geumcheon District, a 47-year-old woman was murdered by a 33-year-old man after she asked for a breakup. The murder was an act of retribution and [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Several employees at Hybe, the K-pop company behind the boy group BTS, were found to have sold their company shares last year after learning confidential information about the septet’s suspension from performing as a group, South Korea’s financial regulator said Wednesday. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced that, following [...]
CHEORWON, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Born a boy and now a woman, cyclist Na Hwa-leen is about to make history this weekend as the first transgender athlete to compete in a provincial event in South Korea. The 37-year-old is hoping her participation will spark a wider social debate on issues surrounding gender identity. “I [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 20,000 for the second straight day Thursday, with nearly all remaining antivirus curbs lifted amid a downward trend. The country reported 24,604 new infections, including 33 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,728,115, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
GWANGYANG, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A rally organized by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) took place in downtown Seoul on Wednesday without major clashes with the police. However, protests by workers in rural areas have sparked controversy due to violent clashes during police crackdowns, as reported by prominent media outlets such as [...]