SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The best laid plans of “bears” and men may soon see bears come out on top as Asian black bear KM-53′s the highly publicized trek to find a new home has animal rights groups cheering and government agencies reconsidering their options. Also known as a moon bear for the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – American pop star Ariana Grande’s much anticipated first South Korean show drew criticism over poor management and the singer’s brief stay in the country due to alleged concerns over threats from North Korea, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of thousands of fans. Criticism continues to grow after [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a report compiled by researcher Hong Yeong Ho at the Korea Institute of Criminology, 1,593 men out of 2,000 who were surveyed responded that they had committed “acts of violence” towards their significant other. Hong’s paper takes an expansive view of “acts of violence” by including actions [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Shocking findings from an OECD report show that South Korea had nearly 2,000 inmates per prison as of the end of June, giving it the dubious distinction of being the country with the most overcrowded prisons among OECD member nations. The worrying numbers come after Yoon Sang-jik, a lawmaker [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – With the scandal surrounding eggs contaminated with harmful pesticides continuing to sweep South Korea, the long debated issues of controversial battery farms and poorly conducted environmental regulations are back in the spotlight. As an increasing number of chicken farms involved in the egg contamination scandal have been found to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The international sensation augmented reality-based mobile game Pokémon Go has suffered a significant drop in user numbers in South Korea over the past five months, with the user base estimated to be a mere sixth of what it was in January, when the app was released, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Apple’s iPhones are more popular than its rival Samsung’s phones in the secondhand mobile market, according to a new study. Findings from a study released by market researcher Strategy Analytics on Tuesday revealed that from last November to July this year, the prices of iPhone 7 handsets traded on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Corona Sunsets Festival, an international beach festival organized by the world’s biggest beer maker, AB InBev, is coming to Korea for the first time, with the event scheduled to be held at Yangyang’s Surfyy Beach later this month. The 2017 Corona Sunsets Festival in Korea is set to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Girls’ Generation’s latest album “Holiday Night” rose to the top of Billboard’s World Albums chart, according to the music publication Wednesday. The K-pop girl group’s sixth full-length album, released on Aug. 4, stood at No. 1 on the chart for the week of Aug. 26, according to Billboard’s website. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean TV networks are launching complementary mobile-centric brands to court the changing media consumption trends and tastes among smartphone-savvy younger generations, according to industry insiders Wednesday. SBS TV launched Mobidic, a mobile brand that currently operates 20 channels on 12 different platforms, including YouTube and Facebook. Mobidic produces [...]