SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A month after Netflix’s global culinary competition sensation “Culinary Class Wars” aired its finale, the show faces mounting controversies as allegations of financial misconduct, illegal business operations, and personal scandals have emerged around several contestants. Lee Young-sook, 69, celebrated on the show as a “master of Korean cuisine,” faces legal [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s data protection watchdog has imposed new penalties on Meta, Facebook’s parent company, for collecting sensitive personal information from Korean users, including their political views, for advertising purposes. The latest fine brings total penalties against Meta in South Korea to approximately 60 billion won. The Personal Information Protection Commission [...]
SEOUL & Washington, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as the 47th President of the United States, a growing number of American women are embracing the “4B movement,” a social protest originally popularized in South Korea that advocates for abstaining from dating, marriage, childbirth, and sexual relationships as a response [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea prepares for its annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), market analysts are noting a peculiar pattern: the stock market tends to perform poorly on the day of the crucial national exam. The phenomenon, which has caught the attention of South Korea’s financial sector, is largely attributed to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has unveiled distinct gender differences in how divorced South Koreans experience newfound freedom, with men prioritizing unrestricted travel while women most appreciate being able to treat traditional holidays as personal vacation time. The study, conducted jointly by matchmaking agencies Only You and Bien-Aller, surveyed 536 divorced individuals [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2021, a retired racehorse named Mariage met a tragic end during the filming of a scene for the KBS drama “The King of Tears, Lee Bangwon.” Three years later, as animal rights advocates gathered to commemorate the horse’s death, promised reforms for animal performer protection remain largely unrealized. “Dear [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean markets experienced sharp divergence on November 7 as Donald Trump’s election victory triggered significant movements across different sectors, with shipbuilding companies surging while clean energy stocks tumbled. The former U.S. president’s conversation with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, during which he expressed interest in bilateral shipbuilding cooperation, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea’s entertainment industry grapples with economic headwinds, producers are shifting from expensive dramas to more cost-effective variety shows, with character development emerging as a crucial factor in both formats, industry experts said at a forum on November 7. At the K-Culture Trend Forum held at Amore Pacific headquarters [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant demographic shift, 1 in 10 marriages in South Korea last year was multicultural, while children born to multicultural families accounted for 5.3% of all births, according to statistics released on November 7 by Statistics Korea. The annual report on multicultural population dynamics revealed that multicultural marriages increased [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia announced on November 7 that it will launch a heritage exhibition titled “From Moments to Movement,” celebrating the company’s 80-year history. The exhibition will be held at Kia360, the company’s brand experience space in Gangnam District, Seoul, until November next year. The showcase, which is Kia’s second heritage exhibition [...]