SEOUL/JEJU, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) -- At 11 a.m. on May 2, some 20 hikers were having an early lunch on the wooden deck of the Witsae oreum shelter, perched 1,700 meters up the slopes of Hallasan, South Korea’s highest mountain. Most had brought insulated bottles, filling them with hot water to prepare ubiquitous packets [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A special loan program in South Korea offering rock-bottom interest rates for newlywed couples and new parents has drawn more than 5 trillion won in applications just three months since its launch, data showed on May 5. The “New Baby” loan program, introduced on January 29 by the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – One in three South Korean workers rated the labor and employment policies of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration 20 points or below out of 100, according to a survey released on May 5 by a civic group. The group, Gabjil 119, said its poll of 1,000 workers found Yoon’s labor [...]
SEOUL/TOKYO, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Photos showing boxes of discarded albums by the popular K-pop group Seventeen strewn across a street in Japan have reignited criticism from a prominent music executive over controversial marketing practices in the industry. The images, posted recently on social media by a user in Japan, showed dozens of Seventeen [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a remarkable case highlighting the potential of stem cell treatments for animals, a dog named Dungdung who was paralyzed and unable to walk is regaining mobility after undergoing an innovative therapy in South Korea. Dungdung was rescued in 2022 by the animal rights group KARA from a factory [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a captivating display of unity through dance, Korean and French breaking crews took to the stage in Paris, leaving the audience roaring with a series of dynamic moves and daring acrobatic feats. As the cheers from the stands intensified, the two crews – Korea’s 1Million and France’s Pockemon Crew [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A security guard and the owner of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle he was moving have decided to file a damages lawsuit against the German automaker and its South Korean subsidiaries, claiming the car experienced sudden unintended acceleration that caused an accident. Lawyer Ha Jong-sun from the law firm Namu, representing the [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Peruvian Army has chosen South Korea’s K808 White Tiger as the new wheeled armored vehicle to enhance its military capabilities. On May 1, the Peruvian Army’s weapons and munitions provider (FAME) announced that it had selected the South Korean companies Hyundai Rotem (supplier) and STX (contractor) as the priority [...]
DAEJEON, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A new robotic endoscope system that can maneuver freely and remove objects stuck in the airways without causing side effects has been developed by a research team in South Korea. The team, consisting of Kim Kiyoung, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, and Chang Jae-won, [...]
JEONGEUP, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Jeongeup in North Jeolla Province announced on May 2 that it will host the “3rd World Revolutionary Cities Alliance Conference” from May 9 to 11 at the Donghak Peasant Revolution Memorial Park and its surrounding areas. Since 2022, Jeongeup has been inviting major revolutionary cities from around [...]