SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Asia’s largest cultural center that is expected to provide a window into pan-Asian culture will open in the southwestern city of Gwangju later this week, the organization running the center announced on Tuesday. The Asia Culture Center (ACC) was partially opened to the public in September, but its entirety [...]
“Some people have argued there was no big issue, but this is because most of the critical bilateral matters such as the transfer of wartime operational control of South Korean troops and cost sharing for U.S. forces on the Korean Peninsula have all been resolved in advance.” – a Cheong Wa Dae insider who spoke [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A new piece of art created through a sponsorship from Hyundai Motors is being exhibited at Tate Modern in England. Hyundai Motor opened the ‘Hyundai Commission 2015′ at Tate Modern, an international museum of modern art located in London, England. The exhibit continues until April 3, 2016, and introduces [...]
Seoul, Korea, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) announced today that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Unicom to cooperate in strengthening their competitiveness in the telecommunications industry and promoting new growth businesses. The MOU signing ceremony took place at the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel located in Cape Town, South [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao, who earlier refused an interception warrant from an investigative agency, changed its stance after a year, and has decided to cooperate. Although concerns over the occurrence of cyber asylum are stirring, officials are predicting that there won’t be a huge drop in the number of users. Kakao insists [...]
“I wanted to alert the Korean people to their insensitivity towards peace.” “Yasukuni shrine is a symbolic icon that hides the claws of Japan, that can start a war again. I burned the pictures thinking that I was burning down the shrine.” - Photographer Kwon Chul JEJU, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A pile of [...]
SEOUL, Oct.1 (Korea Bizwire) – The internet is bursting with criticism over a Chinese fan who broke into actor Cho In-sung’s home. Ahn Woo-bin, a user of the portal site Naver, pointed out that the certain fan’s actions were way out of line, and unacceptable no matter how much she liked Cho In-sung. ‘Peek-a-boo Monkey’, another [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Constantly surprising, always captivating, Seoul is a city of contrasts, where deep tradition lives in harmony with innovative technology and leading-edge fashion, imaginative pop culture and fiery food, trendsetting style and a playful attitude. Now, in the heart of it all and welcoming the world for the first time, is the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Do you remember the time when creamers, especially one named ‘Frima’, were a necessity along with sugar and coffee? Although they seem to have disappeared from Korea ever since the ‘americano‘ became the new trend, creamers are popular in Russia and Central Asia, being used not only as a [...]
LA PALMA, Calif., Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Move over Sriracha, there’s a new sauce in town and it’s quickly becoming the “hottest” ingredient everywhere from top restaurants to home kitchens. Bibigo, leading maker of Korean pantry staples, today announced the expansion of its signature line of condiments to include Gochujang, a fermented hot pepper [...]