SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is quietly becoming more diverse. New census data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Data show that people with a migration background accounted for more than 5 percent of the country’s population in 2024 — a modest but meaningful increase in a nation long assumed to be [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seongbuk District in northern Seoul, home to many foreign embassies alongside Itaewon and Hannam, is holding its 14th annual European Christmas Market from December 6 to 7 at the district office courtyard. Launched in 2010, the event has evolved into a major cultural gathering where local residents and expatriates celebrate [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of Busan residents say they feel heavily burdened by their children’s education expenses, which now average 860,000 won (about $660) per month, according to the city’s latest annual social survey. The 2025 Busan Social Survey, released Friday and based on responses from 31,774 residents, paints a detailed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s household wealth gap widened last year, driven largely by sharp gains in real estate values, according to a nationwide financial welfare survey released on Thursday by the Bank of Korea, the National Data Policy Office, and the Financial Supervisory Service. As of March 2025, the average household’s net [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans watch news on YouTube every day, and a growing share now views content produced by non-traditional creators — individuals and small businesses — as legitimate news media, according to new research presented at a national policy forum on Thursday. The survey, conducted in August [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Museum is poised to surpass 6 million annual visitors for the first time in its 80-year history, cementing its position among the world’s most-visited cultural institutions. The museum said that as of Nov. 30, it had recorded 5.81 million visitors in 2025. With attendance climbing steadily, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s newest generation is expected to live longer than any before it. Government data released Wednesday show that babies born in 2024 can expect an average lifespan of 83.7 years — a modest increase from the year prior, but another step in a long arc of rising longevity. [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A flock of whooper swans — a protected natural monument and winter migratory species — was again seen being driven off its habitat by a fishing boat and leisure vessels in the Nakdong River estuary in Busan, a designated cultural heritage protection zone and major bird sanctuary. According to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s five major automakers reported another month of declining global sales in November, underscoring continued weakness in both domestic demand and overseas markets amid a broader economic slowdown. Hyundai Motor, Kia, GM Korea, Renault Korea and KG Mobility sold a combined 668,991 vehicles worldwide last month, down 3.9 percent [...]
DAEGU, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Army’s 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command on Thursday unveiled what it described as the first fully automated kitchen demonstration in the U.S. military, holding a pilot showcase at the Camp Walker dining facility in the southern city of Daegu. During the event, soldiers ordered meals from a touchscreen kiosk [...]