SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting today, the long-awaited “With Corona” (or “living with COVID-19″) scheme kicks off, with mixed emotions about how the situation will turn out. Many things will change from Nov. 1, with a lot of welcome news for outgoing people. Frequent movie-goers, for example, will be able to watch movies [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Cigarette butts have turned out to rank among the most common items of marine litter, according to the Korea Federation for Environmental Movement of Jeju, a non-profit environmental group based on Jeju Island last week. According to the association, which has staged a coastal cleanup campaign since May 29 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Worldwide sales of the IONIQ 5 and EV6, the first dedicated battery electric models from Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp., respectively, have exceeded 50,000 units just six months after their release, according to recent data. Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5 was released in April and Kia’s EV6 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — “Do It Yourself (DIY)” kits for trying out various games from Netflix’s mega hit “Squid Game” are sweeping across Germany. EasyCookAsia, a Berlin-based meal kit provider, released Korean game box this week, a DIY kit for trying out various games from the series, which has surpassed sales of other [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean netizens are stepping up to support a popular mubkang influencer who has been criticized for visiting Ulleung Island, on the left side of the country’s easternmost Dokdo Islets, in celebration of Day of Dokdo. Mukbang is a portmanteau in Korean of “eating” and “broadcast.” Day of Dokdo, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that it will replace all delivery motorbikes and aged diesel-fueled parcel trucks with electric models by 2025 in cooperation with related industries and the central government. At present, a total of 215,000 delivery motorbikes are operating in the city, of which full-time [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s sensational survival drama “Squid Game” is sweeping across New York. At the 2021 Korean Festival held by the Korean American Association of Greater New York at Union Square, Manhattan on Sunday, visitors were seen lined up in front of a stand selling Korean-style sugar candy, known as [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Gunn, South Korean ambassador to Britain, on Tuesday (local time) submitted a letter of credence to Queen Elizabeth II. The ambassador and his wife headed over Buckingham Palace in London in a carriage and joined a video conference to meet with the Queen at Windsor Castle. Kim wore [...]
JINCHEON, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Afghan ‘special contributors’ and their family members left for Yeosu, South Jeolla Province on Wednesday after staying at the National Human Resources Development Institute in Jincheon for about two months. About 50 people, including officials from the Jincheon municipal office, institute employees and local residents, gave them a hearty [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A giant robot doll named Younghee from Netflix’s original series “Squid Game” made an appearnance at .the Olympic Park in southeastern Seoul. Younghee is the tagger robot from the survival drama’s first round, ‘Red Light, Green Light’. Netflix Services Korea Ltd., the local unit of Netflix, created a miniature [...]