DAEJEON, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean bookstore in the central city of Daejeon stirred up an anti-Japan controversy by attaching the nameplate ‘Waegu Novels’ to the bookshelf for Japanese novels. Waegu is a term used to refer to a group of Japanese pirates who plagued the seas of East Asia, especially between [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in commemorated a historic provisional government, set up against Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea, with a call Saturday for national unity to ride out social and economic crises from the coronavirus. “Social and economic crises that we face down the road beyond COVID-19 may be even [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Pepero Day, one of South Korea’s biggest marketing events – similar to Valentine’s Day that falls on November 11, is expected to be less successful this year as convenience stores are reluctant to order chocolate sticks from Japan. Pepero Day, the same day celebrated in China as Singles Day, [...]