BUSAN, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Three kittens were found dead in the underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Busan, prompting police officials to carry out an investigation. At approximately 12:15 p.m. on October 3, a resident found three dead kittens at an apartment complex in Nam-gu, Busan, and reported the deaths to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In a country that boasts some of the fastest internet speeds in the world, and is home to some of the top consumer electronics companies, there is one area that has changed little since the 1990s – management offices at apartment complexes. The only exception might be the abundance [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — In the South Korean film “Microhabitat” released last year, the protagonist Mi-so hits the streets when she is no longer able to afford paying rent for her apartment. The film was critically acclaimed for featuring a story that reflected the realities of the younger generation, many of whom are [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A middle-aged South Korean woman got married to and divorced from the same man twice, a rare occurrence in most parts of the world. But the couple’s on-again, off-again relationship may have been motivated by more than just their feelings for each other: The couple’s fake divorce appears to [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Stray cats are not usually associated with local elections, but as animal welfare gains more prominence as a social issue, the furry creatures are creating ripples in the upcoming election. This is especially true in the case of the street cats left behind at a large apartment complex in [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As public concerns over fine dust continue to rise, the use of a type of photocatalyst paint has been proposed to combat air pollution. The paint, applied to the exterior of buildings, would break down the polluted substances by absorbing light, catalyzing the paint’s clean-up function. Another idea to [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has scrapped plans to intervene in a conflict between couriers and an apartment complex after local residents banned delivery vehicles from entering in fear of potential traffic accidents. In a statement released Thursday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said, “We tried to help delivery [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The burden of buying a house in Seoul has risen to a 6-year high as demand for homes in the affluent Gangnam district surged despite the government’s measures to cool the property market, data showed Monday. The Korea Housing Affordability Index rose to 116.7 in the fourth-quarter of last [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Purchasing a home may be the largest-ever financial transaction for many ordinary citizens, such as Han Jung-min, a 40-something office worker who dreams of settling down in the posh district of Gangnam in southern Seoul. The problem facing such first-time homebuyers always boils down to timing — is it [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Murder and violence cases stemming from neighbor disputes over floor noise are on the rise in South Korea, where approximately six out of 10 people live in apartments or row houses, according to government data and police on Saturday. Earlier this week, a 50-year-old resident of a studio apartment [...]