SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Community Chest of Korea (CCK) has announced that, as of January 14, 2025, it has collected ₩454.7 billion in donations nationwide, surpassing its target of ₩449.7 billion ahead of schedule. This achievement is symbolized by the “Love Thermometer Tower,” which has reached 101.1 degrees; each 1-degree increase represents [...]
ROME, Oct. 27, 2023 (Korea Bizwire) – Not just a bank, but an Italian institution, “perhaps one of the most important” in the country. This is the role that Intesa Sanpaolo aims to play. Following the announcement on Wednesday, October 25 in Brescia, the bank has revealed its commitment to allocate €1.5 billion to [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Wednesday it will hold an eco-friendly fundraising event synced to the 2022 League of Legends (LOL) Champions Korea spring playoffs, making donations based on DWG KIA’s performance throughout the championship. It is the country’s first time to see an esports sponsor join in collaboration with a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Charity organizations are moving heaven and earth to find creative solutions to overcome the sharp decline in year-end donations resulting from the prolonged pandemic. The Salvation Army plans to host its first-ever K-pop online concert on Sunday. The organization will give online concert tickets to those who make donations. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the public’s distrust of charitable organizations, blockchain technology that is safe from forgery and modification is emerging as a solution to address such suspicion. The amount of donations collected at Cherry, a donation application released in December 2019 by startup E4NET Co., reached 2.6 billion won as of [...]
Class, ethnicity and disability are still major barriers to young people gaining entry to the creative industries, and the pandemic has heightened gaping inequalities in the creative pipeline. Given the last year, the term “Arts Emergency” has never been more true, nor more urgent: Just 16% of people in the Creative industries are from a [...]
SYDNEY, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — On Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, thousands of dapper drivers took part in the world’s largest and most stylish vintage automotive event. The first event of its kind, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive’s inaugural event focused on establishing flagship drives around the world to raise awareness and capture content within local communities. With the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of children took part in a marathon on Sunday hosted by the international charity organization Save the Children to raise funds for children suffering from malnourishment and illness in disadvantaged parts of the world. The marathon saw a total of over 2,800 children and their parents participate in [...]
GURYE, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The second Korean “Oxfam Trailwalker” took place on Saturday at Gurye Natural Dream Park in Gurye County. The event consisted of four-person teams that journeyed on a 100-kilometer walk for 38 hours. The origin of the walk stemming from Hong Kong in 1981, its primary aim is for charity [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean baseball pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun has cut off his long locks for cancer-stricken children. The SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Monday that the left-hander got a haircut for a good cause following his start Sunday. He will donate his hair to make wigs for [...]