SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Mart, the hypermarket chain operated by South Korean retail giant Lotte, is under fire after one of its stores denied entry of a guide dog undergoing training. An Instagram post on Nov. 29 documented an incident in which a Lotte Mart employee prevented a guide dog and its [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Several questions from the national census that runs from October 15 to November 18 are raising controversy over possible privacy infringement. Among the controversial questions are ones asking if ‘there are children who are dead among the children born’ and ‘when was the first marriage in case of being [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A popular Buddhist monk, author and teacher has announced his withdrawal from public activities amid controversy over his property and lifestyle that appear to contradict his preaching of nonpossession. Ven. Haemin has recently faced widespread criticism since a TV program unveiled his posh private home in central Seoul early [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Estee Lauder, an popular American cosmetics brand, is embroiled in a controversy over a racist message to a customer in South Korea. A local Estee Lauder store recently sent a product to an online customer. The product came in a different color from what the customer ordered, with the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — After the news came out that a karaoke room, called “noraebang” in Korean, and arcade game machines had been installed for prison inmates, local citizens showed mixed responses. On Wednesday, Jeonju Prison located in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province opened a string of facilities to help reduce stress levels in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Are birth parents entitled to the wealth left behind by their deceased children even if they had long lived apart? Under the current inheritance law, the answer is yes, though some have denounced such parents as cold-hearted and unethical. The legal loopholes angered the public last year, when Goo [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of K-pop superstar BTS on Tuesday voiced frustration over the social media storm in China that has erupted over member RM’s recent remarks honoring those sacrificed during the Korean War. In an Oct. 7 ceremony hosted by the U.S.-based nonprofit organization The Korea Society, RM, who spoke on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid Hyundai Motor Co.’s official decision to enter the used car dealership market, a high ranking company official made a half-truth comment about the initiative, sparking controversy. Kim Dong-wook, senior vice president of Hyundai Motor, said during an appearance at the parliamentary inspection of the Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s latest music video “Lovesick Girls” will be edited and replaced, its agency said Wednesday, following a controversy over scenes that nurse groups criticized for sexualizing the profession. “We have decided to delete all scenes with the nurse uniform in BLACKPINK’s ‘Lovesick Girls’ music video and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A ruling party lawmaker has come under fire for a leaked mobile messenger conversation that opposition lawmakers claimed corroborates the ruling party’s censorship of the press. Press cameras captured a screenshot of a Telegram conversation between Rep. Yoon Young-chan of the Democratic Party (DP) and an unknown person during [...]