SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A new “thermometer of love” tower was erected on Monday in Gwangjin District, Seoul, to promote the district’s charity efforts for this winter. The seven-meter-tall tower is one of many similar versions installed across the country, usually at the end and the beginning of the year, to promote healthy [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – There are certain numbers that, when pronounced in Korean, can convey a completely different meaning than the numbers themselves, like homophones. And while the number 1,004, pronounced “Cheon-Sa”, can also mean “angel”, the number 18, read “si-pal”, signifies something of an entirely different nature – it’s the four-letter word [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Winter is rapidly approaching, but donations of yeontan, coal briquettes that are used in low-income households for cooking and heating, are not as abundant as they were last year. Officials point to a combination of factors for the change, including the introduction of the new anti-corruption law, President Park’s [...]
ASAN, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A story of college students majoring in theater donating proceeds from one of their plays to contribute to the production of the movie “Spirits’ Homecoming” was recently revealed to the public. According to Hoseo University and a project team called Dandi, students majoring in theater staged the play ‘Homecoming’, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) - LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it has delivered prosthetic arms and legs to help the disabled in Africa. Since 2006, LG Electronics has been providing the medical instruments to Kenyan patients who became disabled in wars or terror attacks. Around 700 patients successfully received the support. LG Electronics also has [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye expressed hopes on Thursday that more people will donate, citing her email conversation with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “I have recently exchanged an email with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about sharing and the spirit of donation,” Park wrote in her Facebook post. “I hope that there [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun donated 11.1 tons of rice that he received from his fans all over the world to the country’s Salvation Army, his agency said Wednesday. Kim donated the rice during a ceremony to kick off the Christian charity organization’s year-end donation campaign held at Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) - Texas Rangers’ outfielder Choo Shin-soo will donate 110 million won (US$96,111) to a South Korean charity on Thursday, the charity organization said. A ceremony was to be held Thursday morning with Choo and his wife attending to deliver the donation to ChildFund Korea at the group’s headquarters in central Seoul. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics on Tuesday pledged a US$500,000 donation to a U.S. charity organization for veterans and military families. The commitment to the Fisher House Foundation is the latest in a series of donations that the South Korean electronics giant has made in the U.S. for veterans and their families [...]
SEOUL, Nov.13 (Korea Bizwire) – Yonsei University has revealed that Psy, the international entertainer who will be making a comeback next month, donated 500 million won to Severance Hospital’s children’s ward. With the funds, a ‘Psy Treatment Room’ was created. According to officials at the hospital, the treatment room built with the funds donated by [...]