SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of the popular boy band BTS, has donated 100 million won (US$83,745) to help students with hearing impairments, a Seoul school said Friday. The BTS leader made the donation earlier this week in celebration of his birthday, Sept. 12, in a bid to help students receive [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it will start a Happy Credit Project where SKT users can collect points for purchasing products from social enterprises or small to medium-sized businesses. SKT users can collect Happy Credit Points if they buy products listed on the Good Consumption list posted [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A high school student has made headlines for donating 10 million won (US $8,435) to the ROK Navy’s “Love for the Navy Foundation,” asking the Navy to help the bereaved families of the victims of the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan in 2010. According to the Navy on Monday, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Yonsei University has installed donation card readers on campus, which allow students to donate to the school by touching their card to the reader like a transportation card. On Monday, the university reported that it has installed 10 donation-only card readers on its campus for the first time in [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of global stars BTS, joined the UNICEF Korea’s club of top donators, having contributed to the United Nations organization since last year, its Korea office said Friday. Jin’s financial donation to the Korean office of the United Nations Children’s Fund has surpassed 100 million won (US$84,000) [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — “Good luck coins” worth 40 million won (US$35,300) gathered in the Cheonggye Stream in Seoul last year will be used to realize children and teenagers’ dreams. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday that it will donate the lucky coins thrown at the Cheonggye Stream by domestic and foreign [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are familiar with the huge thermometer-shaped objects set up by the Community Chest of Korea (CCK) across the country every winter, which represent the amount of donations raised from its annual charity drive, with the target set at 100 degrees. The project led by the group, which [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Fans of the K-pop group BTS, known as ARMY, have donated winter goods to a facility that supports South Korean women forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II. The House of Sharing, located in Gwangju, just outside of Seoul, posted on its website on Sunday that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., a display panel maker under LG Group, said Wednesday it has installed electronic kiosks in its facilities across the country, helping employees make donations easily. The company said employees can swipe their identity cards on the kiosks and make donations ranging from 1,000 won (US$0.88) to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of Korean boy band sensation BTS have started making donations to comfort women victims from the Japanese colonial era. According to the “House of Sharing” in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, over 130 separate donations totaling 3.5 million won have been wired to the foundation’s bank account since November 8, [...]