SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s cultural and entertainment industries have been walking on thin ice for the past few months, as signs have continued to emerge that Beijing is going after Korea’s entertainers in protest of Seoul’s decision to bring in an American missile shield. On Tuesday, soprano Sumi Jo confirmed what [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean exports of its pop culture products have been on the wane in recent months, central bank data showed Monday, as major importer China seems to be toughening regulations due apparently to Seoul’s decision to deploy a U.S. missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula. According to the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Kicking off Monday is an exhibition of works that portray Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, from the eyes of foreigners. According to the Korean Culture and Information Service, the exhibit is a collection of 300 prize-winning works from Talk Talk Korea 2016, a contest that was held this year [...]
BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Chinese government has toughened its regulations on Korean pop culture since last month, sources related to the matter said Tuesday, in apparent retaliation against South Korea’s decision to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula. According to the Chinese culture ministry’s official website, not [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Hulunbuir in Nei Menggu, China, is distinguished by what is the largest grassland in the country. The region is also known for having the fourth highest level of income nationally. With the latest Korean enterprise in the region, Hulunbuir will soon be marked by its Paradise Department Store, presenting products [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Outbound shipments of food, beauty, fashion and personal care products soared in the first half of the year on the back of the growing popularity of the Korean wave, or hallyu, industry data showed on Monday. According to the data compiled by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), exports [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Unnerving rumors spread across the Korean entertainment industry in the weeks that followed the Korean government’s decision to deploy a THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) battery in Seongju, a county in North Gyeongsang Province, with some suggesting that the Chinese government would retaliate by controlling the spread of hallyu (Korean [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – “It took me 14 hours to get to L.A.,” said 17-year-old Conny, who flew all the way from her home in Argentina for the annual K-pop convention KCON that took place in Los Angeles last weekend. The popularity of Korean culture has grown considerably in South America over the past [...]
BANGKOK, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Thailand announced on July 8 that the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) decided to include Korean as one of the second languages on the Professional and Academic Aptitude Test (PAT), which is a college entrance exam. The Ministry of Education [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – S.M. Entertainment, one of the largest South Korean entertainment companies, plans to build an ‘SM Cultural Complex’ in Changwon, the capital city of South Gyeongsang Province. Ahn Sang-soo, the mayor of Changwon, held a press conference at Changwon City Hall’s Press Center on Tuesday June 21 to announce the development [...]