SEOUL, Jun. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea exported cultural content worth more than US$6 billion in 2016, government data showed Friday. The survey on “Content Industry Statistics” released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism showed that exports rose 6.1 percent from the previous year to US$6.008 billion in 2016, a strong performance [...]
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SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangnam Style, Psy’s worldwide sensation powered by an iconic horse dance, set numerous world records. The song’s music video is still the most liked and viewed video on YouTube. But most of all, Gangnam Style was the first K-pop song, ever, to attract global attention. Ironically, however, 38-year-old Psy is [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – May 10 was the 10-year anniversary of South Korean actor Lee Min-ho’s debut. To mark the occasion, Lee’s fan clubs organized various events all over the world. The fans’ self-made celebration videos were played in public places, ads and posters were hung on subways and buses, and fans uploaded pictures [...]
SEOUL/BANGKOK, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A handful of Southeast Asian millionaires are looking to create a large commercial complex in Thailand comprising shops and restaurants that cater to the fans of Korean pop culture, also known as K-pop, industry sources here said Wednesday. They are trying to set up a Hallyu Town in Bangkok, [...]
“South Korea is the only major global trading nation to have FTAs with the United States, the European Union and China. This uniqueness makes Korea an ideal base for global enterprises seeking market access to the three largest economies in the world. With Alibaba’s ongoing strategy to expand its presence in the global market, it [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean consulates in China are issuing a record number of Korean visas for Chinese travelers thanks to the Korean wave in China. According to the Korean Consulate General in Shanghai, it issued 60 percent more visas compared to last year, surpassing the 800,000 mark for the first time for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – YG Entertainment, one of Korea’s top three talent agencies, signed an agreement with Tencent, China’s leading IT firm, to jointly produce and expand the distribution of K-wave content in China. On December 2, the two companies sealed the MOU for their strategic partnership in Hong Kong. According to the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – K-wave star Lee Min-ho will receive the Prime Minister’s Award in recognition of his contribution of promoting Korean culture throughout Asia in the 2014 Korea Pop and Art Culture Award Ceremony. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on November 11 the list of the award winners who [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A government official flying over from Singapore won the top prize on ‘Quiz on Korea,’ a quiz show in which foreigners around the world compete against one another about facts or knowledge relating to Korea. Cohosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), the [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A new girl group armed with Korean traditional music is gaining people’s attention as the next leader to boost the Korean Wave. The girl group, Sorea Band, which performed as a special guest at a K-wave conference on July 1 jointly held by KBS and the Korean Society for Journalism [...]