SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A stone was placed in a ceremonial plaza in downtown Seoul on Sunday to commemorate Pope Francis‘ visit to South Korea last year. The floor tile was put at the northern tip of Gwanghwamun Plaza, where the pope led a mass to beatify Korean martyrs a year ago. The [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — CL, a member of popular South Korean girl group 2NE1, ranked No. 2 on TIME magazine‘s online voting for its 100 most influential people of 2015 list, according to the magazine’s website Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ”edged out rapper-singer CL to claim the number one spot with 6.95 percent [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors’ “Soul” which was rated “poor” in a collision test last year drastically improved its crash-safety rating this year with new Soul 2015 model to “good.” The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) of the U.S. announced on September 16 the recent result of the small overlap test of [...]
![[Quote] Pope Francis Sends Thank You Letter to Korea](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pope_Francis_Korea_Haemi_Castle_19.jpg "[Quote] Pope Francis Sends Thank You Letter to Korea")
“Pope Francis appreciated KBS for its endeavors during the visit to Korea since the broadcasting company cooperating with other broadcasters and the press corps put forth their utmost efforts to let citizens around the world know his stay from August 14 to 18.” “He promised to pray for Korea every day. May the God bless [...]
![[Quote] Archbishop of Seoul Sparks off Controversy](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image_display_origin.jpg "[Quote] Archbishop of Seoul Sparks off Controversy")
“People should not exploit other people’s tragedy for their causes. Those who want to realize justice are likely to exploit the situation for their own sake. They should know that only God is one who can realize it.” “I want to be nonpolitical.” “I hope families hurt by the Sewol tragedy could make a concession [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The visit of Pope Francis is welcomed by Korea’s hospitality operators and restaurant owners as a bellwether of economic recovery. The pontiff brought with him more than 100,000 foreign visitors and every ceremony he leads attracts hundreds of thousands of the faithful. The biggest beneficiaries of the pope’s visit were [...]
![[Feature] Sewol Ferry’s Bereaved Families Stage Hunger Strikes at Papal Mass Venue](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8723705606_e651640366_z.jpg "[Feature] Sewol Ferry’s Bereaved Families Stage Hunger Strikes at Papal Mass Venue")
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – On August 16, Pope Francis will preside over a historic Mass at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square to beatify 124 Korean Catholic martyrs persecuted during the Joseon dynasty. But, the Pope is expected to face unexpected guests during the feast of the Catholic Church in Korea. Since July 14, about ten bereaved family [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Korea in August, the Korean publishing world enjoys favorable sales of books related to the pope. Besides, a score of books on his apostolic exhortation, homilies and even his life has been published and gains the public’s attentions. According to Kyobo [...]