SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A 19th-century Buddhist painting, which was believed to have been shipped out of the country during the 1950-53 Korean War, has been brought back home from Britain, a Buddhist sect said Thursday. The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said a ceremony was held at the Memorial Hall of Korean [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Four Buddhist paintings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), which were illegally shipped out of the country soon after the 1950-53 Korean War, will be brought back home from the United States next month, a local Buddhist sect said Thursday. The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said it and the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The e-commerce industry, which has long emphasized “fast delivery,” is now expanding its services, with competition now turning to offering “easy returns”. South Korea’s major shopping portal 11st said Monday that it has introduced a service to offset return costs caused by customers exchanging products, in which an insurance [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Next month will see an unusually feverish K-pop scene with a new album release by superstars BTS. But the music world here will be further abuzz as a number of other high-profile music acts will unveil new albums in February. On the calendar for February is an unprecedentedly eventful [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Gold has posted stellar returns this year, data showed Sunday, as an economic slump, a lengthy Sino-American trade row and other downside risks chilled the stock market and stoked investors’ flight to safety. According to the data compiled by Daishin Securities, the retail price of 1 don of pure [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With all of its members returning to public life over the weekend, popular K-pop band BIGBANG is set to make a comeback, but the future of the group remains unclear due to an ongoing corruption scandal. As a well-known fashion icon across Asia, band leader G-Dragon, who was discharged [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Monday held a solemn ceremony marking the repatriation of the remains of 64 soldiers who were killed in North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. President Moon Jae-in presided over the repatriation ceremony at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, 40 kilometers south of Seoul, with the [...]
GOSEONG, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Fisheries Resources Agency announced yesterday that the year’s first capture of salmon returning to spawn took place at Daejin Port, Goseong-gun in Gangwon Province on September 12, a week later than in recent years. The captured salmon measured 69 centimeters in length, and weighed 3.4 kilograms, on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Go Hyun-jung is being removed from the TV series “Return” on SBS amid conflicts between the actress and the production team, her agency said Thursday. IOK Co. said: “She has repeatedly had a difference of opinion with the production team, and the gap couldn’t be narrowed despite continued efforts. [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The rate of return for equity funds of Samsung Electronics Co. and other Samsung Group-related firms exceeded 30 percent this year amid the bullish market backed by solid corporate earnings and the global economic recovery, industry data showed Wednesday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 20.40 [...]