SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korean public broadcaster KBS is launching an “environmental entertainment” program to celebrate its 50th anniversary. It’s called “The Black Box on Earth,” and it’s set to premiere on October 9 on KBS2 TV. The show aims to be a blend of entertainment and documentary, all focused on raising awareness [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In the Korean automotive industry, there’s a big debate about something called “employment inheritance clauses.” Recently, Hyundai Motor successfully completed five years of wage and collective bargaining discussions without any interruptions. But Kia is currently facing a tough battle in negotiations with its labor union. In this year’s wage talks, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Among apartment residents over the age of 60, close to 50 percent believe their life is more important than that of their children and grandchildren. On Sunday, Focus Media Korea, the operator of Elevator TV, unveiled the results of a survey of 229 elderly individuals over 60 residing in apartment [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Samsung Guide Dog School (SGDS) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It was started by the late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was a dog lover. Over the past 30 years, SGDS has increased awareness about disabilities and guide dogs and has become an important part of Samsung’s charitable [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – After a first love doesn’t work out, men and women often respond differently. Many men experience significant emotional setbacks, like dropping out of school or enlisting in the military. In contrast, women typically recover from these setbacks more quickly than men. You might have heard the saying that men tend [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In the past 30 years, the number of children born to each family in Korea has decreased by half, and the number of people living alone has more than doubled in the past 20 years, according to a recent report. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The increasing number of inexpensive coffee shops near schools and hagwons (Korean cram schools) is causing worries about young people consuming too much caffeine. Teenagers mention that they visit these affordable coffee shops because they are everywhere and the beverages there don’t cost much. And affordable, caffeinated coffee can be [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The documentary film ‘No Boundaries,’ directed by JIN Jae-woon, has been getting a lot of praise at international film festivals. It’s all about a national park on the Korean Peninsula. In the film, you’ll see stunning views of the Korean Peninsula National Park, which is celebrating its 55th anniversary [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Intellectual Property Office’s Special Police Unit for Trademarks (known as The SJP) has announced that it will take action against fake goods at Blackpink’s final world tour concert at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul’s Guro-gu on the weekend of September 16-17. This special unit was established [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of the regions in South Korea are facing the risk of losing population completely, data showed Tuesday, amid the country’s critically low birth rate. Of South Korea’s 228 administrative districts, 118, or 51.8 percent, saw the population risk index fall below 0.5 as of February, according [...]