SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan interfered with South Korea’s marine research around its easternmost islets of Dokdo more than 70 times over a recent five year period, a lawmaker said Thursday. The hindrances to the research on climate change and the marine environment took place 75 times from 2019 to 2023, Hwang Hee, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama “Winter Sonata” will be released in Japan as a remastered movie, its production company said Monday. Pan Entertainment said the decision marks the 30th anniversary of the drama’s release in Japan and responds to requests from its Japanese distributor and fans. It plans to release [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea prepares for an extended holiday in early October, thanks to the government’s designation of Armed Forces Day as a temporary public holiday, a surge in travel bookings reveals a strong preference for Japanese destinations among Korean tourists. According to data released by Trip.com on September 30, overseas [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co. said it will nearly double the sales of its Shin Ramyun instant noodles in Japan by 2026 as it further penetrates the local noodle market. Nongshim, South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, aims to achieve 20 billion yen (US$140 million) in Shin Ramyun sales in 2026, up [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign minister has asked the U.N. cultural agency to monitor Japan’s compliance with recommendations on a Japanese mine complex, which is associated with Korea’s wartime forced labor and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cho Tae-yul made the request in a meeting with UNESCO Director-General [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Rare butterfly samples collected by world-renowned Korean entomologist Seok Joo-myung across the country during Japanese colonial rule will be returned to South Korea from Japan this week, a government agency said Tuesday. The National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) said it plans to receive a donation of about 120 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Air travelers between South Korea and Japan rose 20.8 percent on-year so far this month despite an earthquake warning issued in the neighboring country, industry data showed Friday. According to data from major airport operators submitted to Rep. Lee Yeon-hee of the main opposition Democratic Party, the number of [...]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A White House official on Thursday suggested the possibility of holding a trilateral summit among the leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan by the end of this year, following the historic Camp David summit last year. Mira Rapp-Hooper, the senior director for East Asia and Oceania [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has exchanged a message with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule and vowed to bolster ties with Moscow, state media reported Friday. Putin extended a message to Kim earlier this week [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Turkey is rapidly becoming a pivotal distribution channel for Korean and Japanese television dramas, reshaping the global entertainment landscape. As the world’s third-largest exporter of TV series, trailing only the United States and the United Kingdom, Turkish producers are increasingly turning to foreign dramas for inspiration, creating innovative content that [...]