SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –Technicians and researchers in the gas and energy areas are chosen as the brightest jobs in the next 10 years in South Korea. The Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training announced on November 11 that it selected the 20 most promising careers in the future by surveying vocational [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Part-time nurses can now have an opportunity to work again. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on November 11 that it would revise the nurse staffing ratio scheme in order to encourage medical institutions to hire part-time nurses. As nurses currently work in three eight-hour shifts, it is [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – While Chinese consumers enjoyed discounted goods provided by Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba in celebration of Single’s Day on November 11, Korean people were angry with the news of “single household tax.” It is reported that an official of the Ministry of Health and Welfare devised an idea to impose taxes [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Now home appliances manufactured by Samsung will be compatible with LG home devices in a smart home system. The Korea Association of Smart Home announced on November 10 that it would make standards to provide seamless smart home services. With the standards, consumers can freely replace home appliances regardless of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Daum Kakao announced on November 10 that it would hold a mobile essay contest called “Super Short Story Contest” on its mobile content platform KakaoPage until November 22. Anyone who wants to become a writer can easily participate in the contest through their mobile devices as all the process from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics held a “Couple Making Party” for singles on November 7 at the food academy Lacuisine. Julian Quintart and Enes Kaya who appear in a popular TV show program “Non Summit” hosted the party in which a total of 20 single men and women attended. Two renowned foreigners [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The so-called “Yo-Kai Watch” fever is in vogue among Korean children, following an explosive popularity in Japan. The wristwatch became fashionable after the release of a cartoon of the same name. Originally a role-playing video game released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan about a year ago, the Yo-Kai [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Even though the National Human Rights Commission of Korea has repeatedly warned to abolish physical requirements on height, five airlines in South Korea including Korean Airlines and its affiliate Jin Air, Jeju Air, Eastar Jet and T’way Air still keep applicants shorter than 162 centimeters, or about 5 feet 4 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Now South Koreans can be issued with documents without exposing their sensitive family relationship information such as that on children from an ex-partner or a history of divorce. The Ministry of Justice pre-announced a revision to the Family Relationships Registration Law on November 10. The revised scheme is divided into [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Obesity was considered a symbol of wealth for most recorded history. Being fat meant you don’t have to engage in manual labor while being given change to gorge on plentiful food. Today, however, the total opposite is true. The poorer you are, the fatter you are likely to be. [...]