SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent decision by an Incheon district court has attracted considerable attention for its role in clearing a dog meat farm owner of criminal conduct for slaughtering dogs using an electric prod. According to Section 8 of the Animal Protection Act, any cruel method of slaughtering animals – such as [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With coffee consumption soaring, coffee shops have become a ubiquitous staple of most South Korean neighborhoods. According to a study on the coffee industry released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the average Korean stays caffeinated on 377 cups of coffee a year. Whether the one cup [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court recently upheld a ruling in the case of a man convicted of a sex crime and currently serving prison time. The man in question was indicted on charges that he secretly filmed women in restrooms. However, he had appealed his sentence, defending himself by saying that [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of the European Union, who have been struggling to find common ground on how best to draw up improved oversight on the use of chemical substances in consumer goods, recently reached an agreement on a regulatory framework. The chemical substances in question are categorized into a group called endocrine [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — In March, a woman referred to only as Mrs. Kim was rushed to the hospital. Extremely malnourished, she was hospitalized for two months in the intensive care unit. Her story, though an isolated incident, highlights an alarming example of those living on the fringes of society in single-person households. Mrs. [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — By law, every South Korean school is required to have its own library. According to a report issued by the National Assembly Budget Office, 99.4 percent of schools across the country had a library (based on figures from 2015). However, despite the ubiquity of libraries, many close early and are [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — When it rains, it pours, as labor disputes are putting increased pressure on the automobile manufacturing and shipbuilding industries already sagging underneath the weight of slowing sales. The industry giants currently involved in labor negotiations include Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and GM Korea, while Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest [...]
YouTube video courtesy of Seoul City Government & Seoul National University’s Human Rights Center/The SeoulShinmun SEOUL, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time in the emotionally fraught history of Korean comfort women, video footage confirming their harrowing experience has been discovered, adding to the extensive amount of evidence proving their existence. Until now, historians [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Life imitates art as Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki of “Descendants of the Sun” fame have not only stepped out as a couple but also announced that they will tie the knot this coming October. “Descendants of the Sun” centers on the characters of Yoo Shi-jin (Song Joong-ki), a captain [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A report that analyzed the major sources of air pollution was released yesterday by the Korea Institute of Public Finance. Despite the commonly held belief that diesel cars are the top producer of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the report refutes that notion. In fact, the data indicated that 47.91 percent [...]