SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The third edition of an Asian qualifying tournament for the LPGA Tour’s Evian Championship will take place in South Korea this summer, the event’s organizers said Tuesday. The SGF67 Evian Asia Challenge, the regional qualifiers for the LPGA Tour’s fifth major, will be played at the 360° Country Club [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A labor union has been created at internet giant Naver for the first time in the company’s history. The union, a subgroup operating under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, issued its official declaration on Tuesday, and received membership applications from 300 people within a couple of hours, according to [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has announced dozens of openings for maritime pilots, one of the most coveted jobs in South Korea. Maritime pilots, who are hired to navigate ships through the sea, are responsible for ensuring that the ship they are abroad reaches its destination safe and sound. [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Family members are responsible for the majority of elder abuse, new government data has revealed. A total of 1,470 cases of elder abuse were reported to the two elder protection centers operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government last year, with 440 cases having been confirmed, local authorities said on Monday. [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1 in 4 South Koreans feel inconvenienced by public transport, prompting calls to improve transportation infrastructure, according to a new government report. The report released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Monday revealed around 30 percent of South Koreans are considered ‘vulnerable’ using public transport facilities, [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — New changes to recycling rules at apartment complexes in Seoul and the surrounding areas have left some residents perplexed. A number of recycling companies introduced stricter recycling rules this month, requiring people to clean food packages and refusing to accept polystyrene following price drops for recycled material in China. The [...]
SEJONG, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Exports of semiconductors produced by South Korean firms reached a record high last year on soaring prices and firm demand, customs data showed on Friday. The outbound shipment of chips reached US$99.71 billion last year, sharply up 60.2 percent from the $62.23 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service. The 2017 [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver is confident it is winning the battle of AI recognition technology with tech rivals like Google and Apple. The South Korean web giant made the bold statement citing findings from an internal test during the keynote speech at Naver AI Colloquium 2018 which was held in southern Seoul early [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Patent applications for leisure products are rising in South Korea, in tandem with a newfound appreciation for work-life balance among busy workers. Data from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) revealed the number of patent applications for leisure products filed between 2015 and 2017 stood at 75,369. The annual figure [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation (KHNP) has patented a new rice farming system that can also generate solar energy. The energy company said on Thursday it has patented a simultaneous rice farming and solar energy generation system for the first time in the country, placing solar panels [...]