SEOUL, Jan.20 (Korea Bizwire) – The medical site Medical Express has reported that individuals who lack deep sleep have a higher risk of dementia. It has been a known fact in brain science that sleep deficiency is related to human memory. In addition, considering that sleep disorders are common among patients with Alzheimer’s, it is [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Defense Minister Han Min-koo and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken held talks Wednesday as the allies are quickening moves to punish North Korea for its defiant nuclear test earlier this month. “Despite repeated warnings and worries by the international community, North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Volkswagen Group and its local unit in South Korea are facing another class-action lawsuit over their manipulation of emissions for some of its 3-liter diesel models in the United States, a local law firm said Wednesday. This is in addition to the ongoing class-action suit filed by customers of [...]
SOKCHO, Jan.20 (Korea Bizwire) – A spotted shark giving birth in a water tank is creating a buzz on SNS. A video clip of a shark giving birth in a water tank at the Sokcho Chungho Sashimi center is going viral. The clip has been shared extensively, with comments such as “It is so cool [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – What’s your favorite way to eat dried seaweed? If you are a Korean, you may want to have a bowl of rice with dried seaweed, roasted with sesame oil and fine salt, and kimchi. Dried seaweed pressed into a dark green sheet is called “kim,” a homonym for the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Two international airports in South Korea are set to review operational licenses for duty-free shops, but the upcoming bids are unlikely to become competitive due to sluggish profitability, industry sources said Wednesday. Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul is expected to open a bid for tax-free shops later this [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s major umbrella labor union declared Tuesday the breakdown of a trilateral deal on labor reform, citing the government’s “unilateral” push for a plan to make the labor market more flexible. It also said it will not participate in future talks with management and the government to address [...]
SEOUL, Jan.19 (Korea Bizwire) – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that were recipients of the government’s R&D support programs turned out to have higher sales growth rates and more employees than those not receiving any government support. The Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) conducted an investigation into 10,831 SMEs that participated in the government’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan.19 (Korea Bizwire) – Research suggests that those who always feel tired might be lacking vitamin D, which is synthesized in the body when exposed to sunlight. The English journal ‘Daily Mail’ quotes the research of Professor Emad Al Duzahiri and his team at Queen Margaret University, Scotland, which concludes that you might be [...]
SEOUL, Jan.19 (Korea Bizwire) – For the first time in Korea, the Gwangju Creative Economy Innovation Center (GCEIC) established by Hyundai Motor Group built a fusion station, a key infrastructure element for the realization of a ‘hydrogen economy’. According to Hyundai Motor Group, the first generation fusion station that was completed using the hydrogen charging [...]