SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Platform and special employment workers in South Korea, long excluded from basic labor protections, earn far below the legal minimum wage and face chronic job insecurity, according to a new government-backed study that is fueling calls for urgent reform. A report by the Korea Labor Institute estimated that about [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea weighs proposals for a shorter workweek and extended retirement age, a growing number of companies are already adopting flexible schedules — in some cases reducing hours to just four days — in what could become a model for broader labor market reform. Major firms including SK [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s latest public health research suggests that smokers who turn to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products believing them to be safer may in fact be developing stronger nicotine addictions than users of traditional cigarettes. Commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Korean Association on Smoking or Health [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Trump administration has stepped up efforts to enlist South Korea’s nuclear industry in its ambitious plan to launch 10 new large-scale reactors by 2030, underscoring Washington’s dependence on foreign builders to revive a domestic sector weakened by decades of dormancy. According to government and industry officials, U.S. Deputy [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s central bank has warned that failing to act decisively on climate change could leave the nation facing prolonged inflationary pressures as extreme heat and heavy rainfall increasingly disrupt prices. In a report released Monday, the Bank of Korea found that a one-degree Celsius “heat shock,” defined as the [...]
PHOENIX, Sept. 08, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – WillScot Holdings Corporation (“WillScot” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), a leader in innovative temporary space solutions, today announced that it will participate in the following investor conference: D.A. Davidson Diversified Industrials & Services Conference Date: September 18, 2025 Location: Nashville, Tennessee A live webcast link will be posted [...]
MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 08, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – BYD used the IAA Mobility 2025 show in Munich to present new models, confirm the development of European production and showcase record-breaking innovation. Senior Vice President Stella Li said BYD is broadening its line-up with the launch of the Seal 6 DM-I Touring, the company’s first station [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s mid-sized shipbuilding sector is sliding toward collapse, even as opportunities for U.S.-Korea cooperation in naval and commercial shipbuilding expand under initiatives such as the MASGA project, a new report warns. According to a study released Sunday by the Korea Eximbank’s Overseas Economic Research Institute, orders secured by [...]
- Pioneering digital asset exchange is the first regulated financial market infrastructure globally to enable atomic trading and settlement of securities – Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 08, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Heralding a new era for global capital markets, 21X has today announced the launch of its exchange for tokenized cash and securities. As the world’s [...]
Real-Time Performance, Simplified. Montreal, QC, Sept. 08, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – MMC (A Tekniplex Business), a leader in automation equipment, vision systems, and software solutions for the caps and closures industry, announces the launch of the ICONect Smart Factory Platform at K 2025, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Designed as a real-time production orchestration engine, ICONect integrates seamlessly with [...]