When snowflakes dance in the sky and create a wonderful winter landscape, it’s time to have some fun on the snow. In addition to well-maintained ski runs, many other winter activities await you in Slovenia. Enter the world of unforgettable adventures on snow and ice. As winter takes hold, the Slovenian Tourist Board is spotlighting [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The rapid adoption of foldable smartphones is reshaping the global smartphone market, driving a structural shift toward higher prices and more premium specifications, industry analysts say. Foldable devices, once the domain of early adopters, are gaining traction among mainstream consumers as demand grows for larger screens and multitasking capabilities. That [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial watchdog on Monday unveiled an ambitious roadmap to overhaul consumer protection, signaling a shift away from after-the-fact remedies toward preemptive intervention across the life cycle of financial products. The Financial Supervisory Service said it aims to make 2025 a “foundational year” for substantive consumer protection by embedding [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday launched a trial period for a new policy requiring people to undergo real-time face recognition when registering a new mobile phone number, as the government aims to curb scam attempts using illegally registered accounts. The country’s three mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights organizations in South Korea have filed a constitutional complaint against a revised wildlife law that allows local governments to ban the feeding of pigeons, arguing that the measure amounts to state-sanctioned animal cruelty. At a news conference on Monday outside the Constitutional Court in Seoul, activists from CARE, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A record share of North Korean defectors living in South Korea say they are satisfied with their lives, reflecting steady gains in employment and income that are narrowing long-standing economic gaps with the broader population, according to a government-affiliated survey released Tuesday. About 81 percent of respondents said they [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team raided a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. on Tuesday, launching a compulsory investigation into allegations of unpaid severance pay for employees and senior prosecutors’ intervention in favor of the management. Special counsel Ann Gweon-seob sent prosecutors and investigators to the office of Coupang Fulfillment [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Tuesday laid out a five-year strategy aimed at overhauling the country’s chemical industry, betting that a shift toward high-value and environmentally friendly products will help it fend off mounting competition and chronic oversupply from China. Under the plan, announced by the Ministry of Trade, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court has upheld provisions of the Road Traffic Act requiring users of electric scooters and other personal mobility devices to hold a driver’s license and wear protective gear, ruling that the measures do not violate the Constitution. According to legal officials on Monday, the court unanimously dismissed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co. said Tuesday it has agreed with KG Mobility Corp. to jointly develop advanced battery pack technologies for electric vehicles (EVs) with enhanced safety and durability. The South Korean battery maker signed a memorandum of understanding with KG Mobility to develop EV battery pack technologies utilizing 46-series [...]