SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans facing housing problems, residing in shacks, vinyl greenhouses, or moving from one accommodation to another without a permanent place to stay, is on the rise. According to data from Statistics Korea, last year saw over 1.83 million household members living ‘outside of a house,’ [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As the sweltering summer heat continues, snakes are increasingly appearing at apartment complexes in urban areas. In response to a series of incidents where a local resident’s dog was bitten by a snake while taking a walk around the apartment complex, Incheon’s Jung district office initiated a snake-capturing operation. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that preorders for its latest smartphones — Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 — via a live broadcast on Samsung.com were twice as high as the previous series. During the 1-hour and 40-minute live pre-order broadcast, the company offered the two Galaxy phones [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A ship carrying the Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to Japan, set sail from Busan on Tuesday. Restored by the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage in 2018, the ship arrived at Hitakatsu Port in Tsushima, Japan on the same day. On [...]
The following is an extract from the “Iveco Group 2023 Second Quarter and First Half Results” press release. The complete press release can be accessed by visiting the media section of the Iveco Group corporate website: https://www.ivecogroup.com/media/corporate_press_releases or consulting the accompanying PDF: Iveco Group consolidated revenues of €4.2 billion (up 24% year-on-year). Adjusted EBIT of €301 million (up [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc.’s front-load washing machine has been recognized as “the best front-load washer” by a U.S. consumer advocacy magazine. In the “Best Front-Load Washers–and the Worst” ratings announced by Consumer Reports, LG’s front-load washers claimed the top four positions, earning 85 to 87 points. Consumer Reports noted that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed his gratitude to a South Korean emergency firefighting team dispatched a month ago to assist the North American nation in dealing with raging wildfires. The Korea Disaster Relief Team, comprised of 152 workers, including firefighters, emergency workers and medical personnel, was sent [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Construction Workers Union (KTWU) on Wednesday urged the labor ministry to enact safety measures to protect construction workers exposed to the sweltering heat. The construction union, affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), said 81.7 percent of 3,206 construction workers said in a survey that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Parents in Seoul will be required to make a reservation before meeting or talking by phone with teachers in an experimental project to prevent teacher harassment by parents in the wake of the suicide of a young teacher, the education chief said Monday. Teachers’ call for protection from abusive [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Civic groups on North Korea’s human rights said Wednesday they have sent an open letter to President Yoon Suk Yeol calling for discussing the issue of abductees and detainees in the North during his upcoming summit with the leaders of the United States and Japan at Camp David. The [...]