SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s first domestic trial on same-sex marriage concluded with the final decision that current domestic laws ultimately do not permit marriage between members of the same sex. On May 25, the president of Seoul Western District Court Tae Jong Lee took the final decision to dismiss an appeal made by [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A study conducted by a Chung-Ang University Hospital research team headed by Professor Sun Mi Kim (Psychology Department) and Professor Jae Woo Jung (Respiratory Allergy Department) has found that female smokers are four times more likely to be depressed than male smokers and three times more at risk of suicidal urges. [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Incruit’, a job search website, has reported that 45 percent of unemployed women who participated in an online study replied that they would enlist in the army if adding army experience to their resume would improve their chances of employment. The online study, conducted between May 17 and 19, surveyed [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Sejong municipal government is currently considering the construction of a drone park next to the Geum River in Sejong city, home to many central government ministries and state think tanks, said a municipal government official on Tuesday. The city administration is currently in discussion with related government agencies in an [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean fintech firm Kona I plans to launch a biometric smart card that features an embedded fingerprint sensor, reported industry officials. The new model will be highly useful for security purposes including building access or for ID card use. “The technology will replace password or authentication certificates in confirming identification, [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean poachers have been relentlessly pursuing minke whales, called the ‘Lotto of Oceans’ by fishermen, due to the stratospheric prices they often fetch – a single minke whale can sell for between 30 million won and 60 million won. Market prices for minke whales have skyrocketed since 1986, when the [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Businesses are buzzing in excitement with the news that genetic testing services will be allowed at private enterprises without having to go through medical institutions starting on June 30. According to an industry official on May 25, the Ministry of Health and Welfare recently made an announcement of the list of genes [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey conducted in 10 Asian countries including South Korea, China, and Japan showed that half of the region’s young adults in their 20s shopped online more than once per week. In China and South Korea, the ratio rose to two-thirds of the young adult population. The survey was [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Hermès, a French high fashion brand, has proven to be an exception to the downturn in South Korea’s luxury market, industry officials said on Tuesday. Compared to other luxury brands that had one to three percent sales increases over the past three or four years, Hermès showed growth of 20 [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tourists spend six times more than their Japanese counterparts when they visit the South Korean capital, a survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed. According to the Seoul Institute, Chinese tourists visit Seoul 1.9 times on average, but spend about 2.13 million won during a visit, while Japanese [...]