JEJU, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is set to build smart electric vehicle charging stations on Jeju Island for the first time in South Korea as part of efforts to deliver on a commitment to make the island carbon-free by 2030. According to the Jeju branch of KEPCO on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionized workers at Kia Motors Corp. will stage a partial strike to demand higher wages, the carmaker’s union said Monday. The walkout planned for Tuesday comes as Kia’s management and its 28,240-strong union failed to narrow a gap over wages and other benefits in this year’s collective bargaining negotiations. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – With economic growth slowing and political tensions surrounding a number of issues continuing to fester, South Korea-China relations are entering a new era with less trade and investment between the two countries, a new report has claimed. The report released on Sunday by the Institute for International Trade suggests [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite boasting the highest number of industrial robots per worker, South Korea is lagging far behind the U.S., Europe and Japan when it comes to technology in robot manufacturing, according to a new report. The report on the global robotics industry released by the Bank of Korea on Sunday says [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Security loopholes have been found in the newly launched South Korean internet-only bank Kakao Bank, as a number of cases of identity theft have been reported to the company. According to Kakao Bank on Sunday, up to ten reports were filed after users found out either a bank account [...]
YEONCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea released water from a border dam without giving prior notice to South Korea on Monday, causing the water levels of a cross-border river downstream to rise dangerously, officials said. The North opened the floodgates of Hwanggang Dam on the western inter-Korean border, sending water into [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Veganism is all the rage at university campuses across South Korea, as more and more young people show interest in animal rights and the environment. Vegan clubs for those who are on a diet that strictly oppose anything that comes from animals, including not only meat, but also eggs and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A new art and technology project based on Hyundai’s renewable energy car IONIQ has been unveiled in the U.S., the carmaker announced on Monday. According to Hyundai Motor, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Art + Technology Lab project called ‘the Roadable Synapse’ by Jonathon Keats was revealed this [...]
GWANGJU, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – An exhibition on late German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter opened on Monday in the southwestern city of Gwangju as the city paid tribute in recognition of his efforts to report a 1980 democratic uprising to the world. The exhibition, held at the Gwangju City Hall, is timed with the box-office [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Army said Monday it has suspended the use of K-9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers for training purposes after a deadly blast at a local firing range last week. But it has left more than 1,000 K-9s already deployed for combat in operation. Two Army soldiers were killed when [...]