SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s state history institute on Friday released new documents substantiating the Japanese military’s involvement in operating front-line brothels during World War II. The National Institute of Korean History (NIKH) made public interrogation reports written by the Allied Forces’ Translator and Interpreter Section, a unit founded in September 1942, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., on Friday introduced the 2018 edition of its Chevrolet Malibu sedan, which includes a model with an environment-friendly certificate. The company said it started receiving preorders for the refreshed Malibu midsize sedans. GM Korea said a model with [...]
JEJU, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island’s aging traditional female divers known as ‘haenyeo’ are set to receive an allowance from the local government beginning in September. According to a new ordinance enacted by the Jeju provincial government last month, aging haenyeo divers, who are also recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has that found four in ten users of the new Kakao Bank online banking app have a monthly salary of over five million won. The survey, conducted by pollster Nice RNC, revealed that among 9,600 users of the banking app aged between 20 and 59, those falling [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean students undertaking the College Scholastic Ability Test from 2021 will no longer be able to benefit from choosing Arabic as an easy way out, as a new education white paper has revealed government plans to reintroduce an absolute evaluation system to weed out those with little to no [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean government has promised to denuclearize the country, tidal and wave power could be among the most ideal types of renewable energy to replace the country’s previous reliance on nuclear power, a group of environmental researchers have claimed. In a report released on Wednesday, a group [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s top airline, said Thursday that it suffered a loss in the second quarter on currency-related issues. The country’s flag carrier logged a net loss of 200 billion won (US$175 million) in the April-June period, the company said in a regulatory filing. But its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of mosquitoes this year is down 38 percent compared to average levels, thanks to heavy rains and sweltering heat waves that have fended off the blood-sucking species, new data has revealed. Fewer of the detested pests have appeared during the summer this year, according to new data [...]
CHUNGJU, South Korea, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A regional court on Thursday dismissed an injunction request filed by the local unit of McDonalds seeking to stop the disclosure of a consumer report on hamburger patties, amid controversy over allegations that it served undercooked meat and caused some kids to get sick. The Korea Consumer [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s automakers on Thursday warned they may have to move their factories offshore pending an imminent court ruling that could increase the cost of salaries by trillions of won. The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA), representing the country’s five car producers, said in a joint statement that a [...]