SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean market for renting services and the number of online marketplaces continue to grow, big shifts in consumer culture are taking place, with consumers now averse to paying the full price for new products, and instead preferring to rent or opt for used goods. A monthly [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s government and enterprises will strengthen support for local students majoring in minor foreign languages, as part of a long-term national development strategy, the education ministry said Monday. The Ministry of Education and the National Institute for International Education unveiled a five-year policy plan calling for opening more [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA) is helping Mongolia fight cancer through business agreements that will see advanced medical technology applied in the country with the second highest rate of gastric cancer in the world. The KGCA will continue its efforts to spread awareness and help teach medical [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government is taking action on the problem of so-called environmental disputes which include floor noise, odor or water leak, most common types of civil complaints among Seoulites who are more likely to live in densely populated residential buildings such as apartments. Last week, the Seoul government announced revisions to [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea) – On-site Counseling Service”, Seoul Global Center’s new outreach service for foreign residents that visits areas with a large foreign population, is proving popular among those who are too busy to visit the center in person during the week. When the first session of On-site Counseling Service this year took place earlier [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Two-thirds of South Korean firms plan to increase their spending on facility investment this year, a survey by the central bank showed Monday, as the nation’s exports show signs of a recovery. The Bank of Korea said in a statement that 66.7 percent of the 271 manufacturers checked said [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The government of Seoul plans to sell the naming rights for more than 50 subway stations this year to make up for losses in its subway operations. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it will auction off the naming rights for 58 additional subway stations, including 23 on [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – As North Korea’s development of weapons of mass destruction continues to threaten security in East Asia and jeopardize its already compromising position in the world, speculation is growing over the possibility of global military conflict on the Korean Peninsula involving China and the U.S. The shocking prospect of another [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Crime in South Korea is on the rise, while the number of volunteers is continuously falling, according to a new report by Statistics Korea published yesterday. The surprising findings revealed that only 10.4 percent of individuals younger than fifteen participated in any type of volunteer work over the past [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Friday continued its daily condemnations of alleged U.S. human rights abuses especially ahead of the adoption of a resolution on its human rights conditions at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. “The United States is disqualified to play the role of a human rights judge,” [...]