SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced plans to raise gender equality awareness and ensure the safety of women in Seoul yesterday in the run-up to International Women’s Day. The government’s detailed plan includes a women’s safety app which will allow police to use surveillance cameras for monitoring and dispatch officers [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Calls are growing for insurance that protects tree owners in the wake of recent incidents of natural disasters. According to Forestry Cooperative in Korea and Korea Forest Service, there’s currently no agricultural disaster insurance coverage in South Korea for tree owners in case of natural disasters such as [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The popular South Korean TV series ‘Guardian: The Lonely and Great God’ has sparked interest in secondhand bookshops, a business previously thought to be fast going out of fashion. Visitors are flocking in droves to the Secondhand Book Alley at Baedari in Incheon, ever since it became a prime [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Tension between Korea and China is intensifying as illegal Chinese fishing in Korean waters continues unabated amid controversy surrounding Korea’s deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. In a letter of complaint to the Chinese Embassy in Seoul last year, the Korean National [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A lack of sleep can increase the risk of obesity by 22 percent, according to new findings. A recent study from Seoul National University looked into the relationship between sleep patterns and obesity, and found that the less you sleep, the higher your body fat percentage is likely [...]
TONGYEONG, SOUTH KOREA, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Tongyeong has recently implemented a surveillance radar system often deployed for military purposes. Tongyeong is the first municipality in the country to develop a maritime disaster prevention system. The system launched yesterday with a total of 35 thermographic and rotating security cameras placed in [...]
GEYONGGI, SOUTH KOREA, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi provincial government has announced a plan to adapt blockchain technology for transparency where charitable donations are concerned. Blockchain is a groundbreaking technology that allows users to keep a record of all their transactions transparently, in linear and chronological order. “Working closely with charities and experts, we’ll develop [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has kept its top position in India’s refrigerator market while boasting an impressive double-digit annual growth rate for two consecutive years. As of last month, the South Korean electronics giant’s market share accounted for 30.7 per cent of all refrigerator sales in India., according to the Korea [...]