SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRC) has criticized the creators of elementary school textbooks for subtle job discrimination. Some of the content contained in the textbooks for lower grade elementary school students includes discriminatory descriptions of certain laborers, including firefighters, according to the NHRC on Monday. The NHRC [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Asia’s top Olympic body said Tuesday the continent can “feel proud” of PyeongChang’s successful hosting of the Winter Games. In a statement, Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), congratulated PyeongChang on its “excellent organization” of the 2018 Winter Olympics, which concluded Sunday. “The whole of Asia can feel proud about the success of the 2018 Winter Olympic Game in Korea,” Sheikh Ahmad [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The head of South Korean food and entertainment conglomerate CJ became the new chairman of a major business lobby on Tuesday, the federation said. Sohn Kyung-shik, 78, took office as the chairman of the Korea Employers Federation (KEF) as five members of its screening committee unanimously selected him to succeed Bahk Byong-won, according to the business lobby. “I feel heavy responsibility with the tasks that need to be tackled for the development of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – WJSN, the largest K-pop girl group, has come back with its first record in eight months, fronted by an energetic dance number that sings of the power of love. The 13-piece South Korean-Chinese group held a media showcase for its new EP album, “Dream Your Dream,” at Yes 24 Live Hall in eastern Seoul on Tuesday. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – POSCO, South Korea’s largest steel producer, said Tuesday it has signed a deal to buy up to 240,000 tons of lithium spodumene concentrate per year from Australia’s Pilbara Minerals, securing the key material for its lithium business. POSCO did not elaborate on how much it will pay for the import of lithium spodumene concentrate. Lithium is a key material [...]
CHEONGJU, South Korea, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Police on Tuesday booked veteran actor Jo Min-ki over a string of sexual abuse allegations that have forced him out of his professorship and left his decades long acting career in tatters. The Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency, headquartered in Cheongju, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, said that it has opened a probe into Jo after eight alleged victims as of Monday, mostly his former students, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of laptops are on a steady rise, despite smartphones increasingly taking on the role of personal computers. On the back of growing popularity for high-end gaming laptops and the trend of each person owning their own, laptops became the third most sold electronic goods at E-Mart last year, following [...]
INJE, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Though North Korean cheerleaders have left PyeongChang following the end of the Winter Olympics, their messages of unification in the visitor’s book at a local hotel continue to leave an impression on South Koreans. The guest book in the form of a unified Korea at Inje Speedium Hotel is filled [...]
JEONJU, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonju, a South Korean city famous for literature, will hold a ‘reading marathon’ to encourage reading among its residents. The seven-month event, which begins next month and will continue until September, incorporates reading into the marathon, and is open to everyone above the age of elementary school, the city of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27(Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are using a regular delivery service to order household necessities to keep up with their busy lifestyle. According to data from Shinhan Card released last Saturday, spending on regular delivery services for men’s grooming products such as razors and shirts rose by 111.2 percent during [...]