South Jeolla Province, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of elementary schools in the South Korean countryside are facing closure, with many temporarily shut down, as young people continue their exodus from farming and fishing communities. According to education offices across the country, up to 120 elementary schools had no new students this year, [...]
YONGIN, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Gyeonggi Province has launched a new sniffer dog team to tackle termite infestations at cultural properties. According to Yongin-based theme park Everland, the S1 detection dog center and the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage will conduct an inspection at famous wooden buildings with cultural values in Gyeonggi this week, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government is adopting remote-controlled wireless cameras for safety checks at bridges spanning the Han River. The new initiative will see the local government use wire and rail cameras to inspect hard-to-reach areas like facilities underneath bridges, without putting safety inspectors in danger. “Until recently, a barge had [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Athletes are eating like champions at the PyeongChang Olympic villages with competition set to begin later this week, with some eating up to 12 burgers in a single meal. The cafeterias at the athletes’ villages have turned into an international food expo, with hundreds of kitchen staff including 180 chefs, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has revealed the first draft of new guidelines for audit transparency, advising conglomerates to set up an all external director audit committee. The draft released by the Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS) during a policy discussion on Wednesday at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building, sets out guidelines [...]
NEW DELHI, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker by sales, rolled out a new compact SUV concept in India on Wednesday, heralding its full-fledged foray into the local market. The compact SP SUV concept was showcased at the 14th Auto Expo 2018, India’s largest motor show that kicked off near New Delhi for a week long run. Kia said the spacious compact SUV with a sleek design is the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Irina Bokova, former director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will join Kyung Hee University in Seoul as a chair-professor and head of its arts and humanities faculty starting next month, the university said Wednesday. The university said Bokova has been invited to assume the [...]
SUWON, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As capturing wild animals has become one of the main tasks of many firefighters in South Korea according to latest figures, concerns are growing over the inefficient use of firefighting resources. Data from the Gyeonggi Disaster and Safety Headquarters shows rescue teams and firefighters were called in over 38,000 times [...]
ULSAN, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a new medical technology combining virtual reality and mirror therapy that can help alleviate pain for patients. According to Ulsan University on Wednesday, the research team led by professors Hwang Chang-ho and Koo Kyo-in has developed a new technology dubbed ‘enhanced reality’ [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of university students from low-income households will receive tuition discounts of up to 50 percent from this year. The Ministry of Education said on Tuesday that nearly 3 in 10 university students will benefit from the national low-income scholarship programs this year, as government funding has increased [...]