BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The top economic policymakers of South Korea and China agreed to boost bilateral tourism and economic cooperation, Seoul’s finance ministry said Friday, in a sign that Beijing may stop its retaliation against South Korean companies over the stationing of a U.S. missile system. The agreement came after talks between [...]
GANGNEUNG, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gangneung Olympic Village Plaza is offering hanbok rentals, complimentary hair styling, and video game services to welcome athletes from around the world. Located next to the Welcome Center in the Gangneung Olympic Village, athletes competing in the Winter Olympics will be able to enjoy various types of entertainment, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Over 7 in 10 high schools in South Korea are failing to meet the required 150 minutes of physical education classes per week, a new survey has revealed. South Korean students at only 25 percent of the country’s high schools now receive 150 minutes of PE classes each week, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The best way to increase the fertility rate is to offer maternity leave, a new report has found. Female workers who are eligible for maternity leave are 3 percentage points more likely to give birth, the report on work-life balance released by the Korea Development Institute on Thursday said. [...]
HOENGSEONG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Although he isn’t a star athlete, South Korean mogul skier Seo Myung-joon has a big ambition for the upcoming Winter Olympics: to promote what mogul skiing is all about. Seo is one of four South Koreans who will compete in moguls at the PyeongChang Olympics. And he [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Meteorological Administration and the organizers of this month’s PyeongChang Winter Olympics launched a weather forecast support team in the host city PyeongChang Friday, the weather agency said. The 66-member team, which is composed of 36 meteorological experts and 30 weather observation volunteers, is tasked with providing precise [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will ramp up efforts to crack down on dishonest cab drivers during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Seoul government said on Thursday that a special task force consisting of dozens of members will be working to crack down on taxis and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is under fire from animal rights groups over a law requiring tall dogs to wear a muzzle. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Korean Animal Welfare Association branded the legislation forcing muzzles on dogs taller than 40 centimeters ‘unconstitutional’, after consulting scores of lawyers. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Samsung Lions will make use of a TrackMan radar system for the first time in the history of the KBO League, which could give the team a strategic advantage. The South Korean baseball team representing the southeastern city of Daegu is set to adopt a TrackMan Baseball radar [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The government’s move to ban the sale of coffee drinks at schools across South Korea is drawing criticism, despite the well-intentioned goal to reduce caffeine intake among students. The rationale behind the coffee ban is to prohibit the consumption of high-caffeine drinks, which can cause shakiness, rapid heart rate, sleep [...]