SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Remodeled public restrooms in Pyeongchang have been unveiled ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on Thursday that it has revamped 52 public restrooms and built seven new facilities after spending nearly 3.9 billion won. Aging facilities have been replaced, barriers between [...]
HWACHEON, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Work to move 180 tons of trout for the Hwacheon Ice Festival has begun. Hwacheon County announced on Wednesday that trout from across the country are being moved to a local fishing farm ahead of the annual Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival. The first haul of trout weighing 800 kilograms, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The government said Thursday it has ordered Hyundai Motor Co. and several foreign automakers to recall nearly one million vehicles due to faulty parts. Hyundai Motor and others were instructed to recall 930,865 units encompassing 54 vehicle types, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said. Hyundai Motor will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in promised to double support for young scientists and their research projects Thursday, also vowing to nearly double government investment in independent research and development (R&D) programs. “The government will support with all its strength the path of science that you will walk,” the president said in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite increasing discourse about war with North Korea, South Koreans are actually more concerned with poverty, a new survey has found. According to the survey conducted by MBC and the National Assembly Chairman’s Office, nearly 4 in 10 people said financial difficulties such as poverty were the most concerning [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A celebrity golf championship featuring entertainers and athletes is coming to South Korea next year. The Korea Professional Golfers’ Association announced its tour plans for 2018 during a conference on Wednesday, including ‘Celebrity Pro-Am’, a celebrity golf tournament inspired by the PGA’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The event is [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The government’s ‘zero irregular workers’ initiative has come to fruition for the first time, as the Incheon International Airport Corporation has decided to give 30 percent of its irregular workers permanent employment status. The Moon administration’s push to expand the number of regular workers in the public sector has enjoyed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will introduce a points-based visa system from next year that will allow skilled migrant workers to remain in the country long-term. Under the new visa scheme, high-skilled foreign workers who have previous work experience on either E-9, E-10, or H-2 visas will be able to apply for the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A new government report has revealed that South Korean LTE networks are significantly slower in rural areas compared to major cities. According to the network quality evaluation released by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency on Tuesday, network speeds in rural areas were estimated [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 4,100 bakers at Paris Baguette, South Korea’s largest bakery franchise, have opted not to be directly hired by the franchise operator SPC Group in a snub to the government. The Ministry of Employment and Labor has said SPC Group should directly hire bakers, saying that the food and beverage giant violated the [...]