SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Following a series of misconduct reports, the government has announced plans to improve working conditions for nurses and interns. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, a ministers’ conference was held by Deputy Prime Minister Kim Sang-gon on Friday to discuss ways to tackle the poor treatment of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Assembly passed an amendment on Friday that would allow chemical castration as punishment for people found guilty of attempted rape, expanding the scope of a law punishing sex offenders. The bill also stipulates that sex offenders whose acts lead to injury or the death of minors are [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – McDonald’s Korea said Friday it has suspended a contract with the supplier of the burger patties that are suspected of having caused consumers to get ill due to undercooking. “We’ve temporarily stopped receiving burger patties from Mckey Korea as of today,” the South Korean unit of the U.S. fast [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean drug manufacturers are producing generic versions of Tamiflu in powered form for babies, children and the elderly — groups who have difficulty with capsules — industry sources said Friday. About 100 South Korean drugs companies are producing generic versions of Tamiflu to ease the shortage in supply [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and the United States have not discussed any military options, including a naval blockade, against North Korea, an official from South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. The remarks came hours after President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump held their second telephone conversation [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp. said Friday it will introduce its upgraded Sorento SUV at the 2017 L.A. Auto Show as it strives to boost sales in the world’s most important automobile market. The Korean carmaker plans to show off the face-lifted Sorento SUV at the U.S. motor show that kicks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The market for over-the-counter drugs sold at convenience stores reached 28.5 billion won last year, with painkiller Tylenol being the most popular item. According to distribution statistics released by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service on Thursday, over 9.8 billion won worth of the caplet type of 500 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Religious groups are rushing to prepare for the end of a tax exemption that will take effect next year. Under new regulations, members of the clergy and other religious figures in South Korea will be taxed the same way as regular workers beginning next year, after an income tax reform [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The board of Woori Bank on Thursday named its acting chief Sohn Tae-seung the new head of South Korea’s No. 3 lender, officials said. Sohn, the lender’s executive vice president and head of the global business group, was designated to lead the bank for a three-year term at a meeting of board members. Sohn, 58, has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop sensation BTS has rocked a crowd of some 1,000 ardent fans at a mini concert in the U.S. while filming its segment for late-night talk show ”Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” according to the program Thursday. A 20-minute clip of the group performing four songs — “Go Go,” “Save Me,” “I Need U” and “Fire” — in front of a crowd of [...]