SUWON, South Korea, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Gyeonggi Province announced Wednesday that its ordinance on “Happy Livestock Farms” will take effect on July 1, allowing the local government to certify farms that breed animals in a more pleasant environment. The ordinance was mandated mainly to promote animal welfare in order to prevent diseases, and [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint team of scientists from South Korea, Denmark and Thailand have developed a paper-based chip using conductive ink on printer paper that can be synced wirelessly with a smartphone for medical diagnosis. The team took advantage of the properties of electrowetting – using voltage to change the shape of [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean students outperformed on mathematics and science tests conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in recent years, but still lack interest in the subjects due to the cramming method of teaching, a report said Thursday. South Korean students came in fifth on the science [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea stole more than 100 million won (US$88,100) in the virtual currency bitcoin from 2013-2015 as part of efforts to increase the country’s hard currency, Radio Free Asia reported Thursday. Choi Sang-myong, a senior official at South Korea’s cybersecurity firm Hauri Inc., told the U.S.-based media outlet that [...]
SEJONG, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Exports of South Korea’s traditional sauces like red pepper paste reached a record high last year on the back of growing popularity for the country’s unique fares around the world, customs data showed Thursday. Overseas sales of Korean sauces, such as ganjang (soy sauce), gochujang (red chili paste) and [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Five out of every 100 South Korean adults have experienced being too dependent on smartphones, a poll showed Thursday, indicating that the problem of smartphone addiction has risen as a major social issue. According to the survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, five percent of 5,102 people [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Collegians who are depressed or stressed out try to find solace in drinking, which exacerbates their mental conditions and perpetuates a cycle of deterioration, a study said Thursday, indicating a different perspective is needed to solve campus drinking problems. The latest health and social welfare review from the Korea [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of 500 Thai tourists is visiting Yongpyong Resort in Gangwon Province from April 13 to 15 for a special snow experience, the Korea Tourism Organization said Tuesday. According to officials, the sled experience offered by the ski resort (using not yet melted snow) is part of a [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – With South Korea seeing more late-marriage divorces, the number of pensioners who split their benefits with former partners is also on the rise. As mandated by local civil law, divorcees who were married for a minimum of five years are entitled to half of the annuity (negotiable starting this [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Obtaining discounts on health insurance premiums will become much easier for South Koreans starting in July. Discounted contracts, which provide up to 20 percent discounts on existing installments, are offered by 14 insurance companies for healthy individuals who meet certain health standards. However, only 3.8 percent of the subscribers [...]