SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced measures to eradicate the deeply rooted problem of illicit hiring of civil servants, and to boost the ratio of women to men in high-ranking positions in the public sector. Through these initiatives that are part of the plan for “government innovation”, President Moon Jae-in’s administration [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Last December, emergency response units earned criticism for failing to carry out a rescue within the so-called “golden period” during a multi-story complex fire in Jecheon, a traumatic disaster that left 29 dead and 40 injured. The duration of time that firefighters have to bring people out to safety [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s household debt is rising rapidly in comparison to economic growth, and is nearing the size of the nation’s GDP. According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on March 18, in last year’s Q3 South Korean household debt stood at 94.4 percent of GDP. This figure marked [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting on March 22, the government’s decision to financially reward those who report dog owners for not leashing their pets in public goes into effect. Dogs without dog tags, owners who fail to pick up after their dog’s feces and unmuzzled “fierce dogs” – pitbull terriers, mastiffs, rottweilers – [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Chung Hyeon became the top-ranked Asian player on the ATP Tour on Monday. The 21-year-old rose three spots to reach a new career-high No. 23 in the latest men’s tennis rankings unveiled Monday. Chung reached the quarterfinals at his most recent event, the BNP Paribas Open in [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — “The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down” by South Korean Buddhist monk Haemin has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards, its Korean publisher said Monday. Suoh Seojae said the book has been nominated for the nonfiction lifestyle section of the annual awards run by The [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group GOT7 will embark on a 17-city world tour in May, its management agency said Monday. The seven-piece boy band will launch the world tour, “GOT7 2018 World Tour Eyes On You,” with concerts at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul on May 4-6, JYP Entertainment said. The group will [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will give bonuses worth a total of 3.3 billion won (US$3.07 million) to its athletes and coaches who participated in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the country’s sports ministry said Monday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism said it will award 3.3 billion won [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The KBO’s KT Wiz has come to an agreement with parent company KT to install a “Giga IoT Air Map” platform that would lower fine dust concentrations by injecting water into the air. The Air Map will be integrated into the operations of Suwon’s KT Wiz Park for the [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The strategy of targeting select age groups with customized smartphones is reaping rewards for wireless service providers. SK Telecom, the domestic market share leader in this category, revealed that it had sold more than 10,000 units of its “Cookiz Mini” smartphones specifically designed for lower-level elementary school students in [...]