SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – An association of civic groups in the southern city of Gimhae raised their voices on February 12 in lashing out against the current “privatized” nature of the foreign adoption process, demanding that the government take on greater responsibility. “The privatization of the foreign adoption process has left many foreign [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Chemical Co. and two other firms were fined for providing insufficient and misleading information on its humidifier sterilizer products, the country’s corporate watchdog said Monday. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said it has decided to levy a total of 134 million won (US$124,000) in fines on SK Chemical, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop singer BoA will release a new album next week, her management agency said Monday. S.M. Entertainment said the solo singer’s “One Shot, Two Shot” will be out at 6 p.m. next Tuesday. The title song, a deep house dance track, will feature her charismatic side, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean appliance manufacturer Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corp. participated as an official sponsor for France’s handball league, the company said Monday. Hand Star Game 2018 opened Saturday (local time) in Paris, the consumer electronics company said, adding that handball is the national sport in France. As the main sponsor, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 194 cases of norovirus infections have been confirmed as of Monday, since the outbreak in the Olympic host town last week, organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said. The organizing committee said that as of 4 p.m. on Monday, 17 additional people were found to have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – With a natural habitat limited to east-central China and Korea, the water deer, named for its affinity for water, carries out an uncertain existence. Despite a listing of ‘Vulnerable’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in South Korea the animal is thriving due to the extinction [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Faced with a desolate job market, the response from almost 750,000 young South Koreans has been to drop out of the race completely. In contrast, over 1 million are preparing themselves for better quality employment by studying for placement exams. The number of NEET (not in education, employment or [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Judging by the numbers, the habit of owning pets has found a permanent home in South Korean culture. Marketing firm Innocean Worldwide predicted that the domestic “petconomy” will double from 2.9 trillion won last year to 5.8 trillion won by 2020 in a report detailing the latest consumer trends [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in a February 9 meeting with companies in the bio-healthcare industry outlined its goal to push South Korea’s 1.8 percent market share to 4 percent by 2022 and create 35,000 jobs. To accomplish these two goals, the ministry will select six hospitals [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – To verify whether the comments on news webpages hosted by internet portal Naver were manipulated for political motives, one anonymous web developer has decided to take matters into his or her own hands. According to tech industry insiders, a website with the address “www.wordmeter.net” has for the past two [...]