SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Questions are being raised as to why the marketing of alcohol is not receiving the same level of attention from regulators as tobacco products are. These viewpoints were expressed as a special committee formed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare held its first meeting last week at the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The latter half of last year was marked by a rash of high profile accidents that have made public safety a major concern for South Korean society. Among the high profile incidents in the previous two months were a rare 5.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the southeastern city of Pohang [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Government data has revealed nearly 4 in 10 South Korean adult men are obese, despite Koreans in general being some of the slimmest people among developed countries. According to the National Health Insurance Services’ 2017 Obesity White Paper last week, nearly 34 percent of South Koreans who received a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Bullying in the workplace, bullies online and too many hours spent on the job. These three are some of the social issues that South Koreans would desperately like to see addressed in 2018. Cases of “gapjil”, a Korean euphemism referring to the abuse of an individual’s or organization’s power [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the government’s drive to boost declining birth rates, routine violations of women’s rights in the workplace continue to take place in South Korea. A series of reports showing employers interfering with female workers’ personal affairs – including pregnancy and marriage – has sent shockwaves across the country this [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Looking ahead to 2018, chief among South Koreans’ worries and hopes for the new year is employment. Two out of three respondents in a survey regarding next year’s economic policy conducted by the Korea Development Institute were most concerned about future employment. A total of 1,000 civilians and 334 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – When a suicide note left by late K-pop star Jonghyun was revealed to the public last week, it was met with mourning and sympathy, with many relating to the late singer’s depression revealed in the letter. In the note, which was released by his best friend Nine9 from rock [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Another North Korean soldier defected to the South on December 21, making him the 15th defector this year. The number of North Korean defections has tripled from last year, leading some to speculate on the reasons behind the increase. Unlike his compatriot who made a daring run to freedom [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s not uncommon to see pictures of K-pop idols with written messages occupying advertisement spaces in public places, particularly in South Korean subway stations. As typical messages accompanying the advertisements often include ‘Thank you for having been born,’ or ‘Happy Birthday’ followed by the name of an idol star, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – 2018 is looking increasingly like a tough year for the tech industry, as it appears inevitable that some form of regulations will be passed by the government in response to a year in which allegations of biased news editing and “reverse prejudice” were volleyed towards domestic and foreign firms, [...]