SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has again been thrown into a debate over whether women should be drafted into the military alongside men, with political and social circles calling for its serious consideration amid chronically low birth rates. One of the recent triggers was an online petition demanding female conscription on Cheong [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first conceptual model of a hydrogen fuel-cell tram, spotlighted as one of the next-generation eco-friendly means of public transportation, has recently been unveiled. The model made its first appearance at Hyundai Rotem Co.’s plant in the southeastern city of Changwon on Tuesday, developed to test its primary [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fishermen staged demonstrations at sea on Monday to protest the Japanese government’s decision to dump contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. In Yeosu, southwestern South Korea, about 150 fishing vessels were mobilized for a massive maritime demonstration, as local fishermen vented their [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ protests against Japan’s bid to dump contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea are spreading across many sectors of society, with a number of protest rallies held in Seoul and elsewhere on Friday. A civic group that comprises merchants from the Noryangjin Fisheries [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Friday it plans to increase investment in research & development (R&D) on key technologies for next-generation vehicles in a bid to help local automakers take the lead in the market. Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said the government will spend 367.9 billion won (US$328 million) in supporting [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The police have stepped up security measures around Muslim communities across the country as safety precautions during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, according to police sources Thursday. The National Police Agency recently ordered provincial and local police authorities in 18 regions to increase security in Muslim communities during [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A construction project for a Korea-China Cultural Town is being embroiled in anti-Chinese sentiment opposing China’s cultural infringement upon South Korea. A petition was posted at an online petition site run by the presidential office last month calling upon the government to stop the Chinatown construction in Gangwon Province. [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In June 2019, a Seoul-based human rights advocacy group received a call from an Army tank driver seeking advice on how to remain in the military after going through sex change surgery. The group advised then staff sergeant Byun Hee-soo to think twice before making a decision. But Byun, [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean civic groups on Tuesday asked Japan to retract its decision to release contaminated water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, denouncing the move as nuclear terrorism. An alliance of 31 anti-nuclear and environmental civic groups in South Korea issued a statement expressing resentment [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday expressed strong regret over Japan’s decision to release contaminated water into the sea from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. Tokyo announced earlier in the day that it plans to start releasing massive amounts of radioactive water, which has been stored in tanks at the [...]