SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will propose revisions to the existing laws to allow abortion until the 14th week of pregnancy, judicial sources said Tuesday. They said the justice ministry will announce its plan to revise the Criminal Act and the Mother and Child Health Act on Wednesday as a follow-up to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent Chinese TV show claiming Korean tradition as their own sparked controversy over spreading false facts and misunderstanding across the global community. “Street Dance of China,” a variety show broadcasted by China’s popular video platform Yuku, held an ‘Ethnic Dance’ competition last month in which one of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of reported suicide attempts and self-inflicted injuries among young South Koreans nearly doubled from 2015 to 2019, according to a ruling party lawmaker Monday. The number of those who sought medical attention from either suicide attempts or self harm aged between 9 and 24 reached 9,828 in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Friday unveiled an ambitious plan to nurture 1 million farmers over the next four years in the densely populated capital of 10 million. The city plans to invest 251.4 billion won (US$216.1 million) until 2024 to expand patches of land for farming, teach farming [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The image of the Demilitarized Zone separating South and North Korea is associated more with war this year than last year, a local research institute said, as the inter-Korean peace process has stalled. The Gyeonggi Research Institute, a think tank run by the government of Gyeonggi Province, said that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Inc. faced strong backlash from South Korean developers after it announced Monday (U.S. time) it will enforce its app market’s billing system, which charges a 30 percent fee to all app developers. While Google has taken a 30 percent cut for all in-app purchases on the Play store [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Prices of domestic electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining attention following Tesla Motors Inc.’s recent announcement that it will come up with a new EV model that costs as little as US$25,000 within the next three years. Experts expect that domestic EV manufacturers will need at least four or five [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Monday announced a set of measures to better protect the rights of underage celebrities, as more young people are pursuing dreams of a career in entertainment. Under the measures, the Office for Government Policy Coordination (OGPC) said it plans to require entertainment companies to more readily [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Consuming soy milk like a staple for years, Hur Ji-hyun, a 39-year-old upcycling designer, has always been troubled by a slim plastic straw that comes with every single serving of soy beverage. Having never used the 15-centimeter straw wrapped in plastic and glued to the back of the pack, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A Jehovah’s Witness who objected military service based on his religious faith has been convicted for violation of the Military Service Act. The grounds for the guilty verdict was that he previously enjoyed playing online shooting games, killing other gamers without feeling any pangs of conscience. For the man [...]