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. 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. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As univeresities continue to go through structural reshuffles and eliminate programs that are widely seen as ‘unpopular’ and ‘unattractive’, discussion is being had acreoss the country over the responsibility of universities as academic institutions. In the midst of the controversy is Seoul Women’s University, where academic departments are being [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – With less than three weeks left before the end of 2017, not everyone in South Korea is excited about the festive season, particularly young people who are mired in record high unemployment this year. To many people, December is often associated with holidays like Christmas and New Year’s Eve, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are expressing concern over the soaring cost of living in their country. According to the Worldwide Cost of Living Report 2017 from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the inflation rate in South Korea was highest among the 133 countries surveyed, while it was also [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s decades-long free subway ride policy for elderly passengers is being met with calls for a higher age threshold, with local public transport operators seeking ways to offset the growing losses. Since its implementation during the 1980s under the Chun Doo-hwan government, the free subway ride policy has been [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the widespread social stigma surrounding sexual minorities in South Korea, most young people are supportive of the LGBT community, according to a new survey. Nearly 8 in 10 school middle students said they would continue a friendship with someone after finding out they are gay, the survey by the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The debate over ‘no-kids zones’ is heating up after a Korean human rights commission ruled the exclusive policy as discriminatory. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) announced last week it had advised a restaurant owner to lift a business policy banning children younger than 13 years old. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The incidence of road rage continues to increase in South Korea, despite government measures to combat the violence and stricter penalties. Although new legislation was enacted last year criminalizing violent driving and road rage with a one-year jail term or a fine of up to 5 million won, the number [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — With the southeastern city of Pohang still recovering from a 5.4-magnitude temblor last week that caused significant damage, the grim but necessary prospect of a major earthquake hitting Seoul has been a hot topic of discussion in South Korea in recent days. ‘What if a major earthquake hits Seoul?’ is [...]