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Car ‘Black Boxes’ Moonlight as Surveillance Cameras for Crime Prevention in Seongnam

Car ‘Black Boxes’ Moonlight as Surveillance Cameras for Crime Prevention in Seongnam

SEONGNAM, SOUTH KOREA, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Vehicle recording devices installed in cars, widely known as ‘black boxes’, will now serve as surveillance cameras to keep an eye on crime in the absence of police, Seongnam’s city government announced yesterday. More than 3,500 local drivers in Seongnam agreed to cooperate with the local government in [...]

Couriers Learn First Aid Courses to Double as Emergency Helpers

Couriers Learn First Aid Courses to Double as Emergency Helpers

SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Couriers for one of South Korea’s largest logistics companies, CJ Korea Express, have become certified emergency medical responders after receiving safety and CPR training, the company announced yesterday. In collaboration with the Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS), CJ Korea Express trained around five hundred of its employees [...]

New Needle Won’t Make You Bleed

New Needle Won’t Make You Bleed

DAEJEON, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A research team from KAIST (the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) has developed a self-sealing hemostatic needle that won’t make you bleed after it’s used, taking advantage of one of Korea’s most popular mariculture products – mussels.  The team leveraged the exceptional ability of mussels to attach [...]

[Feature] Almost Famous: K-pop Trainees Endure Hardship on the Road to Success

[Feature] Almost Famous: K-pop Trainees Endure Hardship on the Road to Success

SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangnam Style, Psy’s worldwide sensation powered by an iconic horse dance, set numerous world records. The song’s music video is still the most liked and viewed video on YouTube. But most of all, Gangnam Style was the first K-pop song, ever, to attract global attention.  Ironically, however, 38-year-old Psy is [...]

Controversial Ad Highlights Korea’s Minimum Wage Issue

Controversial Ad Highlights Korea’s Minimum Wage Issue

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — An ad supporting part-time workers’ labor rights is being involved in an unexpected controversy, and is at the forefront of a showdown between the nation’s employers and job seekers. The commercial, which was created by AlbaMon, a job information site, features Hyeri, a member of the popular K-pop girl [...]