SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean capital has announced plans to test hundreds of abandoned animals in the city for infections. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Sunday it will test up to 1,500 animals including stray cats, abandoned animals and pets as part of efforts to control the spread of zoonotic diseases. [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon invited a number of tour guides to his office on Thursday and discussed a number of issues facing historic sites in Seoul. During the meeting with the guides from the main palaces and Jongmyo Shrine, Lee personally thanked them for their work and said guides play [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Four days ahead of “Bicycle Day” (April 22), the Ministry of the Interior and Safety held an event promoting cycling safety at Seoul’s Jamsil Sports Complex yesterday. Taking place in an area of the park reserved for learning cycling and practice for beginners, 538 Seoul children were taught safe [...]
GIMCHEON, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The highest zip wire in Korea will open in Gimcheon next Friday. The record-breaking attraction dubbed ‘Rainbow Zip Wire’ will span Buhang Dam in the city of Gimcheon in North Gyeongsang Province between two towers that are 93 meters and 87 meters tall. Stretching 1.7 kilometers, riders can enjoy high-speed [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air has come under fire yet again, as heiress Cho Hyun-min stands accused of throwing a violent tantrum and hurling verbal abuse (and perhaps some water) during a meeting with an ad agency. Cho, the Korean Air senior vice president, is a younger sister of Cho Hyun-ah, the infamous [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The welcome arrival of warmer weather is bringing with it an unlikely source of stress for many involved. According to wedding consulting agency Duowed, the spring months of May and April fall behind the autumn period from October through November as the second most important unofficial “wedding season” in [...]
BUSAN, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers are offering a bounty of 300,000 won for those who catch jongeo, a rare breed of fish thought to be living in the Geum River. The National Institute of Fisheries Science said on Monday that it has distributed among local fishermen posters to promote its efforts to [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The debate over a lower voting age is heating up in South Korea, with the older and younger generations clashing ahead of upcoming local elections. Under current laws, South Koreans younger than 19 years of age can’t cast a vote, join a party or participate in election campaigns, while candidates [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of Seoul residents are expressing opposition to public welfare facilities amid fears that they could bring down housing prices in their community. At the center of the rise of NIMBYism in recent years are rental apartments for young people. The Seoul Metropolitan Government is undertaking a housing [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Moon Jae-in administration has decided that South Korea’s Parents’ Day on May 8 this year will remain a non-holiday, which should temporarily settle the unexpected clash of opinions that arose over what would have transformed May’s first weekend from a 3- to 4-day holiday period. In the past [...]