SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of Hyundai Motor Co.’s Kona Electric have lost a lawsuit against the automaker for a series of fires caused by battery issues. The Seoul Central District Court has ruled in favor of Hyundai in a compensation lawsuit filed by 173 Kona EV owners against the automaker. A series [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it is using smart plugs to monitor single-person households with a risk of “lonely death” 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A smart plug is a device that is connected to the electrical outlets that power televisions, microwaves and other commonly [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the devastating earthquake that shook Turkey’s southeastern region earlier this week, a Turkish woman called out for help in the Korean language. Celine Gunner, a digital producer at a broadcasting station in Istanbul, sent out a series of tweets on Tuesday. “Everyone, it’s an emergency. Turkey needs help [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault Korea Motors and SsangYong Motor Co. are struggling to ship vehicles abroad due to a shortage of car carriers. At Renault Korea’s Busan factory yard, thousands of cars are piled up, waiting for shipment. Car carriers from Europe are shipping the cars twice a month but the number [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of more than 110 South Korean workers arrived in Turkey on Wednesday to support the country’s ongoing search and rescue operations following a devastating earthquake earlier this week, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry. A KC-330 military tanker transport aircraft carrying 118 people, including 50 military personnel and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to stage nationwide civil air defense drills in May for the first time in six years, its military said Wednesday, in a move to reinforce public safety amid evolving North Korean nuclear and missile threats. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the plan and other [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of young mothers in South Korea are facing a high risk of depression, a study showed Tuesday. The National Youth Policy Institute and the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs published a joint report that said young mothers under 24 years of age struggle to make [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to conduct its first formation flight of stealth drones around 2025, Korean Air Co. said Wednesday, as the aircraft development project gained traction following North Korea’s drone infiltrations late last year. The country’s flag carrier unveiled the plan during a forum on combat systems incorporating both [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the number of domestic drug users increasing, particularly among young people in their 20s and 30s, drug-smuggling channels and techniques are evolving in a more diverse and deliberate manner. South Korea’s customs agency disclosed a series of the latest drug-smuggling techniques when it announced a comprehensive plan to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Jobseekers are flocking to Genesis BBQ Co. amid news that the company had decided to raise its starting salary for university graduates. The company, which runs one of South Korea’s biggest fried chicken franchises, BBQ Chicken, said Tuesday that more than 2,500 jobseekers had applied during the recruitment period [...]