SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Public officials accused of purposely leaking personal information will be immediately dismissed with no exception starting next year, the government said Thursday. Under a set of guidelines set to take effect Jan. 1, public officials who purposely leak personal information or wrongfully use the information will be dismissed, according [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to significantly extend the stay permit to about 10 years for migrant workers who entered South Korea on a non-professional visa and worked long enough to meet the requirements for occupational proficiency, the labor ministry said Thursday. Under the current Employment Permit System for migrant workers, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Economic problems represented by unemployment, coupled with multiple structural and social issues, are socially cornering young South Koreans, resulting in cases of lonely deaths, experts said Wednesday. Lonely death refers to a phenomenon of people with no relatives dying alone and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Science and Technology said Wednesday it has developed a new technology that can replace high-temperature, high-pressure energy used for the production of hydrogen peroxide with photovoltaic energy, thus improving overall productivity. Hydrogen peroxide is a core material used in chip production. However, a stable supply of hydrogen peroxide is uncertain due to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea approved major projects Wednesday to upgrade combat capabilities of its F-15K fighters and import aerial refueling tankers, the state arms procurement agency said, in a move to counter evolving North Korean threats. The Defense Project Promotion Committee passed a 3.46 trillion won (US$2.73 billion) project to strengthen [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s advertising market grew 8.6 percent in 2021 from a year earlier, led by strong demand in digital advertisements, a government report showed Wednesday. Advertising expenses amounted to 18.9 trillion won (US$14.9 billion) last year, according to the report from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Food delivery workers only take five days off every month but make less than 3 million won (US$2,360) in monthly net income, government data showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that there were 237,188 people in the country working in the food delivery business, twice [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Self-driving buses will be deployed on bus rapid transit (BRT) routes for the first time in South Korea. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday it has deployed BRT-exclusive autonomous buses connecting Osong Station in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province and the Sejong Express Intercity Bus Terminal in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The youth suicide rate increased in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic to remain as their No. 1 cause of death, data showed Tuesday, in yet another sign of a chronic problem that has plagued South Korea for years. The suicide rate per 100,000 people aged 17 and below reached [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. has teamed up with a local firm to develop smart home appliances that utilize sleep analytics technology. The home appliance maker said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Asleep, a sleep tracking software startup, to work together in the field of sleep technology. [...]