SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A revision to the enforcement ordinance of the Suicide Prevention Act will take effect on Thursday, clearing the way for public institutions to share information on suicide attempts. To ensure the efficacy of the law, the Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to distribute a guidebook and provide on-site [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Travelers from Japan, Taiwan and Macau will be temporarily allowed to enter South Korea without a visa this month, Seoul city said Wednesday. The city has pushed for the visa waiver program in consultation with the culture, justice and foreign ministries, and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
YANGYANG, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A large sinkhole opened up at a construction site in the east coast county of Yangyang on Wednesday, causing part of an adjacent building to collapse and forcing 97 people to evacuate, officials said. The 12 meter-by-8 meter sinkhole, which is five meters deep, formed at 6:40 a.m. at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea appears to be turning to a tried-and-true deterrence playbook marked by its arms buildup, a threat of “unsparing” punishment and scaled-up military drills as it faces evolving North Korean security challenges, analysts said Wednesday. That playbook revolves around three Cs: military capabilities, communication to a recalcitrant North [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea fell 12 percent last month from a year earlier as the chip shortage continued to affect vehicle production, an industry association said Wednesday. The number of newly registered foreign vehicles stood at 21,423 units last month, down from 24,423 units a year [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling People Power Party (PPP) will propose a package of two bills to strengthen South Korea’s competitiveness in the semiconductor industry, the party’s special panel on chips said Tuesday. One of the bills calls for enabling a government committee to designate special zones on strategic industries and provide [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency said Monday it will change the color of all crosswalks within children protection zones from white to yellow for traffic safety. Police explained that it will help drivers easily recognize that they’re entering a children protection zone. The project, led jointly by seven municipal and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Police are investigating a man who drove a motorcycle without a shirt in southern Seoul over the weekend and a woman who was sitting behind him in a bikini, officials said Tuesday. The Seoul Gangnam Police Station is mulling over the possibility of bringing the charge of overexposure against [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s electricity consumption reached a record monthly high last month, as the country was gripped by a sweltering heat wave, the power operator said Tuesday. The country’s average maximum power consumption came to 82,007 megawatts (MW) in July, up 1 percent from a year earlier, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul branch of discount chain E-Mart has sparked controversy after putting up a shark’s carcass for display in a “photo zone” event. The E-Mart Yongsan branch in central Seoul recently showcased a dead shark in the seafood section for a “photo zone” event. Customers who visited the store [...]