SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to release a variety of sensitive geospatial information, including high-precision aerial photos, 3-dimensional space information, and highly precise road maps to the private sector as part of efforts to support the cultivation of new industries. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that the new [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Debt among the “MZ generation,” a Korean term referring to those aged between late 10s and 30s, widened at a faster rate than income compared with 20 years ago, a central bank report showed Tuesday. The “MZ generation” refers to a pairing of two groups — millennials born between [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Baseless claims on rigged presidential election have been spreading throughout YouTube and other social media platforms every election season, calling upon the need to curb such activity. A Korea YouTuber followed by more than 600,000 people claimed that the government “must have manipulated the number of early votes,” on [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of hard-core vegetarians has turned out to be minimal in South Korea, a survey showed Monday. The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT) conducted a survey of 5,510 adults, in which only 7.6 percent (418 people) were vegetarians and the remaining 92.4 percent were non-vegetarians. The [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A departure order for a foreigner who drove approximately 1 meter while under the influence of alcohol has been ruled unfair, the Central Administrative Appeals Commission (CAAC) said Tuesday. The CAAC, under the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission, said it has repealed the immigration authorities’ departure order for the [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans ingest 16.3 microplastic particles on average per day while consuming food although level of consumption is not enough to arouse concern about health, a study has found. Microplastics are plastic particles with a size of less than 5 millimeters that are artificially manufactured or created through the [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s shipbuilding industry, which clinched a string of new orders early this year, is suffering from a shortage of manpower due to poor working conditions. Centered on the port cities of Busan and Ulsan where the shipyards are clustered, this year’s shortage of workers is estimated at up [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The dramatic victory of the conservative President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is leading to opposition from women in their 20s and 30s. In protest against his policies and pledges that are seen as anti-women, many young Korean women are stepping up to ‘boycott childbirth’ during his presidency. A number of posts [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing number of global companies pulling back from Russia, Hyundai Motor Group is facing a dilemma in a country where it has been enjoying solid performance. The group has Hyundai Motor Co., its independent Genesis brand, and affiliate Kia Corp., under its wing. In 2021, Kia sold [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea appears to have begun to dismantle some of the South Korean-built facilities at the Mount Kumgang resort, a report has said. Citing satellite images taken from March 5-9 by Planet Labs, the Voice of America said Friday (U.S. time) that the roof of the Haegumgang Hotel had [...]