SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Children experiencing disasters and abnormal weather caused by climate change are also being exposed to physical and mental problems, a charity group said. ChildFund Korea, a Seoul-based charity organization, conducted a focus group interview of 29 children between 11 and 16 years of age from Seoul, North Jeolla Province, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Monday it will pay subsidies to buyers of about 14,200 electric vehicles during the first half, as part of its bid to support the purchase of 27,000 electric vehicles for the whole year. The Seoul government had supplied 52,400 electric vehicles for 13 years [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly on Monday passed a bill to allow COVID-19 patients and people in quarantine to vote from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the day of the March 9 presidential election after regular polling closes. The revision to the Public Official Election Act was approved at a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Buying of COVID-19 self-test kits will be restricted to five units per purchase for three weeks, as the government works to stabilize the supply in light of the recent surge in at-home treatment patients, according to officials Saturday. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the purchase [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Paul Schneiss, a German pastor who made the world aware of pro-democracy movements in South Korea during the 1970s and ’80s, died Friday at the age of 88, the state-funded Korea Democracy Foundation said. Schneiss is well known for requesting German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter in 1980 to film the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Ever since South Korea became the first Asian country to introduce the Refugee Act in 2012, there has been an increasing number of refugees settling in the country. Now, public opinion remains split on whether to lower the social hurdles for accepting refugees or implement stricter requirements for recognizing asylum seekers as [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Two years into the pandemic, public health centers in South Korea are struggling with extreme levels of stress, requiring immediate support. The Gyeonggi Provincial government and a research team led by professor Yoo Myung-soon from Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 517 healthcare [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Cell phones will be banned from use on construction projects commissioned by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The city government announced Thursday that it has implemented a new policy on mobile phone use by construction workers as part of its efforts to prevent accidents. The policy was inspired by Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was outpaced by Apple Inc. in the fourth quarter in terms of global smartphone shipments, reports showed Friday. Apple surpassed its South Korean rival to become the top smartphone maker in the three months ending in December, with a 22 percent market share versus Samsung’s 18 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A conservative South Korean civic group tore up the Chinese flag during a rally near the Chinese Embassy in central Seoul on Friday to protest controversial refereeing against some of South Korea’s short track speed skaters at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Members of the civic group, which calls itself [...]