SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean refiners are jacking up investment in the burgeoning hydrogen market to secure their place in a world shifting away from fossil fuels and to get ahead of the next big change in the energy industry. Hydrogen, which burns clean when mixed with oxygen in a fuel cell, [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism expressed “deep regret” Friday over the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s response to its letter protesting Japan’s inclusion of South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on a Tokyo Olympics map. According to the ministry, the IOC sent a reply to its June 10 [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A state human rights watchdog ruled that the decision by the Korea Naval Academy to punish a number of cadets for violating regulations on dating infringes upon the cadets’ right to happiness, privacy, and freedom. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said Thursday that it advised the dean to retract [...]
INCHEON, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of crimes involving the theft of graphics cards that jumped in price following the cryptocurrency boom have been reported to Korean police. Early this month, two men suspected to be in their teens or 20s removed the graphics cards from two computers set up at a [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will introduce examinations late this month to certify bicyclists and promote a safe environment for bicycles. The examination consists of written and performance tests, and is based on the new safety education standards for bicycles set by the city this year. The test is divided [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, said Friday it has signed a deal with HBIS Group, China’s second-biggest steelmaker, to set up a US$600 million joint venture in China. Under the deal signed online between POSCO Chairman Choi Jeong-woo and Wang Lanyu, general manager of HBIS Group, the [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Could the Han River Park, a popular destination for a get-together over “chimaek,” or fried chicken and beer, become an alcohol-free zone? The Seoul city government started to gather public opinions online Thursday on prohibiting alcohol consumption in public places, ahead of the enforcement of a revised public health [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A little over half of South Koreans do not want the government to provide COVID-19 vaccination support to North Korea, according to a recent survey. In a joint survey by four polling agencies on 1,006 people aged 18 and older from Monday-Wednesday, 51 percent of respondents said they disapprove [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday said it will begin running an in-house vaccination program for its workers next month to beef up antivirus measures amid the pandemic. The tech giant will inoculate employees aged 18-59 working at its plants in South Korea, as well as those dispatched from its [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that compared to foreign brides from other countries, those from China and the Philippines suffer more stress from adapting to Korean culture. Sharavdorj Erdene, a PhD candidate in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Pusan National University, conducted a survey of 416 [...]