SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of accidents related to the use of compound bows, primarily used for leisure activities, has sparked controversy over how to restrict their use. The controversy began after a teenage son shot his father with a compound bow last month during an argument, resulting in a court’s probation [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Sayuri, a Japanese TV personality who lives in Seoul, starts her day before 4 a.m. when her five month-old baby wakes up. She has to skip her own breakfast as she is occupied feeding and comforting her child. An unmarried woman who chose to be a single mother, Sayuri [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The labor union of financially troubled SsangYong Motor Co. has called on the government to support the normalization of the company’s management, claiming that it is unfair to pass the responsibility of the company’s financial difficulties to the labor union. On Thursday, the labor union held a press conference [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will listen to public opinions on whether or not to abolish the Family Rites Act concerning the order of wedding ceremonies and funeral procedures, etc., which has been criticized for being out of date. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul family court on Thursday sided with the ex-husband of Gerhard Schroeder’s South Korean wife and ordered the former German chancellor to partially compensate the man for destroying his marriage. The man, whose identity was withheld, filed a lawsuit in 2018 seeking 100 million won (US$81,708) in compensation, [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Older people were more likely to have suffered a decrease in income due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Thursday. In the survey conducted on 16,244 workers in 537 professions from August to November, 35.8 percent said they earned less in 2020 due to the economic fallout from [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Wednesday it plans to install “smart poles” at riverside parks along the Han River to strengthen CCTV surveillance as safety concerns have grown in the wake of the death of a medical college student. Smart poles, also known as intelligent light poles, can perform [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has debuted its all-electric Ioniq 5 in hope of catching up with EV leader Tesla, but its ambitious plan could fizzle out this year with delayed production and rapidly drying-up state subsidies, and more recently its labor union’s opposition to its massive investment [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Tuesday the country has launched an industry alliance to bolster the development of “metaverse” technology and ecosystems. The metaverse refers to a shared virtual space, in which users interact with each other through digital avatars and experience a virtual reality (VR) world. The new [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Chemicals Co. said Monday that it had acquired a 10 percent stake in Shuye Environmental Technology Co., a Chinese company that possesses technology that can chemically break down waste PET, by investing 23 billion won (US$20 million). The company made the investment decision as part of efforts to [...]