SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has offered to provide part of its COVID-19 vaccines to the Korean government to help relieve the country’s vaccine shortage, government sources said Monday. USFK recently delivered its intention of providing around 13,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines, and South Korean defense [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A court decision against the immigration office’s refusal to review a refugee status application from an African man has been finalized, court records showed Monday. The Seoul High Court on April 21 dismissed the Incheon International Airport immigration office’s appeal against a lower court ruling that deemed its rejection [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 30 percent of stray pets protected by animal shelters found new homes in 2020, data showed Monday, amid the growing popularity of raising pets in South Korea. The number of pets rescued by animal shelters came to 130,401 in 2020, down 3.9 percent from 135,791 posted in the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The arms procurement agency said Monday it has signed a deal to purchase hydrogen powered-drones for a pilot operation at the Air Force to boost the military’s surveillance capabilities. Under the 831 million won (US$737,000) contract with Doosan Mobility Innovation Inc., the drones will be delivered to the military [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — On a quest to accelerate hydrogen mobility-related business, Hyundai Motor Co. is taking one more step towards improving public awareness of the transition towards a hydrogen society. In collaboration with the U.S. media company Bloomberg L.P., Hyundai Motor Group has operated the H2 Economy Campaign since 2019. The campaign [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has dismissed local civic groups’ request to block the sales and distribution of memoirs of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, judicial sources said Sunday. According to the sources, the Seoul Western District Court rejected Thursday an injunction sought by several conservative organizations, including the New Paradigm [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six out of every 10 South Koreans support the idea of pardoning Lee Jae-yong, the jailed de facto leader of Samsung Group, a poll showed Saturday. According to the joint poll conducted on 1,003 people age 18 or over nationwide from Monday through Wednesday, 64 percent of [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — ASML Holding N.V., the world’s leading photolithography equipment maker, is building a new plant in South Korea. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced Thursday during its briefing on K-semiconductor blueprint that ASML will invest in the country. The company will invest 240 billion won (US$212 million) to [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A woman who abused her adopted daughter to death was sentenced to life in prison on Friday in a fatal child abuse case that shocked the country. The Seoul Southern District Court ruled that the woman, surnamed Jang, intentionally harmed her daughter, named Jung-in, dismissing her claim that the [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday began a pilot operation of the 119 emergency rescue squad on Dokdo in order to better ensure the safety of the growing number of visitors to the easternmost islets. The National 119 Rescue Headquarters sent one rescue worker and one paramedic to Dokdo in the [...]