SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — On Tuesday, the Japanese government decided to dump contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, leading to a firestorm of criticism for the lack of consideration of neighboring countries. Tokyo appears to have tried to appease domestic resistance against the plan but shows no attention [...]
WASHINGTON, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea continues to have the lowest birthrate in the world this year amid fast growth of its elderly population, a United Nations report showed Tuesday. The country’s total fertility rate per woman amounted to 1.1 in 2021, unchanged from a year earlier, according to the report from the U.N. [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing number of companies strengthening their ESG (environmental, social and governance) management, fashion companies are also releasing a string of eco-friendly products. Kolon Sport, an outdoor brand run by South Korean clothing firm Kolon Industry FnC, developed a renewable nylon material dubbed ‘Kolon Nylon,’ and made use [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean parents of young students are reacting nervously to the recent openings of sex doll experience shops or cafes in their neighborhoods around the country. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling last June in favor of the importation of life-size sex dolls, several hundreds of new businesses have reportedly [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Concerns are rising over increasing dependence on the online meeting platform Zoom as a surge in demand has resulted in the video conference program dominating the South Korean market. Public schools tend to use Zoom as their primary remote education platform. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education reported last [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition that brings together “hanbok,” or traditional Korean attire, worn by K-pop stars has kicked off Tuesday in Seoul in line with the annual hanbok culture week, the culture ministry said. The exhibition, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Hanbok Advancement Center, will [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has partnered with U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. to supply its electric vehicles in Europe. The strategic partnership is aimed at promoting the adoption of EVs and the expansion of the EV charging infrastructure in major European cities in nations [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Drug trafficking using international shipping has sharply increased as overseas travel became nearly impossible and online purchases went up amid the coronavirus pandemic, a local customs office said Tuesday. The Incheon Main Customs said it busted 189 cases of drug smuggling into South Korea in the first quarter of [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two major electronics firms — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — were among the top five players in the European smart home market in the fourth quarter of last year, a report showed Tuesday, as they push to increase connected devices amid the pandemic-induced stay-at-home [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip producer, is likely to accelerate its investment in the United States as U.S. President Joe Biden urged more spending in the chipmaking sector to resolve the chip shortage and build up a stable supply chain, analysts here said Tuesday. Samsung was [...]