SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than four in five South Koreans consider China to be a security threat, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the poll of 1,000 people conducted in March by Seoul-based Hankook Research for the U.S. think tank Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA), 83 percent cited China as a [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 400,000 undocumented foreigners in South Korea will also receive coronavirus vaccines. The vaccination committee under the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Tuesday that undocumented foreigners will receive coronavirus vaccines, based upon the same procedures for Korean nationals and registered foreigners. The government had previously announced its [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Low-income foreigners raising a child of Korean nationality alone will be eligible for the government’s monthly childcare support of 200,000 won (US$180) per month. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said that the Cabinet passed the revision of the enforcement ordinance of the Single-parent Family Support Act on [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Election posters of minor candidates competing for the mayoral seat in Seoul have been damaged by voters after they publicly announced their support for feminists and LGBT rights. Seoul Mapo Police Station recently arrested perpetrators who took down election banners of Oh Tae-yang, Mirae Party’s candidate for the mayoral [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has suspended a domestic plant that produces the IONIQ 5 all-electric model due to a chip shortage. Hyundai said it will halt the operation of the No. 1 plant in Ulsan, 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul, which also produces the Kona subcompact SUV, [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Five years have passed since the Japanese government enacted legislation to prevent hate speech, but Korean compatriots in Japan are still exposed to everyday discrimination. The Korean Resident Union in Japan conducted a survey of 1,497 Korean compatriots currently studying at high school, university, and graduate school in Japan [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean American high school students in the United States have stepped up to take action against false claims by China that hanbok, Korean traditional attire, actually originate in China. The Asian American Youth Council (AAYC), a youth organization active in the U.S., announced Sunday that municipality of Tenafly in [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy has sparked over the new interior design for cars on Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway that features a light pink seat immediately next to the dark pink seats reserved for pregnant women. Some online communities stepped up in criticism as rumors spread that the light pink [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government advised all Korean expats in Myanmar to return last week as the country spirals down into a bloody dispute between the military and protestors. South Korean conglomerates as well as small and medium enterprises in Yangon have reportedly started to leave the country. Local Korean [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, is set to cement its footing here and accelerate its overseas push with a billion-dollar deal to buy Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings. In a surprise move, Hybe on Friday announced a plan to acquire a 100 percent stake in the U.S. media group [...]