Seoul, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense has introduced a revised executive order that would allow military officers, including colonels, to be promoted for acts of integrity — such as refusing unlawful or improper commands during the controversial December 3 martial law planning incident. The amendment to the Enforcement Decree [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean employees are spending an estimated 25.1 billion hours annually on repetitive administrative work, including data management and routine reporting, according to a global survey released Monday by Dropbox in partnership with polling firm YouGov. The survey, which included over 10,000 full- and part-time workers across seven countries [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics announced Monday that its consumer recycling campaign “Battery Return” has collected more than 108 tons of used batteries over the past four years, underscoring its commitment to circular resource practices and rare metal recovery. Since its launch, the program has retrieved over 240,000 batteries, yielding more than 9.6 [...]
GWANGJU, July 30(Korea Bizwire) — As dining costs continue to climb across South Korea, prices for samgyetang — a traditional Korean ginseng chicken soup favored during the summer heat — have breached ₩20,000 per bowl at many popular restaurants in Gwangju, marking a sharp departure from its status as an affordable seasonal comfort food. According to local [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s convenience store chains reported double-digit sales growth in the first week following the rollout of government-issued consumption coupons, with customers increasingly turning to nearby stores for everyday shopping. According to industry data released Tuesday, the four major operators — CU, GS25, 7-Eleven, and Emart24 — saw weekly [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s over-the-top (OTT) streaming market has firmly established itself as a new standard in media consumption, with more than 20 million monthly active users (MAUs) now regularly engaging with major platforms. According to new data released Tuesday by WiseApp Retail, a market analysis firm tracking real-time app and payment [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO E&C’s chief executive publicly apologized on Tuesday following a series of fatal industrial accidents at company construction sites, drawing sharp rebuke from President Lee Jae-myung, who likened the repeated deaths to “murder by willful negligence.” At a press conference held at the company’s headquarters in Incheon’s Songdo district, CEO [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In a nation known for its rigorous education system, even dogs are facing entrance exams. A growing number of South Korean dog daycare centers — dubbed “pet kindergartens” — are implementing admission tests to assess a dog’s socialization, obedience, and emotional stability before enrollment. The trend has sparked comparisons to [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has introduced new guidelines to curb the misuse of ambulances operating under false pretenses, aiming to distinguish legitimate emergency use from non-urgent transport and restrict abuse of emergency traffic privileges. The Ministry of Health and Welfare recently distributed the new standards — titled “Criteria for [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Record-breaking heat driven by climate change is disrupting South Korea’s agricultural and aquacultural sectors, with fresh milk production, farmed fish survival, and summer cabbage crops all under threat, raising fears of supply instability and inflation. According to the Korea Dairy Committee, raw milk output has declined by 5–10% amid prolonged [...]