SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has expanded the number of artworks that can be displayed on its premium The Frame TVs to a whopping 1,000 by joining hands with more museums around the globe. The Frame is a high-end TV that comes with a stylish frame design to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that 49.1 percent of female salaried employees living with a child under 18 years of age were paid less than 2 million won (US$1,773) per month. Compared to all salaried employees, 10.8 percent more working moms made less than 2 million won per month. [...]
DONGHAE, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Tension swept over the city of Donghae, Gangwon Province last Friday when Green Korea and group of veterinarians entered a small farm to rescue three Asiatic black bears caged behind iron bars. The anxious bears were anesthetized before they were brought out by Green Korea activists to be taken [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The wage gap between workers in large companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) widened in 2014 amid a deepening polarization of the labor market, a report said Monday. According to the report published by the Bank of Korea (BOK), large businesses — those with 300 or more workers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7. (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in on Friday made a surprise visit to a government official who recently suffered a stroke while working late to get the government budget bill passed by the National Assembly. The previously unannounced visit came shortly after the president took part in a ceremony to mark the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Regarding the Supreme Court ruling that found conscientious objectors not guilty of evading military service, prosecutors have come up with detailed guidelines on how to discern “true conscientious objectors,” which is a key legal issue. According to the Prosecutors’ Office, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office distributed the guidelines yesterday to [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government plans to foster the creation of town management cooperatives to promote resident participation in the New Deal Project for Urban Regeneration. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced on Thursday that it will sign an agreement with the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7. (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul metropolitan government opened the entire walkway encircling a royal palace in the South Korean capital to the public Friday almost 60 years after it was blocked off by the British Embassy. Visitors have been unable to complete a circuit of the walkway along the stone wall around Deoksu Palace, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will be working together with 15 cities both domestic and overseas including New York City, Vienna, and Milan to create the Decent Work City Network (DWCN), an international organization. The Korean cities of Seoul, Gwangju and Ulsan will be included in the network. The background [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean moviegoers obtain an average of 3.7 pieces of information, including online reviews, before they decide whether to see a film, as films increasingly build their reputations through word of mouth, according to a survey released Thursday by the country’s largest cinema chain, CJ CGV. The cinema chain [...]