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) — South Koreans are sleeping less, working and studying less, and spending more time consuming digital media than ever before, according to a new government survey tracking the nation’s evolving daily routines. The Statistics Korea report, released Monday, showed that for the first time since the time-use survey began in [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean elementary school students are spending more time studying than ever, while their sleep and playtime continue to shrink, reflecting the intensifying pressure of early academic competition, according to new government data released Monday. The 2024 Time Use Survey by Statistics Korea found that elementary students now study [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey shows overwhelming support among South Korean workers for legislative efforts to criminalize non-consensual sex and enact a comprehensive anti-discrimination law, placing pressure on the Yoon Suk Yeol administration to take action on gender equality reforms. According to a poll released on Sunday by labor rights group Workplace [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign resident population has reached a historic peak, surpassing 2.73 million as of the end of June, according to new data released by the Ministry of Justice on Sunday. The number of foreign nationals staying in the country for education, work, tourism, or other purposes stood at [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — As YouTube continues to dominate the global internet landscape—with over 20 trillion videos uploaded and 20 million more added daily—its influence in South Korea has become particularly pronounced. More than half of South Koreans (51%) now consume news via YouTube, significantly outpacing the global average of 31%, according to the [...]
INCHEON, South Korea, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hip-hop superstar Kanye West returned to the Korean stage on Saturday night, igniting a euphoric crowd of more than 26,000 fans at Incheon Munhak Stadium in his first full concert in the country in over a decade. Braving sweltering summer heat that lingered near 30°C even [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea grapples with an intensifying pattern of extreme heat and heavy rainfall, sun parasols and rain boots are emerging as must-have items—transcending gender norms and seasonal fashion boundaries. Once seen as a distinctly feminine accessory, parasols are now gaining popularity among men, driven by practical concerns over [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly 40% of South Korea’s major online shopping platforms rely on proprietary algorithms to rank product reviews without disclosing the criteria behind those rankings, raising concerns about consumer trust and transparency, according to a new report by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. In a survey released Friday by the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of medical students who have boycotted classes over the government’s medical school admissions plan will be allowed to return to the classroom in the fall semester, the education ministry said Friday. Medical students have been boycotting classes for more than a year in protest of the administration of [...]