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SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign visitors to South Korea ranked punctuality as the most satisfying aspect of the country’s railway services, according to a new customer satisfaction survey released by national rail operator KORAIL. The survey, conducted on May 18–19, polled 301 foreign tourists at major transportation hubs including Seoul Station, Busan Station, [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers of e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. have launched a new integrated labor union to demand better wages and improved working conditions, the union said Tuesday. Until now, Coupang had two separate labor unions — one representing workers in its logistics affiliate, Coupang Fulfillment Service, and the other for employees [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league remained on pace to break its single-season attendance record after topping 6 million fans in the fewest number of games Tuesday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the five games contested Tuesday drew a combined 77,583 fans, and the total pushed the attendance for [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The action fantasy “Omniscient Reader: The Prophet” is designed to make audiences feel like active participants rather than mere viewers, director Kim Byung-soo said Tuesday. One of the film’s biggest appeals lies in its ability to make viewers ask themselves, “What would I have done in that situation?” Kim [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In a striking shift driven by demographic change, South Korea’s workforce participation rate among people aged 60 and older has reached near parity with that of the country’s youth, signaling a new era in the nation’s labor market. According to data released Monday by Statistics Korea, the economic participation rate [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report warns that South Korea’s elderly population faces a growing “double burden” as rising health insurance premiums and income taxes increasingly eat into public pension payouts, significantly reducing retirees’ real disposable income. According to a study released Tuesday by the National Pension Research Institute, the 2022 overhaul of [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korean healthcare workers believe the country is facing a severe shortage of doctors, a situation they say has worsened over the past year and is fueling systemic strain across hospitals. According to a survey released Monday by the Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union, [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A new government-backed study has raised doubts about the effectiveness of routine endoscopic screenings for stomach and colorectal cancers in South Koreans aged 80 and older, prompting calls for more individualized screening guidelines for elderly patients. The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) released a report Monday based on [...]
SEOUL & DAEGU, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) —Spanish football powerhouse FC Barcelona is set to visit South Korea this summer for the first time in 15 years as part of its official “FC Barcelona 2025 Asia Tour Edition.” The tour will feature friendly matches against K League clubs FC Seoul and Daegu FC, offering Korean [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising K-pop girl group ILLIT showcased its artistic evolution with confidence on Monday as it unveiled its third EP, “bomb.” The release follows the group’s earlier albums, “Super Real Me” and “I’ll Like You,” and continues ILLIT’s coming-of-age narrative. This time, the group broadens its perspective, shifting from introspective [...]