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SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s human rights watchdog has ruled that public libraries violated children’s right to information by restricting access to sex education and gender equality books that were not legally classified as harmful publications. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said Monday that several libraries had either removed such titles [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea weighs proposals for a shorter workweek and extended retirement age, a growing number of companies are already adopting flexible schedules — in some cases reducing hours to just four days — in what could become a model for broader labor market reform. Major firms including SK [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s latest public health research suggests that smokers who turn to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products believing them to be safer may in fact be developing stronger nicotine addictions than users of traditional cigarettes. Commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Korean Association on Smoking or Health [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Choi Yong-hee grabbed a bronze medal in the men’s individual compound event for the host South Korea’s first medal at the World Archery Championships on Monday. Choi defeated Curtis Broadnax of the United States 146-145 in the bronze medal match at the May 18 Democracy Plaza in Gwangju, 270 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Kiwoom Heroes infielder Song Sung-mun has been voted South Korean baseball’s top player for August. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Monday announced Song as the Player of the Month for August. This is Song’s first monthly award in his 11-year KBO career. Song is also the first Heroes [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose, a member of the K-pop group BLACKPINK, picked up two trophies, including Song of the Year, at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (U.S. time). She won the honor for “APT.,” her collaboration single with global pop icon Bruno Mars, and accepted Best Group on behalf [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health supplement companies are intensifying their push overseas as slowing demand at home contrasts with rising global appetite for wellness products. Industry data show exports have climbed steadily since the pandemic, hitting a record 382.1 billion won ($280 million) last year, nearly triple the 2019 figure. By [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A silent, vacant look from younger workers — dubbed the “Gen Z Stare” — is rattling South Korean campuses and offices, becoming a flashpoint in the country’s ongoing debate over generational communication. The term, which fuses “Gen Z” with “stare,” describes the expressionless gaze of young people born between [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time, older workers now make up a larger share of full-time employees at South Korea’s major corporations than younger recruits, underscoring the deepening generational divide in the country’s labor market. A report released Sunday by the Korea Employers Federation found that employees aged 55 to 59 in [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists in South Korea have unveiled a skin patch that can precisely track metabolic changes in the body using nothing more than sweat, offering a potential alternative to invasive blood tests. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Sunday that a team led by Professor Jeong [...]