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SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The labor union of GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., plans to stage a partial strike this week, as it has failed to narrow differences with management in ongoing wage negotiations, union officials said Wednesday. Unionized workers will stage two-hour walkouts across [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 1,000 cases of patients suffering heat-related illnesses have been reported to date this summer as a heat wave hit the country earlier than normal, data showed Wednesday, one day after the country saw record high temperatures in the capital, Seoul. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan defeated Chinese Taipei 4-0 in South Korea on Wednesday to open their three-peat bid at the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Women’s Football Championship. Miyu Yakata, Yume Takikawa and Hana Takahashi each scored for Japan in their tournament opener at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, some [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Director Lee Sang-geun of “Exit” has reunited with actress Im Yoon-ah for the upcoming comedy “Pretty Crazy,” aiming to replicate the box office success of their previous collaboration. At a press conference for the new film on Wednesday, the director said the K-pop idol-turned-actress was his first choice for [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Kim Ha-seong recorded a hit in his return to action after missing three games with a right calf cramp. Kim went 1-for-4 but also struck out three times as the Rays lost to the Detroit Tigers 4-2 at Comerica Park in Detroit on Tuesday (local [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The NC Dinos announced Wednesday their slugger Matt Davidson will be out for four to six weeks with a broken rib. The Dinos said Davidson was diagnosed with a hairline rib fracture on the right side following a test done earlier in the day. The Dinos said they don’t [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — From MBTI to TCI, and from hormone-based typologies to the Big Five, South Korea is in the throes of a personality test boom — a cultural phenomenon that blends pop psychology with digital convenience and reflects deeper social trends in how young people relate to themselves and others. What [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — At 8 a.m. on July 8, the sun blazed down on the asphalt at the busy intersection near Sinseol-dong Station in eastern Seoul. Already, the air was thick with heat, and the road shimmered under temperatures nearing boiling. Amid it all stood Officer Shim Gyu-beom, 30, of the Dongdaemun [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — As climate change intensifies, its psychological toll—ranging from anxiety to trauma—is emerging as a critical public health issue, prompting experts in South Korea to call for an integrated mental health support system. At the Climate Health Forum hosted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) and the [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s younger generations are increasingly forgoing car ownership, with new data showing that new vehicle registrations among people in their 20s and 30s have dropped to their lowest levels in a decade. In contrast, older consumers — particularly those in their 60s and 70s — are driving a [...]